by Russell Worth | Apr 9, 2015 | Claims, Industrial Disease, mesothelioma, News |
The family of a Gloucestershire art teacher who passed away after developing an asbestos-related lung cancer following years of pinning art work to asbestos-lined classroom walls is taking legal action against the local council. 60-year-old Jennifer Barnett died last...
by Russell Worth | Apr 8, 2015 | Accident at Work, Claims, News
A Romsey chicken hatchery business has been fined after a worker was dragged by his arm into an unguarded area of a conveyor belt, suffering serious injuries. Calmore-based Andrew House was cleaning the conveyor belt at Faccenda Foods hatchery when the incident...
by Russell Worth | Apr 8, 2015 | Accident at Work, Claims, News |
A garden and household tool manufacturer in Nottingham has been prosecuted after a worker’s finger was crushed in an unguarded machine leaving him with such severe injuries that he needed to have it amputated. The Alfreton-based shift manager, who has asked not to be...
by Russell Worth | Apr 8, 2015 | asbestosis compensation, Claims, Industrial Disease, mesothelioma, News
A former teacher who worked in classrooms containing asbestos for 11 years has been awarded £210,000 after being diagnosed with mesothelioma. Teachers union NASUWT revealed details of the claim on Friday (3rd April) which it helped to secure for the 70-year-old last...
by Russell Worth | Apr 8, 2015 | asbestosis compensation, Claims, Industrial Disease, mesothelioma, News
Russell Worth is backing increasing calls from teachers who are claiming that parents should be questioning the levels of asbestos present in their children’s schools. Warnings were issued by teaching staff across the country yesterday (6th April) after a report...
