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There are some honest folk out there...well sort of
28th July 2011
There are some honest folk out there...well sort of say Nigel Lawrence.
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Slings must be inspected
7th May 2011
‘You may be interested to know that one of our consultants has just challenged a hoist company in the NW of England who were telling their care homes that slings did not need to be inspected under LOLER - I am attaching below the script from the HSE inspector (who recently successful prosecuted a nursing home) sent to our consultant
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History of the Fire safety Working Group
6th May 2011
The introduction of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 [effective October 2006] and the subsequent publication of the CLG Guidance document, “Fire Safety Risk Assessment in Residential Care Premises”, had led to some concern amongst NASHiCS members regarding the interpretation and application of the guidance and in particular the variations that were occurring during enforcement operations in different parts of the country


