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Introduction On a daily basis everyone worldwide carries out some activity that involves manual handling. From the moment we get up in the morning we are lifting, carrying and moving…

Employers have a duty of care to their healthcare workers and service users and this duty includes the control of Legionnaires’ disease. What is Legionnaires’ disease? Legionnaires’ disease is normally…

It’s that time of year when many people experience symptoms of the flu. Healthcare workers are at high risk of contracting the flu through providing support and care to services…

Management of Contractors This article will provide information on the HSE five steps to managing contractors who work on your site. The five steps are based on the HSE’s leaflet,…

The built environment has an important part to play in the management and prevention of cross contamination of pathogenic microorganisms. Healthcare workers operate within buildings housing a variety of vital…

The reception areas in any building are the first point of contact for visitors and service users. In the last blog we reviewed controlling the access and exit of people…

Employers have a duty of care to their healthcare workers and need to provide suitable and sufficient instruction, information and training. This is to ensure that the workforce are competent…

Management of Contractors This article will provide information on the management of contractors on your premises. More and more healthcare service providers will have a mixture of different types of…