Health, Safety and Environment
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Recent Issues and News
- Alcohol - Do You Know Your Limits?
- Drivers who use Mobile Phones could face Two Years in Jail
- Twenty-five Years of Seatbelt Laws
- Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) H7N2 Strain Outbreak in Oxfordshire
- Ticks and Lyme Disease
According to the latest statistics (May 2008) young people in the UK are drinking more than ever before.
Police are warning that drivers who use mobile phones and satellite navigation devices could face dangerous driving charges and up to two years in jail.
The year 2008 marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of seatbelt wearing laws in the UK.
Vets of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs have confirmed that Chickens at Eastwood Farm, at Shenington near Banbury have tested positive for the H7N2 low pathogenic strain of Avian Influenza disease.
The Health Protection Agency is urging people to be aware of the risk of "Tick bites" whether at work or enjoying leisure time in forested, woodland, heathland and moorland areas or suburban parklands.
Important Issues
- Building / Workplace Safety Inspection Reports
Building / Workplace Safety Inspection Reports carried out by branch USR's are now available to view in the Members Section.
- Leptospirosis (Weil's Disease)
- Safety Checks when using BT Ladders Extension
- Guidance for New and Expectant Mothers Who Work
- What You Need To Know About Sick Leave (for BT Members)
- Other Important Issues are in the Archive
- CWU Health, Safety, Work, and the Environment Degree Level Course
- Health and Safety Facts and Figures
- The latest UK and World Health and Safety News updated every 15 minutes.