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...
by Russell Worth | Mar 8, 2016 | Accident Claims, Back Injury, Claims, Head Injuries, Personal Injury
An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive has found a fairground ride operator guilty of breaching section 3 of the Health and Safety at Work act after two passengers fell from a fairground ride and sustained injuries. The investigation found that the...
by Russell Worth | Feb 29, 2016 | Accident at Work, Accident Claims, Back Injury, Brain Injuries, Claims, Construction Site Accident, Forklift Accidents, Head Injuries, Injury at Work, Ladder Fall Accident, Personal Injury, Scaffolding Accidents
A construction and demolition firm has been prosecuted after workers were seen throwing sacks of rubble from an open fifth floor window of a building directly opposite a Police Station. Officers called the Health and Safety Executive after witnessing workers launching...
by Russell Worth | Feb 29, 2016 | Accident at Work, Accident Claims, Back Injury, Brain Injuries, Claims, Construction Site Accident, Factory Accidents, Head Injuries, Personal Injury, Scaffolding Accidents
Two companies have been fined for health and safety breaches after the director of one of the firms fell through the other company’s roof. Bournemouth magistrates court heard that while the director of an access firm was attending a gutter cleaning job at the premises...
by Russell Worth | Feb 22, 2016 | Accident at Work, Accident Claims, asbestosis compensation, Back Injury, Brain Injuries, Claims, Construction Site Accident, Factory Accidents, Faulty Equipment, Forklift Accidents, Head Injuries, Industrial Disease, Injury at Work, Ladder Fall Accident, Personal Injury, Scaffolding Accidents, Spinal Injury Compensation
As a part of managing the health and safety of your employees you have a duty to control the risks present in your workplace. In order to achieve this you need to think about what might cause harm to people and decide whether or not you are taking reasonable steps to...
by Russell Worth | Feb 22, 2016 | Accident at Work, Accident Claims, Back Injury, Brain Injuries, Claims, Head Injuries, Personal Injury, Spinal Injury Compensation
The NHS Litigation Authority has been prosecuted after an 82 year old man fell to his death outside a health centre. The man died after his mobility scooter collided with a wooden weather screen outside the main entrance of the Fareham Health Centre. The collision...
