News
21/02/2012
New Year Legionnaires’ Hotel outbreaks in the USA and Spain
New Year Legionnaires’ Disease Hotel outbreaks in the USA and Spain The Best Western Sovereign Hotel, Albany USA has tested positive for Legionella bacteria, and the Albany County Health Departmen…21/02/2012
Woman dies from Legionella from Dentists office
Woman Dies After Contracting Legionnaires’ Disease From Dentist’s Office An 82-year-old Italian woman died after she contracted Legionnaires’ disease, from the water in her dentist’s office in Feb…17/02/2012
Newtownabbey Borough Council - Healthy Buildings Internation
Newtownabbey Borough Council - Healthy Buildings International - BBC Story We should like to make you aware that Healthy Buildings International are currently in the process of issuing legal p…14/02/2012
Prefabricated construction a cost to lives?
Prefabricated construction may be saving money but at what potential cost to lives? A hospital using prefabricated elements in the construction of a new tower is at the heart of a lawsuit in the U…30/01/2012
What is Pseudomonas aeruginosa?
What is Pseudomonas aeruginosa? With the news about the outbreaks of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, we have asked our company microbiologist, Pat Reynolds to explain the facts behind Pseudomonas…17/01/2012
Legionella Control with Copper Silver Ionisation Seminars
Legionella Control with Copper Silver Ionisation Seminars Announced HBI are running a series of seminars covering the latest innovations and thinking in Legionella Control. This seminar will cover…10/01/2012
Legionella outbreak in Hong Kong Government Offices
Hong Kong’s Education Secretary learns the importance of Legionella monitoring The new Hong Kong Government offices have been subject to checks after water samples in the 517 offices were found to…09/01/2012
Unlicensed handyman fined for asbestos breach
Unlicensed handyman fined for asbestos breach A handyman has been prosecuted after releasing asbestos fibres while refurbishing a kitchen at a flat in Birmingham. Inspectors from the Health and…03/01/2012
Legionella Awareness Training
L8 (ACoP & Guidance) stipulates that you nominate a ‘Responsible Person’ for your site, with evidence of training records. With this in mind, HBI are delighted to offer you the …20/12/2011
Christmas wishes & opening hours
We would like to wish all our customers a Merry Christmas and a Happy 2012. Please see the information below detailing the key dates over the Christmas period: Monday 26th and Tuesday 27th Dec…13/12/2011
Legionella cases in Maine & Connecticut nearly double
Legionella cases in Massachusetts and Connecticut Nearly Double The total number of Legionnaires’ cases in Maine, Massachusetts, and Connecticut has nearly doubled from last year, reports Re…06/12/2011
Scalding water for Legionella prevention kills in hotel
Grandmother scalded to death after hotel turned up water temperature to beat Legionnaires A grandmother was scalded to death in her en-suite bath at a luxury Bournemouth hotel, after staff increas…22/11/2011
Recyling firm prosecuted post Welsh Legionella 2010 outbreak
Recyling firm prosecuted after Welsh Legionella outbreak in 2010 A Merthyr Tydfil-based recycling company has been fined for failing to take appropriate measures to control the risk of exposure of…18/11/2011
Letting Agent found guilty of Asbestos breach
Letting Agent found guilty of Asbestos breach A Cardiff letting agent has been sentenced after a handyman was exposed to asbestos-containing material while carrying out work on a client’s property…31/10/2011
HBI attends 10th BIFM Ireland Annual conference
Healthy Buildings Ireland (HBI) is attending the 10th BIFM Ireland annual conference on Friday 4th November at the Waterfront Hall in Belfast. Adrian Byrne, managing director of HBI sai…31/10/2011
Building contractor fined £12K for Asbestos breach
A building contractor has been sentenced after its workers were exposed to asbestos fibres during refurbishment work at commercial premises in Swansea. The HSE prosecuted the contacter following…04/10/2011
Council avoids a slippery slope to legionella risk
Council avoids a slippery slope to legionella risk through routine maintenance A dry ski slope in Sunderland has installed a new water system after it was temporarily closed in June after the disc…30/08/2011
HBI is awarded the prestigious ISO/IEC 17020:1998 UKAS accre
HBI is delighted to have been awarded the prestigious ISO/IEC 17020:1998 UKAS accreditation for surveying and managing Asbestos. Asbestos has caused thousands of deaths over the years when the f…30/08/2011
Another Legionnaire’s Disease death at Basildon Hospital
The death of a patient with Legionnaires’ disease at Basildon University Hospital is being investigated by the police and Health and Safety Executive. Managers said they had started their own inves…18/08/2011
4th Legionnaire’s Disease Case confirmed in Spanish Resort
The Health Department in Spain confirmed yesterday that a fourth case of Legionnaire’s Disease has been diagnosed in the area of Alcoy in the last three weeks, with patients being treated at …25/08/2011
Contractor fined £10k with Asbestos breach
A refurbishment company exposed two of its workers to dangerous asbestos-containing materials at a site in Oswestry, a court heard. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecuted the Powys based…04/07/2011
Manufacturer & contractor guilty of legionella breach
Fines and costs totalling nearly £250,000 have been imposed on a manufacturing firm and its water treatment contractor after workers and members of the public were put at risk of exposure to …16/05/2011
Contractor fined £20k in Sheltered Housing Asbestos breach
A Nottinghamshire building firm contaminated an elderly resident’s possessions with asbestos during bathroom renovation work at sheltered housing in West Bridgford.The contractors also left asbesto…03/05/2011
New case of Legionnaires’ Disease confirmed in Scotland
A multi-agency investigation has been launched after a case of legionnaires’ disease was confirmed in Scotland. The patient is being treated in Aberdeen Royal Infirmary (ARI) for the potentially f…02/05/2011
Legionella cases found at the Playboy Mansion
It has been confirmed that Legionella bacteria has been found in the Spa pool at the Playboy Mansion. An invesigation followed after 123 people fell sick after a conference at the venue in Februa…12/04/2011
Suspended jail sentence for Asbestos Breach
A property developer put his workers at risk by failing to identify the presence of asbestos before allowing them to start work on a nightclub in Wrexham. The Developer instructed contractors to…03/04/2011
Hotel Leisure Club investigated for Legionella
Hotel Leisure Club investigated for Legionella after 66 fall ill A Hotel leisure club near Dundee has been closed upon 66 members of staff & visitors feeling unwell and one hospitalisation. A…06/04/2011
Study says Electronic Taps are a higher Legionella Risk
Study finds electronic faucets are more prone to Legionella Bacteria growth than traditional taps A study in a US hospital shows that Electronic faucets are more prone to harbour Legionell…06/04/2011
Holiday resort fined £120K…
Holiday resort fined after death of holidaymaker from Legionnaires A holiday resort near Dundee has been fined £120,000 for a breach of Health and Safety legislation which led to the death…14/02/2011
Eye Clinic reopens after Legionella Scare
An Eye Clinic in the UK has been given the all-clear following an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease. The outpatient eye clinic run at Ealing Hospital in Uxbridge Road reopened on January 19 afte…04/01/2011
