CATERER EATS OUT
Health & safety
Pages 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Previous | Next Fire preventionThe obligations of employers in respect of fire prevention are laid down in the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.
First aid
Gas and electricity
Preventing accidentsHealth and Safety Commission statistics reveal that the most common types of accidents in the catering industry are:
Risk assessmentRisk assessment is a fundamental part of an organisation's health and safety management system.
Racial discriminationRacial discrimination occurs when someone is treated less favourably on grounds of their colour, race, nationality or national or ethnic origin. Salmonella eggs cost Chapter One £3,000Michelin-starred Chapter One restaurant in Bromley, Kent, has been fined £3,000 for giving 15 customers salmonella poisoning. USANewsbeat Caborn declares war on poor standards in accommodationTourism minister Richard Caborn has declared war on poor accommodation standards in England with the launch of a new guide, Fitness for Purpose: Quality Counts. Published on Tuesday (1 February) in conjunction with the Local Government Association, the guide provides councils with clear information on minimum legal requirements for health and safety, food, hygiene and fire safety. Caborn said the initiative would help councils raise accommodation standards in their local areas and make it less costly for businesses to comply with regulations, allowing compliant operators to benefit from less red tape. He added: "Good standards in quality and safety are a top priority for the English tourism industry. A disappointing experience creates a bad image and can significantly harm the country's reputation." Deputy chief executive of the British Hospitality Association Martin Couchman said he was "fully behind" the guide. Copies of Fitness Westminster City Council fines the Duke of York £25,000The Duke of York pub in London has been fined £25,000 by Westminster City Council after environmental health inspectors discovered large infestations of mice and cockroaches. Tsunami survivors to sue Accor in USANineteen victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami are to file a lawsuit against French hotel giant Accor. Cockroach-infested restaurant finedManchester's New Hong Kong restaurant was fined more than £6,000 for multiple health and safety offences after council investigators found it infested with cockroaches, among other horrors. BHS fined £15,000 after worker falls in kitchenBritish Home Stores (BHS) has been fined £15,000 after a catering assistant slipped and fractured her skull in the kitchen of its Metro Centre store in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear. Slips and tripsJohn Rosling, managing director of Shoe Vouchers, which supplies vouchers that can be used to buy work footwear, looks at the slippery subject of falls in the workplace Over to YouShould restaurants be obliged to display their "hygiene scores" from health inspections? Is help at hand for chefs with a pain in the arse?Being a chef is tough. The hours are long, the kitchens are hot and - to add insult to injury - you may find you often suffer with a painful case of "chef's arse". Kitchen work can harm your healthPoor kitchen layouts and working practices are forcing many catering staff to live and work in pain, according to research by public sector union Unison. Top restaurant hit by salmonella scareChapter One, the award-winning restaurant in Locksbottom, Kent, has been hit by a salmonella outbreak seemingly linked to imported eggs. Back injuriesPam Brown, hospital director at Sketchley Hall, an outpatient facility in Leicestershire that treats musculoskeletal conditions, looks at relevant legal issues for employers Judge slams 'filthy' restaurant kitchenA Chinese restaurant in Brighton has been fined £14,000 after cockroaches were found in the kitchen. Pages 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Previous | Next |
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