Workplace injuries, both fatal and non-fatal have been declining year on year since the start of the millennium. However, while still reducing, there has been a definite levelling off in recent years. In 2016 – 2017, according to analysis from Reporting of Injuries,...
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The Tricky Concept Of Causation In Personal Injury
One of the most challenging aspects of a personal injury claim is proving causation – that is, the negligent act or omission of another person or body that caused the claimant to suffer harm. There are two parts to causation. The claimant must prove: the defendant’s...
Ensuring Your Safety – Defective Work Equipment
Whether just a chair with a loose wheel or an expensive and complex lathe with a defective guard, the consequences of even the slightest defect can be truly devastating for an employee. In this article, we will discuss the duty of care of those responsible for...
What Is Meant By The Employer’s Duty Of Care?
Repeatedly we talk about employers owning a duty of care to their employees. This duty is a fundamental part of a personal injury claim; if no duty of care can be established, a successful claim is impossible. But what does a duty of care entail? And what is the...
Workplace Accidents and Traumatic Brain Injury
According to Headway, an advocacy group for people suffering from brain injuries, a person in the UK is admitted to hospital every three minutes following a head injury. Some will make a quick recovery, others will have theirs, and their family’s life turned upside...
Suffered An Injury At Work? Here’s What To Do
If you have been injured at work or witness someone else being injured, the steps you take as soon as the accident occurs may determine your recovery (or theirs), and whether compensation can be claimed. According to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), around...
Dangerous Machinery in the Workplace
Large machines act as one the most important cogs in enabling our industrialised world. Mass manufacturing is possible due to the repetition and consistency of quality that machinery allows. The safety of workplace machinery has come a very long way since the early...
Be Kind To Your Knees
“Be kind to your knees; you’ll miss them when they’re gone.” The words from the 1999 song “Wear Sunscreen” were a poignant reminder that our knees are something too many of us take for granted and yet are so easily damaged, leading to loss of mobility and freedom. In...
Too hot to handle – burns and scalds in the workplace
Burns and scalds can be devastating, even fatal. Most of us have received minor burns which after an initial period of pain and discomfort go on to heal with no permanent effects, but we could barely imagine the agony of those at the other end of the spectrum who have...
Rehabilitation – The Essential Part Of A Personal Injury Claim
Most personal injury cases focus on claiming financial compensation. And although this is important, the arrangement of a comprehensive rehabilitation programme is also an integral part of the recovery phase and a key part of the service provided by a personal injury...
