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The announcement that the government is to make compensation claims easier for the thousands of people who have mesothelioma – as a result of asbestos exposure at work – but who until now have been unable to claim because their employer no longer exists, has been welcomed by the TUC. TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber […]
Britain’s dock workers could be left without the specialist safety protection they need if plans to water-down safety regulations go ahead. The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) says proposals by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to axe safety rules specific to dockyards could have “tragic consequences”. “Five times more dock workers die than […]
The European Commission has launched a public consultation to help victims of cross-border traffic accidents, who may currently face difficulties because of varying time limits for claiming compensation for damage in case of an accident abroad in the EU. The consultation will run until 19th November. Vice-President Viviane Reding, the EU’s Justice Commissioner said: “There […]
Recently published figures from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have shown that 173 workers were killed from April 2011 to March 2012 – a drop of two from the previous year. The rate of fatal injury remains the same at 0.6 per 100,000 workers. The figures also show the rate of fatal injuries in […]
MEPs have approved new European rules to ensure that, by 2015, all new cars must be fitted with eCall devices to alert the rescue services to road crashes automatically. The in-vehicle eCall system uses 112 emergency call technology to alert the emergency services automatically to the location of serious road accidents. This should enable qualified […]
An Edgware contractor has been fined after the routine inspection of a construction site discovered dangerous working conditions. Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Inspectors saw contractors working some three metres above ground without measures in place to prevent them from falling. A Prohibition Notice was immediately served on the Principal Contractor, preventing further work at […]
The lowest ever recorded figures for road casualties in Scotland have been published, according to Minister for Transport Keith Brown. The latest figures for 2011 show road casualties are 4% lower than in 2010, and include an 11% drop in fatalities over the same period. Mr Brown said: “We in the Scottish Government are very […]
The Scottish Government has recently published its study into the current system for medical negligence claiming in Scotland. The study was commissioned to inform the work of the No-fault Compensation Review Group which was established in 2009 to consider the potential benefits to patients of the introduction of a no-fault compensation scheme for medical negligence […]
The TUC has called for urgent action from the government to deal with the huge death toll from work-related cancer as research is published in the British Journal of Cancer Supplement into the incidence of cancers caused by work. The study was was funded by the Health and Safety Executive, and found that every year […]
Potentially deadly asbestos fibres were spread in part of a shop by unqualified workmen and left on the premises for three weeks. In a prosecution by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), Cardiff Magistrates heard that the company, which specialises in damp and timber repairs, committed four offences and was fined a total of £18,000 […]
A firm, its director and a supervisor have been sentenced for safety failings after a worker died from injuries sustained in a fall from scaffolding at a construction site in East Sussex. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecuted them for negligence and defects that contributed towards the incident in 2009. Hastings Magistrates’ Court heard […]
Brake, the road safety charity, has welcomed the announcement by Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill that proposals to lower the limit from 80mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood to 50mg will be brought forward later this year. Sarah Fatica, general manager at Brake, said: “What we really need to see is a strong message from […]
The latest RAC Report on Motoring has found that the number of 17-24-year-olds drug-driving has doubled from 5% to 9% in the past twelve months, and 13% of this age group have driven or been a passenger in a car when the driver was under the influence of drugs over the past year. There has […]
Asbestos victims are still dying without legal redress, two years after the Government finished consulting on plans to set up an insurance fund to help them. The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) has long-campaigned for a fund of last resort to compensate workers suffering from industrial diseases and who cannot pursue their former employers’ […]
An Aberdeenshire roofing boss has been fined after one of his workers was seriously injured when he fell five metres from the edge of a flat roof. Mr McNeilly was throwing lead cut-offs onto the ground while standing on the flat roof when he either slipped or inadvertently stepped off the edge. He lost his […]
A review into the PiP breast implant scandal has found that, although the regulator acted appropriately and followed scientific and clinical advice, there is room for improvement and serious lessons must be learned. Health Minister Lord Howe’s report into PiP breast implants has looked at whether the UK regulator – the MHRA – and the […]
An eleven-year-old girl has been awarded around £11 million in compensation for serious injuries she suffered at birth, reports the Guardian. Milly Evans was born in Lincoln County Hospital. Her family claim that during labour her heart beat was not adequately monitored, and therefore medical staff did not notice quickly enough that she had an […]
The director of a building firm has been prosecuted after a self-employed contractor fell to his death through a fragile roof at an industrial building in Penryn. Paul Gibbons was carrying out re-roofing work when he fell eight metres through a fragile part of the asbestos cement roof onto the floor below. He was taken […]
A Preston steel firm has appeared in court after a working platform slid off the forks of a forklift truck and struck one of its employees. The 50-year-old fractured a rib, and suffered muscle and back injuries when he was hit by the heavy metal platform. The company, which manufactures and supplies steel products, was […]
The government has been accused of hiding behind statistics, as workplace deaths are underestimated by more than 800%, trade union Unite has said. The comments came in the run-up to International Workers’ Memorial Day, which took place on Saturday 28th April. Unite has accused ministers of introducing ‘light touch’ health and safety regulations and called […]