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 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 | May 1, 2015 | asbestosis compensation, Claims, News
The partner of a restaurant owner who spread asbestos over the site of an Indian takeaway has been fined £15,000. Aman Ullah was overseeing refurbishment work at the Cleeve property, which is currently closed to the public, in June last year. Inspectors from the...
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...
by Russell Worth | Mar 30, 2015 | asbestosis compensation, Claims, Industrial Disease, mesothelioma, News
A terminally ill gentleman is taking legal action against his former employer after it was claimed he was exposed to asbestos through his work. 80-year-old Brian Houghton, a father-of-four from Fife, Scotland has been diagnosed with an incurable form of mesothelioma...
