Legionnaires' disease is a type of pneumonia. The agent that causes Legionnaires' disease is a bacterium called Legionella pneumophilia.People catch Legionnaires' disease by inhaling small droplets of water suspended in the air, which contain the bacteria.
Occupational health is a specialised part of medical and nursing work, where the emphasis is on preventing ill-health, and promoting good health by:
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) enforces health and safety law for most industry sectors in Great Britain.
There are restrictions on when and where children are allowed to work. A child may need a permit or licence for some types of work.The youngest age a child can work part-time is 13 years-old, except children involved in areas like:
There are allotment sites in most areas of Thurrock.Allotment sites provide the perfect opportunity to grow your own fruit, vegetables or flowers. Keeping an allotment is also a great way to keep active and meet people in your local community.
Our health and safety team carries out regular checks on commercial premises.
The types of premises we check include:
You can get food poisoning by eating food contaminated by bacteria, such as salmonella or Escherichia coli (E. coli), or a virus, such as the norovirus.
Street trading is selling, exposing or offering for sale any article or living thing in a street.
Our food safety officers have a right to enter and inspect food premises at any time without making an appointment or giving notice.We check how well your food business is meeting standards by looking at:
Volunteering is about doing something to benefits others, not for financial gain.Volunteering can take many different forms such as: