by Russell Worth | Apr 21, 2015 | Accident at Work
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) recently reported on a case involving contract workers who were working at height without adequate safety measures and therefore putting pedestrians at risk. The contractors were working on a tower platform in St Helens with...
by Russell Worth | Apr 20, 2015 | Accident at Work, Construction Site Accident |
A firm in Nottinghamshire has appeared in court after a young employee severed the majority of his forearm in a machine which was not guarded correctly. Mark Marshall, from Retford, was employed by Kybotech Ltd when the incident occurred in July 2013. He was working...
by Russell Worth | Apr 20, 2015 | Accident at Work, Claims, News |
A steel company in Sheffield has appeared in court after a catalogue of safety errors led to a worker being killed in December 2012. 42-year-old Robert Ismay, a father-of-three from Thirsk, was delivering bundles of steel tubes, 7.5 metres in length to Daver Steels...
by Russell Worth | Apr 17, 2015 | Accident at Work, Claims, Injury at Work, News |
A South Wales company will begin working with Cardiff University’s school of engineering to create an innovative new alternative to scaffolding, which it is hoped will lower the number of scaffolding accidents each year. Voltcom Group, based in Llantrisant, South...
by Russell Worth | Apr 17, 2015 | Accident at Work, Claims, News |
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) have launched a new campaign calling for improvements to current safety requirements for van drivers. Of the 10,800 vans that are stopped at the roadside every year, 93% are overloaded, while 63% have serious...
by Russell Worth | Apr 14, 2015 | Accident at Work, Claims, Construction Site Accident, Head Injuries, News, Personal Injury |
A family is calling for tougher safety rules on how businesses manage apprentices after their young son died while working for a small building firm. Alfie Perrin, who was 16, died in 2012 after he lost his balance on scaffolding while training as a carpenter with...
