Polski Dzial Share prices fall as UK insurers hit back at change in personal injury rate
UK insurers have attacked the UK Government over their changes to the Discount Rate, a move that will cost the industry millions of pounds, and will see price increases in premiums for individual and business customers. This is the first time the rate has changed since 2001, and has been calculated based on the decline […]
Scottish Company Fined after Worker Seriously Injured
A Scottish construction company has appeared in Dundee Sheriff Court on health and safety charges after a worker was injured in a trench collapse. The 43-year-old was working on a house renovation project in Falkland. A trench was being dug with an excavator to help connect the drainage system of the old property with a […]
Calls for Action Following Rise in Road Casualties
The most recent road casualty figures from the Department for Transport have revealed a rise in the number of people killed or seriously injured, which has prompted road safety charity Brake to call for more preventative action by Government. According to the figures, 25,160 people were killed or seriously injured on Britain’s roads in the […]
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 […]
Care Home in Court over Death of Resident
The owner of a care home in Leicester has appeared in court after a vulnerable 85-year-old resident died from serious burns. Walter Powley was admitted to the home for emergency care in May 2012 after an occupational therapist advised his family he could no longer be safely left alone at home due to his risk […]
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 […]
29 million drivers predict they’ll have a car crash
New research has revealed that ‘Accident Anxiety’ is prevalent on Britain’s roads, with 79% of drivers describing themselves as worried about driving – hardly surprising with 29 million feeling a crash is just around the corner. According to new research released by Allianz Insurance, this ‘Accident Anxiety’ is mostly caused by tailgating (45%), aggressive ‘road […]
Leicestershire firm prosecuted after worker’s five-metre fall
A Leicestershire building firm has been fined after an employee fell five metres and was then struck by a wooden board and concrete blocks after a partially-built floor gave way. Leicester Magistrates’ Court heard that the worker was helping to construct the second floor of a new build house when it gave way after being […]
Catholic Institute found liable for school abuse
The Supreme Court has held that a Catholic teaching institute is vicariously liable for alleged acts of sexual and physical abuse of children by its members between 1952 and 1992 at St Williams, a residential institution at Market Weighton for boys in need of care. The Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools did […]
New checks for doctors in patient safety boost
Doctors in the UK are to become the first in the world to have regular assessments to ensure that their training and expertise are up-to-date and that they are fit to carry out their roles, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced. The new system, called medical revalidation, will help doctors keep up to the standard […]