This was one of a number of outbreaks of legionnaires' disease in the 1980s and 90s which led to the development of a rigorous enforcement regime, including, and in particular the registration of, all cooling towers. Priced publications are also available from good booksellers. Compliance with the Code is a London Stock Exchange requirement for listed companies. Fork lift trucks cause injury in about 8,000 accidents every year, including ten deaths. HSE has attributed 30 per cent of these accidents to inadequate training, and so a new ACoP for such training has been issued.
Clinical waste can cause an environmental or health and safety risk.
New guidance on the handling, storage, transport and disposal of the 200,000 tonnes produced each year is designed to be used as a training guide for the key staff. Many new types of site are now covered, and the staff responsible for the site and emergency planning need to be competent in this important role. The above is the text of the full article, which appeared in the April 2001 edition of Training Journal.