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The Food Standards Agency is launching a UK-wide campaign (from January 2010), to raise awareness among food businesses about the Agency tools available to help businesses comply with food hygiene law.

The tools being promoted include Safer food, better business (for use in England and Wales), CookSafe and RetailSafe (for use in Scotland), and Safe Catering (for use in Northern Ireland). These tools provide innovative and practical approaches to food safety management. Good hygiene is good for business

Norovirus or as it is more commonly know “winter vomiting disease” is the most common cause of infectious gastroenteritis in England and Wales. Outbreaks of norovirus are common in semi–closed environments such as cruise ships, nursing homes and schools especially during the winter season.

Norovirus - Frequently Asked Questions

"Simple mistakes can shatter lives... your actions can stop them happening."

Last year, there were over 10,000 major injuries as a result of a slip or trip at work, and over 4,000 major injuries as a result of fall from height. You might think you are doing everything you can to prevent slips, trips and falls in your workplace but everyone can do a lot more.

Visit the new Shattered Lives Campaign website and check how you can manage slip, trip and fall risks at work

Milton Keynes Council is one of the 93 councils that contribute to the ‘Scores On The Doors' scheme (SOTD), a national, public information service providing the official hygiene ratings for local food businesses. The aim of the scheme is to promote food safety and empower consumer choice, making information available to the public that they have a right to under the Freedom of Information Act.
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Every week 20 tradesmen die from asbestos related disease. If you are an electrician, plumber, heating engineer, joiner, plasterer or work in any similar trade, you are likely to come across this hidden killer in your work.
Work Safely With Asbestos

The solutions database contains advice and guidance for safe working at height. This useful list of common questions and answers is drawn from information given by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Falls from Height Team.

The Work at Height Solutions Database

The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 lay down particular requirements for most aspects of the working environment. Regulation 7 deals specifically with the temperature in indoor workplaces

For the price of a local phone call, the Freight Transport Association (FTA) supported by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) provides a free and confidential advice service for anyone involved in Workplace Transport

Under 18's should not use sunbeds and coin operated salons should be supervised by trained staff – these are the 2 key changes appearing in the revised guidance from the Health and Safety Executive on the safe operation of tanning equipment.

Sunbed Advice

NEW Health and Safety Law Poster

The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) have published the new version of the health and safety law poster. The leaflet which may be issued by employers to workers, instead of displaying the poster, is also being replaced by a pocket card.

Both are available for purchase from HSE Books.

Health and Safety Law Poster

Safer food, better business (SFBB) is an innovative and practical approach to food safety management. It has been developed to help small businesses put in place food safety management procedures and comply with food hygiene regulations. See Safer Food Better Business for full details ...