Polski Dzial Appeal to Scottish Employers on Workplace Safety
The Health and Safety Executive is marking its 40th anniversary with an appeal for Scottish businesses and self-employed workers to make wellbeing and safety their top priority for the new financial year. The call comes as new figures show that 20 people lost their lives while at work across the country in 2013/14 and 6,871 […]
Irish Injuries Board Gives Update on Claims
The Irish Injuries Board has given a summary of personal injury claims processed during the first six months of 2014. The Injuries Board is the independent State body in Ireland that makes statutory personal injury awards in respect of motor, employer and public liability accidents. The figures show that over the period, the total compensation […]
Compensation Awarded for Loss of Limbs
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 […]