by Russell Worth | Dec 22, 2015 | Accident at Work, Accident Claims, asbestosis compensation, Claims, Construction Site Accident, Factory Accidents, Faulty Equipment, Forklift Accidents, Head Injuries, Industrial Disease, Injury at Work, Personal Injury, Scaffolding Accidents
If your business has five employees or fewer, you are not legally obliged to have a written risk assessment, but that does not mean that you don’t have to think about and identify any risks to employees, or the general public. Part of your responsibility as an...
by Russell Worth | Nov 27, 2015 | Accident at Work, Factory Accidents, Industrial Disease, Injury at Work, Personal Injury, repetitive strain injury, Vibration White Finger
The human body is made up of various systems, one of the most fundamental being the Musculoskeletal System: the bones and muscles of the body. Parts of this system can suffer from strain and injury if they are used for very repetitive tasks, or are used in a way which...
by Russell Worth | Nov 26, 2015 | asbestosis compensation, Industrial Disease, mesothelioma, Personal Injury
Asthma is a serious lung disease that can ruin lives. While it can sometimes develop during childhood, there are many situations where the disease is brought on by exposure to dusts, gases, fumes and vapours which people are exposed to during their employment. What is...
by Russell Worth | Nov 24, 2015 | Accident at Work, Construction Site Accident, Industrial Disease
The Construction industry, by its nature, can be a high-risk business in which to work due to many factors. Recent statistics show that workers in the construction industry are more than 100 times more likely to die from a disease caused or made worse by their work in...
by Russell Worth | May 6, 2015 | Claims, Industrial Disease, News |
Law firm Russell Worth has launched a new hearing app to mark this year’s Deaf Awareness Week (4th – 10th May). The web application, which can be used either on a mobile or computer, enables users in their twenties through to those in their eighties to test the...
by Russell Worth | May 5, 2015 | Claims, Industrial Disease, mesothelioma, News
A heating engineer died after being exposed to asbestos 30 years ago, a coroner has ruled. 57-year-old Peter Edwards, from Westbourne, died in February after being admitted to a local hospice. He was told that he was suffering with mesothelioma in 2014, described at...
