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, SOCIAL & WELFARE PROVISION, BIGGLESWADE, AMPTHILL, CADDINGTON, LUTON, DUNSTABLE, HOUGHTON REGIS, BEDFORD, GOLDINGTON, SILSOE, Bramingham, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, STEVINGTON, old people's homes, Caddington Hall, local centres, nursing homes, Downside Lower School, disabilities, Ludun Limited, Bedford College, National Union of Public Employees, cooks, electricity, horticulture, children's homes, learning disabilities, County Hall, gas, motor vehicles, preschool nurseries, fire precautions