by Russell Worth | Mar 4, 2015 | Accident at Work, Claims, News
A firm in Manchester which manufactures flight simulator equipment for the aviation industry has appeared in court after an investigation found it had been using unsafe machinery. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecuted EDM Ltd after an inspector discovered...
by Russell Worth | Mar 3, 2015 | Claims, Industrial Disease, mesothelioma, News
A man who worked for Hull City Council has died of an asbestos-related illness, a court has heard. 74-year-old Kenneth Mann, who lived in Hull, passed away on 3rd December after developing mesothelioma in February last year. Mr Mann had worked on the Hull docks and,...
by Russell Worth | Mar 3, 2015 | Claims, Industrial Disease, News
A new drug which could help in the fight against mesothelioma has been given “orphan drug status” by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The new stem-cell targeting cancer drug, called “VS-5584”, looks to target the cancer at its source by...
by Russell Worth | Mar 2, 2015 | Accident at Work, News
A builder from Plymouth has been fined £10,000 after a worker fell almost six metres through a fragile roof light. 24-year-old Przemyslaw Borkiewicz, also from Plymouth, was working at a garage in Saltash when the incident occurred in December 2012. Plymouth...
by Russell Worth | Mar 2, 2015 | Industrial Disease, News
A Liverpool NHS Trust has been fined £10,000 after it was discovered its workers might have been exposed to potentially-deadly asbestos fibres. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecuted the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust after the...
