CC/HS4/1/1

Health & Safety in Social Services Properties file of general Health & Safety matters.

Jan 1986 - Mar 1989

From: 1986 To: 1989

File of general Health & Safety matters. Jan 1986 - Mar 1989 - Memo and report re injuries to a member of staff employed in the special training unit at Biggleswade Training Unit and need for staff training. Jan 1986 - Memo re ventilation and condensation problems at Ampthill Social Centre. Jan 1986 - Memo re siting of fire alarms at Biggleswade Adult training centre to avoid false alarms. Feb 1986 - Memo re stiff door closures at Caddington Hall Old People’s Home. Mar 1986 - Memo re asbestos found at Winson Young People’s Centre, Luton. Mar 1986 - Minutes of meeting held at Downside Annexe, Dunstable. June 1986 - Correspondence re home lifts in private residential care homes and private nursing homes. Mar - Apr 1986 - Memos re need for guard to be fitted to the fly press at Downside Lower School, Dunstable, and need for handrail. June - July 1986 - Memo re transportation of powered wheel chairs in Social Services vehicles. Aug 1986 - Memo re minor health and safety matters at the Townsend Centre, Houghton Regis. Aug 1986 - Minutes of meeting on the safety of homelifts. July 1986 - Memo re efficiency of extraction systems in the Ludun Workshops, Dunstable and Bedford College Polhill Site. Nov 1986 - Correspondence re safety inspection of the Ludun Workshops, Dunstable. Nov 1986 - Notes on a meeting held between Social Services department and NUPE, including discussion of health and safety matters. Jan 1987 - Memo re accident to Mrs Corby, Cook at Goldington Social Services Centre, Bedford, involving an electric shock. Feb 1987 - Social Services department report stating the aims and objectives of Silsoe Horticultural Centre. Mar 1987 - Notes of meeting of operational briefing group Silsoe Horticultural Centre. Mar 1987 - Minutes of meeting re lifting equipment - home lifts and stair lifts. July 1987 - Letter re collection of medical waste in Luton. Aug 1987 - Memo re security of windows at Oakwood Children’s Home, Dunstable. Sept 1987 - Report of Health and Safety Inspection of Bramingham Adult Education Centre, Luton. Nov 1987 - Letter re potential wiring failures on electrically propelled wheelchairs. Nov 1987 - Memo re personal safety of home carers working after dark. Oct 1987 - Memo re maintenance at Bramingham Adult Training Centre, Luton. Dec 1987 - Correspondence re bedroom doors in homes for the Elderly and Mentally Handicapped. Dec 1987 - Report on the results of a preliminary noise level survey carried out at Ludun Workshops, Dunstable. Feb 1988 - Memo re ‘sick building syndrome’at County Hall. Apr 1988 - Correspondence re canopy over front door at Ampthill Social Centre. Mar 1988 - Report of visit to Bedfordshire County Council, Ludun Works, Dunstable by Dr K Kyriakides, London and Home Counties North FCG. Aug 1989 - Memo and safety advice re heaters powered by Liquefied Petroleum Gas. Dec 1988 - Minutes of meeting concerning the possibility of maintaining all types of lifting equipment provided by the Social Services department. Jan 1988 - Accident reports involving residents being pushed in wheelchairs at Westlands Elderly Peoples Home, Leighton Buzzard. Feb 1988 - Memo re accident with commode at Westlands Elderly Persons Home, Leighton Buzzard. Feb 1988 - Report of County Safety Officer on visit to Westlands Residential Establishment for Elderly People, Leighton Buzzard. Mar 1988 - Councillor Rota Report concerning heated radiators being a potential hazard to young children at the Livingstone Centre, Bedford. Mar - Apr 1988 - Memo re problems with freight Rover Sherpa vehicle. May 1988 - Report of accident at Hockwell Ring Day Centre, Luton. June 1988 - Memo re access to and storage within Electrical Intake Rooms, Lift Motor Rooms and Boiler Rooms. July 1988 - Memo re danger of exposure to hardwood dust at Ludun works, Dunstable. July 1988 - Memo re swivel chairs at County Hall. Sept 1988 - Memo re inspection of Social Services Establishments by the Health and Safety Executive. June 1988 - Memo re problems with lift motor at Rivermead Home for the Elderly Mentally Infirm, Bedford. June 1988 - Memo re safety on stairway at Stevington Day Nursery. June 1988 - Correspondence re accident in shower cubicle at Cherry Trees, Biggleswade. June - July 1988 - Memo re environmental conditions at County Hall. August 1988 - Memo re window cleaning in Social Services Establishments. June 1988 - Minutes of the Commissioning Group Meeting at Silsoe Horticultural Centre. Sept 1988 - Memo re ‘Does Your Job Make You Sick?’ and general view of many staff in County Hall. Sept 1988 - Memo re concern over Gentz System of fire warning. Sept 1988 - Minutes of the Commissioning Group Meeting at Silsoe Horticultural Centre. Oct 1988 - Letter concerning accident at Oaks and Acorns Home for Mentally Handicapped Adults and Children, Luton, involving a vacuum cleaner. Oct 1988 - Memos re industrial machinery training at Luton College. Nov 1988 - Report on potentially unsafe flooring at Rookwood Elderly Persons Home, Luton. Dec 1988 - Request for master keys to doors at Steppingstones Hostel, Dunstable. Dec 1988 - Memo re use of electrical equipment in social services establishments. Dec 1988 - Memo re problems with Rover ‘Sherpa’ ‘E’ registration Tail Lift Vehicles. Dec 1988 - Memo re use of weedkillers in grounds of Oxendon House Childrens Home, Leighton Buzzard. Jan 1989 - Memos re electrical installation for equipment serving the pond not being installed in accordance with regulations. Feb 1989 - Memo re incidents of violence against staff in the Social Services Department. Mar 1989 [HS/10/8]

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Corby,
Kyriakides, K,
LUDUN

Bedfordshire County Council, HEALTH & SAFETY, general social & welfare provision, BIGGLESWADE, AMPTHILL, CADDINGTON, LUTON, DUNSTABLE, HOUGHTON REGIS, BEDFORD, GOLDINGTON, SILSOE, Bramingham, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, STEVINGTON, Old people's homes, Caddington Hall, social & welfare provision local centres, nursing homes, Downside Lower School, social & welfare provision physical disability, Ludun Limited, Bedford College, National Union of Public Employees, cook, electricity, horticulture, children's homes, social & welfare provision mental handicap, County Hall, gas, general social & welfare provision, motor vehicles, pre-school nurseries, fire precautions