diff --git a/docs/explanations/events.md b/docs/explanations/events.md
index ff0388fe28..7823408f15 100644
--- a/docs/explanations/events.md
+++ b/docs/explanations/events.md
@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@ a plan has started, finished, paused, errored etc. See the example below:
 ![sequence of event emission compared to plan start/finish, in a complicated case](../images/bluesky-events.png)
 
 Note the gap between the start of the plan and the issue of the first [`run start document`](https://blueskyproject.io/event-model/main/user/explanations/data-model.html#run-start-document), and the similar gap
-for the stop document vs end of the plan, thsse are typically used for setup and cleanup.
+for the stop document vs end of the plan, these are typically used for setup and cleanup.
 Also note that a plan can produce an arbitrary number of runs. This decoupling is fine in an IPython terminal
 because a human user can see when a plan has started, can see when it's finished and can see which runs are
 associated with which plans.
 
 ## New Events
 
-For the case of automation, we introduce a new set of events outside of the event model, specifically
+For the case of automation, we introduce a new set of events outside the event model, specifically
 pertaining to the running of the plan and state of the `RunEngine`. At a minimum, an event is emitted
 every time the engine:
 
diff --git a/src/blueapi/log.py b/src/blueapi/log.py
index e7614567fd..1f28ad70bb 100644
--- a/src/blueapi/log.py
+++ b/src/blueapi/log.py
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ def set_up_stream_handler(
     Args:
         logger: Logger to attach handler to
         logging_config: LoggingConfig
+        filters: list of filters
     """
     stream_handler = logging.StreamHandler()
     stream_handler.setLevel(logging_config.level)
@@ -137,7 +138,7 @@ class IBMColorBlindSafeColors(enum.Enum):
 
 
 class ColorFormatter(logging.Formatter):
-    """Colors level_name of log using IBM color blind safe palette."""
+    """Colors level_name of log using IBM color-blind safe palette."""
 
     def _level_colour(self, level_no: int) -> tuple[int, int, int] | None:
         match level_no:
diff --git a/src/blueapi/service/main.py b/src/blueapi/service/main.py
index 9711f20053..74b6e8193e 100644
--- a/src/blueapi/service/main.py
+++ b/src/blueapi/service/main.py
@@ -364,7 +364,6 @@ def get_tasks(
     Retrieve tasks based on their status.
     The status of a newly created task is 'unstarted'.
     """
-    tasks = []
     if task_status:
         add_span_attributes({"status": task_status})
         try:
diff --git a/src/blueapi/worker/task_worker.py b/src/blueapi/worker/task_worker.py
index 62435d2618..e1ed4970a9 100644
--- a/src/blueapi/worker/task_worker.py
+++ b/src/blueapi/worker/task_worker.py
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ def get_tasks_by_status(self, status: TaskStatusEnum) -> list[TrackableTask]:
         """
         Retrieve a list of tasks based on their status.
         Args:
-           TaskStatusEnum: The status to filter tasks by.
+           status TaskStatusEnum: The status to filter tasks by.
         Returns:
           list[TrackableTask]: A list of tasks that match the given status.
         """