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Personal Injury

Industrial Injury Claims – Know Your Rights

23rd May 2011
According to the Government’s Labour Force Survey 233,000 reportable injuries at work occurred in 2009/10. Many of these were industrial injuries – injuries sustained in an industrial working environment such as a factory, warehouse, or construction site....
Author: Jessica Parker
Legal

Health & Safety issues common to most businesses .

23rd February 2011
Health and Safety Policy sets out how health and safety issues are managed within an organisation. A Health and Safety Policy is a commitment to planning and managing health and safety at work and is the key to achieving acceptable standards and prevent...
Author: Herry Taylor
Employment Law

McDonalds Employee Loses Vision from Acid Burn

04th February 2011
Fast food chain McDonalds were fined more than £20,000 by Wandsworth Council following an incident which left one of its employees partially blinded by an acid-based cleaner. The company was fined by the council under safety at work laws and according...
Author: Dale Allen
Personal Injury

Accident At Work Claims Advice

15th December 2010
Making a claim against your employer after being involved in an accident at work can be a daunting process to go through; there are many things to be considered when you are thinking about making a claim. Important factors include: who was responsible for...
Author: Jessica Parker
Personal Injury

Food Manufacturer Fined After Employee’s Skull Crushed by Metal Pillar

15th September 2010
One of the UK’s largest food manufacturers has been fined £14,000 after one of its workers had his skull crushed by a metal pillar in one of their bakeries. In July 2008, Thomas Williams, 61, had been working with a colleague to remove cages and pillar...
Author: hitsearch
Accident claims

Health and Safety at Work and Work Accident Claims

29th August 2010
Many people believe that a ‘compensation culture’ exists in the UK, with thousands of unnecessary compensation claims being made by every year, often by employees taking advantage of overprotective health and safety legislation to claim against their empl...
Author: Jessica Parker



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Public liability: Risk Assessment

27th March 2009
Tradesmen are being urged to take on the best possible steps to ensure that their working environment is safe and secure for themselves and their customers.As part of its 2009 Simply Safety campaign, Norwich Union is urging tradesmen to use safer ways of ...
Author: Arti