Firefighters were called out to tackle a fire in a poultry shed containing more than 16,000 chickens on Tuesday morning.
Firefighters to stage new strikes
Firefighters are set to stage fresh strikes over the next couple of weeks, the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has announced.
Human factors driving work changes
Human resource factors are bigger drivers of workplace transformation programmes than cost aspects, a study shows.
Plans to reform petroleum storage announced
The idea is to revoke all existing legislation and consolidate the provisions to be maintained into one single set of new regulations, therefore modernising and simplifying the current legislative arrangements while maintaining existing standards of safety.
Alert issued on fire extinguishers
The poor quality and reliability of some fire extinguishers bought over the internet has been exposed in an industry survey.
Indepth Hygiene – Ducting Fire at Jamie Restaurant
A fire at a Jamie Oliver restaurant in London on the 24 September started in the eatery’s extraction system, it has been reported.
Out of sight should not mean out of mind…
While surface cleaning is of great importance, operators must not forget those tucked-away areas that still require attention.
Chefs warned of dangers of unclean grease extract systems
Chefs have been warned about the dangers associated with not cleaning grease extract systems. Indepth Hygiene Services has raised the issue after a spate of kitchen fires in recent weeks, most notably at Jamie Oliver’s Barbecoa restaurant where part of the ducting in the restaurant’s extraction system caught light. It reports that on average, one […]
Environmental accreditation
BS EN ISO 14001:2004 focuses on the environmental aspects of an organisation’s activities.