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Scottish doctors told to clean up their act
Doctors in Scotland have been staff groups, with doctors singled report stating that the UK’s HAI “This report reinforces the
criticised for putting their out as the worst offenders. infection rates are among the central role of infection control
patients at risk by not washing “It is a matter of serious highest in Europe. procedures and shows that the
their hands enough on hospital concern that doctors are lagging The report stated that UK still has some way to go to
wards. behind when it comes to ‘Scotland and the rest of the UK reduce its infection rates to an
They failed to meet the hand washing their hands,” says continue to have relatively high acceptable level,” states Steve
hygiene target of 90% Andrew Large, chief executive of rates of MRSA, in common with Wright, chairman of the British
compliance set by the Scottish the Cleaning and Support Mediterranean countries, Cleaning Council.
government. Services Association. Romania and Ireland. “Good hand-hygiene coupled
The latest figures showed the “Hospital acquired infections MRSA is a particular challenge with increased cleaning staff are
compliance rate for hand cost lives and doctors should be in hospitals, as patients with two of the most effective ways of
hygiene in hospitals had setting an example for other wounds, invasive devices and managing the threat of HAIs; we
increased to 94% among all health workers to follow.” weakened immune systems are ask that hospitals are given the
workers. But there were large Meanwhile, the Journal of at greater risk of infection than resources they need to minimise
discrepancies between different Hospital Infection published a the general public.’ the risk to patients.”
Toilet humour
Company fined for cleaner’s death
News in brief
To mark the A retail company has been fined safety enforcement teams and BICSc has announced the
centenary of Thomas £40,000 after a cleaner was regulators as a result. We hope launch of new Accredited
Crapper’s death on crushed to death by a ten-pin the outcome of this case will Cleaning Systems Standards
27 January 1910, CM bowling machine. ensure the future safety of all for cleaning equipment and
presents three fine toilet jokes. Inner London Crown Court bowling alley technicians.” systems manufactured
heard that Ferdinand de la Cruz Mitchells and Butlers Retail and/or marketed by
“Knock knock.” was working at Hollywood Bowl, which ran the Hollywood Bowl Corporate Members of the
“Who’s there?” Barking, East London when the site, appeared in court on 4 Institute.
“I Dunnop.” incident took place on 6 July February and pleaded guilty to The standards will provide
“I Dunnop who?” 2006. The accident was un- breaching s33(1)(a) of the HSWA an assurance of
witnessed and his body was 1974. In addition to the fine it was independently field-tested
Q. If you’re American found trapped underneath the ordered to pay £14,838 in costs. excellence by which to judge
when you enter the machine by colleagues. In mitigation, the firm said it the quality and effectiveness
bathroom, and you’re It is believed that he had been had no relevant previous of products offered in the
American when you cleaning and servicing the convictions and had professional cleaning market.
leave the bathroom, machine that clears the skittles, subsequently invested more than The first company to be
what are you while you’re but had not isolated it. While £2million to create and install awarded BICSc Accreditation
in the bathroom? underneath the raised adequate guarding on bowling is Ecolab for its institutional
A. European. mechanism, it descended on top lanes at all of its sites. In a and industrial cleaning and
of him and pinned him to the statement, the company said:“We sanitising products.
A man is in a public toilet but floor. He suffered serious crush are deeply sorry for this tragic
soon discovers there’s no toilet injuries to his chest and died at event and offer our sincerest MITIE has announced a
paper. After a heavy night on the scene. condolences to the family and facilities management
the curry his need is rather The investigation was led by friends of Ferdinand De La Cruz. contract worth £20.4 million
urgent. He sheepishly calls into Newham Council, which At the time of the accident there per annum with The Co-
the next booth,“Do you have identified that the machine had was no guarding package in use operative Group. It will be
any tissue paper in there?” inadequate guarding. throughout the UK or Europe, nor providing a range of cleaning
“No,” comes the reply.“What “Our study discovered that commercially available on the services to Co-operative food
about a newspaper?” asks the machinery used nationally in market. retail stores across the UK.
man. bowling alleys did not have “In the intervening years The three-year contract will
“Sorry!” is adequate safety features and Mitchells & Butlers has taken the see MITIE clean more than
the reply. therefore posed a risk to centre lead and invested more than £2m 2,500 stores and this includes
“Okay,” staff when carrying out repairs in the process of designing, 600 Somerfield stores that
says the and maintenance,” says Councillor trialling and installing a new MITIE already looks after.
man. He Andrew Baikie, the council’s guarding system within Before this move, The Co-
thinks for a executive member for public Hollywood Bowl. operative Group employed
second and then says,“Well protection. “As a result, the first HSE almost 25 regional cleaning
could you give me two fives for “The HSE has, since the guidance in relation to pin- contractors and specialist
a ten?” accident, issued new guidance to spotting machinery was issued in teams.
all local authority health and 2009.”
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