Clinical waste collection failures in Birmingham
After bad weather and industrial disputes, waste collections in Birminham have suffered. Now clinical waste collection delays are blamed on staffing problems.
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Industrial dispute stops waste collection
Unions representing bin collectors in Birmingham have announced two half days of strike action.
Needle risk hidden in snow, sand, grass
As we in the UK continue to suffer with bad weather, it is reported that a man from Manly, Australia, will have to wait six months to learn if he has contracted […]
Clinical waste and bad weather
The Telegraph today has a round-up of the responses of various Local Authorities to domestic collections while the bad weather continues, or perhaps after the bad weather has eased considerably […]
Clinical waste left in decommissioned hospitals
“About a month ago, hazmat crews were called to Monsour Medical Center in Jeannette, Pennsylvania because of medical waste issues.
Fire in clinical waste store
“Civil Defense put into effect the emergency evacuation plan of a Jeddah hospital when a fire tore through its nearby medical waste warehouse early Sunday morning, authorities said.
3 year old girl suffers sharps injury
“A mother has told how her 3-year-old daughter pricked her finger in a container of used flu vaccine syringes at a pharmacy
Domestic clinical waste collections in bad weather
More on the problems of clinical (and other) waste collections in this difficult wastes, the difficulties faced by collection authorities and the very considerable difficulties this creates for patients.
Well done, Somerset
We have been consistently critical of the poor response by Local Authorities to managing drug litter and of clinical wastes from the community. So, for a change, some good news!
Weather woes – planning for climate change
The current extreme weather affecting the UK creates all sorts of problems with increasing demands on UK national and local infrastructure. Moreover, it prompts once more for close attention to […]
Nororvirus risk for waste handlers
Since the beginning of November 2010, the Health Protection Agency (HPA) has recorded 43 outbreaks of norovirus infection in hospitals. Of these, 39 have led to ward closures.
Waste safety training passport scheme
The prevention of accidents in the waste industries is a key requirement since at present accident and injury rates remain high and annual mortality figures still shame the industry. Despite […]
Waste industry operator safety
I have recently proposed, via the CIWM Health & Safety Special Interest Group (SIG), production of a series of leaflets to cover a range of key risks and approaches to injury […]