Bradford Personal Injury Blog
Health Ombudsman welcomes cosmetic surgery report
Posted: April 25, 2013
Posted in: Medical Negligence Negligent Cosmetic Surgery
The Health Ombudsman, Julie Mellor, has welcomed the publication of the Review of the Regulation of Cosmetic Interventions by Sir Bruce Keogh, Health Service Medical Director. The report, published earlier this week, was commissioned in the aftermath of the PiP breast implant scandal, which revealed that there were problems with some aspects of the cosmetic […]
Read MoreWaste industry dangers highlighted in court
Posted: April 18, 2013
Posted in: Arm Injury Faulty Work Equipment Workplace Injuries
A Lincoln man suffered life-changing injuries because of a series of safety failings at the waste recycling plant where he worked in Scunthorpe, a court has heard. The 25-year-old worker had his arm severed when he tried to clear a blockage on a conveyor forming part of a metal sorting line. The man was in […]
Read MoreOne in four construction sites fail safety inspections
Posted: April 9, 2013
Posted in: Employer Negligence Workplace Injuries
One in four of the construction sites visited in Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk during a month-long inspection initiative failed health and safety checks. Inspectors visited the counties as part of a national Health and Safety Executive (HSE) clampdown aimed at reducing workplace death, injury and ill health. A total of 17 of the 71 sites […]
Read MoreBusinessman’s safety failures led to worker’s injury
Posted: April 3, 2013
Posted in: Employer Negligence Leg Injuries Workplace Injuries
A South London businessman and his company have been prosecuted for safety breaches after a worker narrowly escaped being crushed by a collapsing load of stone slabs. The two-tonne set of ten slabs fell from the side of a lorry as workmen were trying to unload them at a workshop. Employee Radoslaw Samson was on […]
Read MoreSafety event advises on reducing sharps injuries
Posted: March 26, 2013
Posted in: Medical Negligence Workplace Injuries
The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) Healthcare Group has held an event in Northern Ireland giving advice to healthcare organisations on how new laws can help them reduce needle, scalpel blade and other sharps injuries in the healthcare industry. The Health and Safety (Sharp Instruments in Healthcare) Regulations 2013, which implement the EU […]
Read MoreNew online guidance on workplace health surveillance
Posted: March 20, 2013
Posted in: Employer Negligence Workplace Injuries
New online guidance has been launched to make it easier for employers to understand what they need to do to check and protect their workers’ health. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published new guidelines on health surveillance, which is needed where, even after all precautions are taken, there is still a risk that […]
Read MoreCyclists at risk from construction vehicles
Posted: March 14, 2013
Posted in: Bicycle Accidents Motorcycle Accidents Road Traffic Accidents
The dangers of travelling on Britain’s roads are well documented, but some groups of road users can face a higher degree of risk than others. The latest road casualty figures from the Department for Transport show that pedestrians, pedal and motorcyclists are amongst the most vulnerable users of our roads. Casualty figures The statistics show […]
Read MoreBar Council expresses concerns with DBA Regulations
Posted: March 12, 2013
Posted in: Personal Injury
The Bar Council has again called on the Ministry of Justice to correct a number of deficiencies in the Conditional Fee Agreements (CFA) Order and Damages-based Agreements (DBA) Regulations, commonly referred to as No Win, No Fee. The Bar Council has continued to express serious concerns about both the draft CFA Order and the draft […]
Read MoreEngineering firm fined after worker loses finger
Posted: March 6, 2013
Posted in: Faulty Work Equipment Finger Injuries Workplace Injuries
A Leicester engineering company has been fined after an employee’s finger was crushed in machinery. Benjamin Asare was using a pneumatic press to insert bearings into their housings when the ram came down onto his right hand. His index finger was crushed and had to be amputated. Due to on-going problems related to his injuries […]
Read MoreBrake welcomes move to scrap 80mph plans
Posted: February 26, 2013
Posted in: Road Traffic Accidents
Road safety charity Brake has strongly welcomed news reported in The Financial Times that Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin is resolved to cancel proposals for 80mph motorways, although an official announcement may not be made until later in the year. However, the Department for Transport has said it will be going ahead with trials nonetheless, to […]
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