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The summer months bring an increased risk of suffering an accident in a public place, according to a recent article by the Irish Injuries Board. The Board, which is the body responsible for processing personal injury claims in Ireland, reported that the months of July and August saw the highest average number of public liability […]
An engineering firm based in Greenock has pled guilty to charges of failing to ensure the health and safety of its employees, after a worker was crushed by a steel lathe. The incident occurred in February 2012, when three employees at the company’s factory in Clarence Street, Greenock, were working to relocate the steel lathe. […]
An aircraft engineer has been awarded around £600,000 in compensation after he was severely injured by an exploding tyre, reports the BBC. The 39-year-old, who was employed by Lufthansa, was servicing a tyre on a plane at Manchester Airport when a faulty nitrogen rig caused the tyre to over inflate and explode. The force of […]
A recent survey into occupational injuries and ill health in the food and drink industry has revealed that hundreds of workers in this sector are likely to suffer an over-three-day accident during their working lifetime. According to the study, which was published by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health’s (IOSH) Food and Drink Group, […]
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is inviting views on the proposed definitions of those self-employed people who will continue to have duties under health and safety law. Under current proposals self-employed persons will be exempt from Section 3(2) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (HSWA) except those undertaking activities on […]
Cyclist campaign groups have called on the Scottish Government to make legal changes to protect cyclists after Transport Scotland reported an increase of 44% in cycling deaths this year. The campaigners have urged the government to introduce dedicated cycle lanes, to do more to discourage illegal use of cycle lanes by motorists, cut urban speed […]
The European Commission has recently published details on how the Commission and EU countries are addressing the challenge of patient safety. The release includes information on progress made since 2012, and outlines the barriers that need to be overcome to improve patient safety as foreseen in a Council Recommendation of 2009. The information highlights that […]
The report from the Infant Cremation Commission, chaired by Lord Bonomy, into policies and practices surrounding infant cremation in Scotland was recently published. The Scottish Government has now given its response to the report, in which it says that it will set up a National Investigation team, led by Dame Elish Angiolini, and all parents […]
The European Commission (EC) has recently set out its plans to better protect the more than 217 million workers in the EU from work-related accidents and diseases. The Strategic Framework on Health and Safety at Work 2014 – 2020 identifies the key challenges facing workplace safety and sets out proposed actions to tackle these challenges. […]
The Scottish Health Secretary Alex Neil has written a letter to the Chairman of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) seeking an urgent meeting to discuss on-going concerns over the use of transvaginal mesh implants. The Scottish Government is pressing the MHRA, which is the UK regulatory body for medical devices, for answers […]
A specialist asbestos removal company from Paisley has been fined after it exposed workers to dangerous asbestos fibres during the demolition of a former school building in Lincoln. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) carried out an investigation after inspectors visited the school and discovered a catalogue of safety breaches. The company had been sub-contracted […]
A widow has been awarded £50,000 in compensation after a GP failed to realise that her husband was suffering from bowel cancer, reports the BBC. Christopher Goodhead first went to see the doctor with symptoms in 2005, which were incorrectly diagnosed. When the cancer was eventually diagnosed, two years later, it had become terminal. He […]
A Perthshire farming business has been fined for safety failings after a worker was injured when he fell through a roof light of a cattle barn. The 18-year-old had been lifted by a colleague onto the roof in a basket attached to a telehandler forklift truck to carry out work clearing gutters. He walked to […]
Transport safety campaigners are calling on the European Union to accelerate progress in reducing the number of people killed in cars every year in the EU, as new research shows 12,345 car occupants were fatally injured in 2012. The report into trends in car occupant safety, published by the European Transport Safety Council (ETSC), found […]
A draft Bill designed to give doctors in England and Wales the freedom to practise innovative medicine on patients is both dangerous and unnecessary, the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) has said in response to a Government consultation. The Medical Innovation Bill, devised by Lord Saatchi, aims to save lives by removing a perceived […]
As many as 30% of young drivers (aged 18-25) admit to breaking the law during their first few years on the road, according to a poll by Vision Critical and road safety charity the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM). The poll also revealed that, despite spending many weeks learning to pass the test, a majority […]
Workplace compensation cases have fallen by more than 50% in the last decade, according to a new joint report by the TUC and the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL). It is common to hear stories that the UK is rife with a compensation culture and is becoming risk averse as a result of compensation […]
The Scottish Government has recently published its report on the consultation it carried out on recommendations for no-fault compensation in Scotland for injuries resulting from clinical treatment. The No-fault Compensation Review Group was established in 2009 to consider the potential benefits for patients in Scotland of such a scheme. The consultation, which ended in December […]
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is consulting on proposals to replace the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 (CDM 2007). Key changes being proposed include: “Despite recent improvements, construction can still be a dangerous industry and the CDM Regulations are at the heart of how we are working to improve safety,” said HSE’s Construction […]
Dallas McMillan are proud to announce that we have been appointed Scottish solicitors for the British Bikers Association. We will represent all members of the Association and will act on their behalf in pursuing Personal injury claims for motorcyclists involved in Road Traffic Accidents. Our experienced Personal Injury team headed by Accredited Specialist in Personal […]