by Russell Worth | Mar 21, 2016 | Accident at Work, Construction Site Accident, Faulty Equipment, Injury at Work, Personal Injury
Electrocution in the workplace is one of the most common forms of industrial injury, but it can be avoided in most cases by taking simple steps to ensure safe practise is used. It is your responsibility and the responsibility of your employer to make sure electricity...
by Russell Worth | Mar 21, 2016 | Accident at Work, Accident Claims, Claims, Construction Site Accident, Head Injuries, Injury at Work, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence
A national crane hire company has been fined by the HSE for failings which led to the deaths of two men when a crane collapsed on a housing development in London. Southwark Crown Court heard that sections of the tower crane separated and the crane subsequently...
by Russell Worth | Mar 14, 2016 | Accident at Work, Back Injury, Claims, Injury at Work, Personal Injury
What is a personal injury compensation claim? If you have had an accident or suffered any kind of personal injury whilst on public property, and can illustrate that it was not your fault, you might be entitled to make a personal injury compensation claim. The person...
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 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 15, 2016 | Accident at Work, Accident Claims, Back Injury, Brain Injuries, Claims, Factory Accidents, Head Injuries, Injury at Work, Ladder Fall Accident, Personal Injury, Scaffolding Accidents, Spinal Injury Compensation
Your spinal cord is a huge mesh of nerves that runs down the centre of your back. It carries signals and between your brain and your body, which makes your body perform all of the vital functions it does, both consciously and unconsciously. It is protected by the...
