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19th January 2017
An Ipswich GP practice has been rated “inadequate” by health inspectors after they found patients were at risk of harm due to failures to act on safety assessments.
The Care Quality Commission report into Hawthorn Drive found the practice had not “undertaken the Health and Safety and Legionella risk assessment” to ensure patients’ safety. Legionella are bacteria that can cause legionnaire’s disease, a potentially fatal form of pneumonia.
Read more on the East Anglian Daily Times website
22nd January 2017
Company bosses will go on trial this summer charged with corporate manslaughter after two men died in a legionnaires disease outbreak linked to their store.
JTF Wholesale has been charged in connection with the deaths of 79-year-old William Hammersley, of Chesterton, and Richard Griffin, aged 56, of Clayton, in 2012. Both men had visited the firms Fenton branch before falling ill.
An investigation revealed the probable source of the outbreak came from a hot tub on display at the store.
See Stoke Sentinel website for more information
22nd January 2017
Reading Borough Council (RBC) has been fined £100,000 following an investigation into the death of a pensioner who died from exposure to legionella. The resulting investigation discovered failings which were systemic and continued over a period of time.
During the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecution, Reading Magistrates’ Court heard how Mr Lewis Payne, a 95-year-old vulnerable gentleman, arrived at RBC operated care facility, The Willows, on 24 September 2012.
He had previously been in hospital having suffered a broken leg and was attending The Willows to receive intermediate care before returning to his own home.
However, during his stay he began feeling unwell, complaining of aches and pains including tightness of the chest, shortness of breath and difficulty in breathing. He was also suffering from nausea.
On 16 October 2012 he was re-admitted to hospital and a sample proved positive for the presence of Legionella. He underwent treatment for Legionnaire’s disease, but died on 1 November 2012 from pneumonia related to legionella.
Read SHPOnline for more information
January 2017
With the increase in popularity of items such as spa pools and hot tubs the UK’s Health & Safety Executive (HSE) has released HSG 282: Control of legionella and other infectious agents in spa-pool systems.
There are a huge amount of poorly controlled spa and hot tub style systems in both commercial and domestic properties, this document is designed to reduce the risk of both users and service personnel.
Download your copy from the Gov website
6th February 2017
Charges against a Boldon company relating to an outbreak of potentially deadly Legionnaires' Disease and a fire in which an employee was injured will be heard next month. The case against Faltec Europe Ltd was listed to go ahead at Sunderland Magistrates Court today, but this was an error by the listings department and the case is actually scheduled for Monday, March 6. The firm is facing three charges in relation to two separate investigations by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) at its plant in Didcot Way, Boldon Business Park. The first relates to the control of legionella risks after five cases of Legionnaires Disease – a serious and potentially-deadly lung infection – were said to have been caused by the water systems at the site.
Read more on the Sunderland Echo website
15th June 2017
Here's a sad but interesting article about a gardener who caught Legionnaires' disease.
We frequently find hoses left out in the sunshine, filled with water and allowed to stagnate over weeks or even months. Hoses should always be drained and disconnected when not in use.
Read more in the Daily Mirror
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