P256 CEEFAX 256 Tue 19 Jun 21:02/02 1/4 5.%jj5/l4 u z?5 ! "£ IN BRIEF LADDER LOGIC Each year thousands of people have accidents involving ladders or steps. Many of these could bj avoided if people remembered to check that the ladder rungs were in good condition and there were no broken ropes or securit8 catches. They should also bj angled properly, be fully extended in use and placed on level ground. MoreP256 CEEFAX 256 Tue 19 Jun 21:21/32 2/4 5. jj5/l4 u z 5 a "£ IN BRIEF LADDER LOGIC Many accidents involving people using steps or ladders occur each year. To help prevent thjsj the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents has published a free leaflet - Ladder Logic This is available from: Cannon House, The Priory, Queensway, Birmingham B4 6BS. MoreP256 CEEFAX 256 Tue 19 Jun 21:11/48 3/4 a "£ IN BRIEF NO SMOKING "esearchers at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health have poured cold water on the idea that if you smoke a low-tar cigarette you are more likely to remain in good health. The r search team says low-tar smokers are just as likely to die from heart and lung disease as smokers who use a high-tar brand. But low-tar cigarettes may reduce the risk of cancer. MoreP256 CEEFAX 256 Tue 19 Jun 21:14/20 4/4 a "£ IN BRIEF NO SMOKING Researchers at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health made a study of 2561 smokers. There is a chemical - thiocyanate - that is produced by the ingestion of tobacco smoke. Researchers found that the type of cigarette smoked, low-tar or high-tar, made little difference to the level of the chemical. You have been warned! More