Polski Dzial Figures Reveal Rise in Scottish Road Fatalities
Transport Scotland has published the final road casualty figures for 2016, which confirm that 191 people lost their lives in Scotland during that year, a rise of 14% compared to the previous year. The statistics are based on road casualties reported to the police in Scotland in 2016. In addition to the rise in fatalities, […]
Fatal Accidents in the Waste and Recycling Sector
The waste industry can be a hazardous sector to work in, with 5% of workers sustaining a non-fatal work-related injury every year, and a further 5% developing an illness they believe to be work-related. In the last five years, Health and Safety Executive figures show that 30 waste industry workers lost their lives at work, […]
Statistics Reveal Fall in Road Accident Casualties
The latest statistics from Transport Scotland have confirmed that one hundred and sixty-eight people were killed in reported road accidents in Scotland in 2015, which is a reduction of 17% compared to 2014. The statistics are based on the number of road casualties reported to the police in Scotland in 2015. The figures show the […]
Worker Seriously Injured After Lift Pit Fall
A construction company from Cardiff has appeared in court on health and safety charges after a worker was seriously injured falling down a lift pit. The man was a specialist drilling contractor and had been employed by the construction company to help refurbish a care home. As he stepped from some scaffolding onto the ground […]
Ruling on Appropriate Legal System to Assess Damages
The Supreme Court has recently been called upon to decide which country’s laws should be followed when determining the appropriate level of compensation to be awarded where a British citizen is injured in an accident abroad. Accident Abroad The case concerned a UK resident, Ms Moreno, who was hit by a car whilst on holiday […]
HSE Reports on Fatal Accidents at Work
The latest figures available from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) show that in 2014/15, 76,054 non-fatal injuries to employees were reported, and tragically a further 142 workers were killed during the course of their work. In many cases of fatalities at work, the deaths were preventable and were the result in part of failings […]
Farm Worker Dies Clearing Blockage in Grain Bin
A farming company has appeared in Jedburgh Sheriff Court charged with health and safety breaches after a young man was killed while trying to clear a blockage in a grain bin at a farm in Hawick. The court heard that large metal containers known as bins were used on the farm for storing grain during […]
More than 1,100 construction sites fail safety checks
Poor standards and dangerous practices were found at nearly half of the building sites visited during a month long safety drive. During a nationwide campaign, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) visited 2,607 sites where refurbishment or repair work was taking place. Inspectors found basic safety standards were not being met on 1,105 sites. On […]
Personal injury compensation increases in Ireland
During the first six months of 2013 the total compensation awarded to personal injury claimants in Ireland increased by 8.3% to €118million, according to a mid-year analysis undertaken by the Injuries Board. Compensation was awarded to 5,286 personal injury claimants, a 2% increase on the number of awards made during the first six months of […]