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Council reduces slip accidents amongst catering staff
Restaurant trips up after ignoring housekeeping advice
Chef slips and suffers severe arm burns from hot oil
Risk of slips reduced in school canteen
Supermarket fined after worker slipped in hot oil
Pub-restaurant chain’s choice of kitchen floor surface
Holed walkway went unrepaired for months before injuring a health service worker
Fractured skull from a “wholly preventable” catering slip
Fast food restaurant owners ponder “Which are the right slip prevention options for us?”
Fast food employee flash fries her arm in 360°F oil following slip
Serious burn injuries lead to serious fine for fast food restaurant
Housekeeping and cleaning regimes
Trip risk warnings ignored!
Wet mopping can increase the risk of slipping
New floor required a different cleaning regime - but did anyone tell the cleaners?
Specification of appropriate flooring
Fractured skull from a “wholly preventable” catering slip
Pub-restaurant chain's choice of kitchen floor surface
Poor application of anti slip flooring causes a string of slipping accidents
Fast food restaurant owners ponder options
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Ergonomic case study of university
Storing heavy loads at waist height
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Good practice dermatitis control
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The main health and safety law applicable to catering
Ventilation of kitchens and catering establishments
Health and safety in catering
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