Basildon Hospital maternity staff exposed to 30 times legal gas limit

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Basildon Hospital maternity staff exposed to 30 times legal gas limit
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A Trust knew about the exposure for more than a year before informing staff, documents show.

Staff expressed concerns over their health at a Teams meeting arranged by management in October

"We are going to put further mitigations in place while we get to the bottom of the problem," the briefing stated. New ventilation units have since been installed. He downplayed the risks to staff in environments where nitrous oxide levels breached workplace exposure limits, describing the 100ppm cap as 'precautionary'.

Commenting on the Basildon test data, he said: "The levels that they're exposed to I think are very unlikely to cause any ill-effects." "We are investigating these issues with our lawyers to support our members in potential claims and have reported the issues to the HSE who are also carrying out their own investigation."Image caption,

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