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A recycling company in Merthyr Tydfil has been fined for failing to control the risks of Legionella bacteria during an outbreak of Legionnaire's disease in September last year. Merthyr Industrial Services (Biomass) Limited was not blamed for the outbreak around the south Wales valleys. But it was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) for putting workers and the ... read more
The death of a patient with Legionnaires' disease at an Essex hospital is being investigated by the police and Health and Safety Executive. Basildon University Hospital confirmed the patient died on Saturday. Managers said they had started their own investigation when the diagnosis was made a week earlier. To read the full article from the BBC please click here For ... read more
Silkworth Sports Complex was closed in June after higher than normal levels of bacteria were found during routine monitoring. The bug can lead to Legionnaires' disease, a potentially fatal form of pneumonia. Work on a new system to minimise the risk of future contamination is due to be completed by the end of August. Click here to read the full ... read more
Legionella bug found at Silksworth ski slope, Sunderland's dry ski slope has been temporarily closed after the discovery of the legionella bug. To read the full article from BBC News please follow this link If you have any questions or queries regarding legionella please do not hesitate to contact us on 01844 299499 or info@ges-water.co.uk read more
Staff at computer giant IBM have remained at home after traces of legionella were discovered last week. Workers went home on Thursday after traces of the bacterium, which can lead to Legionnaires' disease, were found at IBM's Opus 40 site in Warwick. The decontamination process began on Friday when tests took place and the results may be known by the ... read more
A further two cases of Legionnaires' Disease have been confirmed in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde (GGC) and Lanarkshire health board areas. A total of nine people have contracted the disease - three of whom have died. Health officials said that to date they had been unable to find a common source of infection To read the full articlke from ... read more
A rise in the number of people with Legionnaires Disease in Glasgow is being investigated. The NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Public Health Protection Unit are to study the increase in the number of people being diagnosed. Five people have recently tested positive, including an elderly man with underlying medical conditions who died last week. A woman, aged 30, who ... read more
Officials from three health boards are working with Health Protection Scotland to establish where a patient contracted Legionnaires' disease. The patient from North Lanarkshire is being treated at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary after becoming ill on a work trip to Shetland. To read the full BBC article please click here Do you have any questions or queries regarding to legionella or ... read more
Health officials have confirmed that they have found legionella bacteria in a Dundee hotel's leisure club. One man is being treated in hospital for Legionnaires' disease after visiting the club at the Landmark Dundee. A further 103 guests and staff have also experienced flu-like symptoms over the past few weeks. To read the full BBC News article please click here ... read more
GES are pleased to continue their association with The Care Show and will be exhibiting at the latest show in Bournemouth, we will be on stand S1. Please feel free to come and see us. The Care Show will be taking place from the 29th - 30th March 2011 in the Bournemouth International Centre (BIC) For more information and to ... read more
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