LCA Full Memberships awarded March 2020 to August 2020
The LCA would like to congratulate and welcome the following organisations who have recently been signed off successfully as Full LCA members: M.E.L (Health and Safety) Consultants Limited Safewater IO Ltd Solway Water Management Remote Tech Kurita Compliant Water Solutions Ltd HS Water Hygiene Ltd Aqua Environmental Services Ltd A-Spec Environmental Watertite Heating Ltd Please follow thisRead More
Outbreak of Legionnaires' Disease in the Midlands
16th September 2020 Public Health England (PHE), the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and Sandwell Council are investigating three confirmed cases of Legionnaire's disease and six suspected cases in West Bromwich. Six of the patients are being treated in hospital. Eight of the cases were reported to PHE in the last week with a single case reported in July that has also been linked to the outbreak. Dr Adrian Philips, consultant in communicable disease control at PHE Midlands Health Protection Team, said: “While we do not currently have a directRead More
LCA Standards Sub Committee
4th September 2020 The LCA Standards Sub Committee was reconvened in 2019 to perform a root and branch review of all LCA documents and processes. The drafting subcommittee is chaired by John Smith and is made up of members of the Management Committee with a review panel of LCA Assessors and Management Committee members. The Code of Conduct was originally created in 1999 and has incrementally evolved over the last twenty years. The Service Delivery Standards were launched in 2010 and have undergone various updates as HSE guidance and British Standards have evolved. &nbsRead More
LCA COVID-19 Response shared by British Safety Council
The British Safety Council approached the LCA to write an article on re-opening buildings following the shutdown in response to COVID-19. The LCA provided a three page article for their Safety Management magazine that highlighted the risks associated with poor shutdown practices and how to sRead More
Cooling Tower Intervention Programme receives BOHS Award Recognition
18th August 2020 British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS) have recognised the hard work of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) by bestowing the 2020 Peter Isaac Award for outstanding initiative contributing to the reduction of iRead More