by Russell Worth | Mar 21, 2016 | Accident at Work, Construction Site Accident, Faulty Equipment, Injury at Work, Personal Injury
Electrocution in the workplace is one of the most common forms of industrial injury, but it can be avoided in most cases by taking simple steps to ensure safe practise is used. It is your responsibility and the responsibility of your employer to make sure electricity...
by Russell Worth | Mar 21, 2016 | Accident at Work, Accident Claims, Claims, Construction Site Accident, Head Injuries, Injury at Work, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence
A national crane hire company has been fined by the HSE for failings which led to the deaths of two men when a crane collapsed on a housing development in London. Southwark Crown Court heard that sections of the tower crane separated and the crane subsequently...
by Russell Worth | Mar 14, 2016 | Accident at Work, Back Injury, Claims, Injury at Work, Personal Injury
What is a personal injury compensation claim? If you have had an accident or suffered any kind of personal injury whilst on public property, and can illustrate that it was not your fault, you might be entitled to make a personal injury compensation claim. The person...
by Russell Worth | Mar 14, 2016 | Accident at Work, asbestosis compensation, Industrial Disease, mesothelioma, Personal Injury
A gas engineer from Devon put himself and others at risk from exposure to asbestos fibres when he removed potentially dangerous asbestos material while replacing a boiler. The tenants of the property were concerned when they saw that the man had disturbed the old...
by Russell Worth | Mar 8, 2016 | Accident Claims, Industrial Disease
Work-related stress is the harmful physical or psychological reaction that occurs when people are subject to excessive work demands. The Health and Safety Executive claim that stress is the second most commonly reported condition in work related illness. An estimated...