Working on a farm remains one of the most dangerous jobs in the UK. While other industries have managed to reduce the number of accidents at work and deaths over the last decade the agricultural sector continues to see a significant number of fatalities and injuries. Agricultural workers are most at risk of being seriously […]
The pandemic has radically altered the way we work, whether that’s been a shift to working from home or, if you’re an NHS frontline worker, coping with increased responsibility. It has also had an impact on occupational accidents and stress. The latest figures from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) reveal that while occupational deaths […]
A man who suffered a serious brain injury in an accident at work says an awareness campaign highlighting how people can be left facing ‘a life of isolation’ after injury is perfectly timed as lockdown measures are further relaxed in the UK. Matthew Burke, of Doncaster, had to learn to walk again after suffering bleeding […]
A GRANDFATHER says he feels a huge sense of relief following the conclusion of a legal battle against his former employers and a local council after suffering a devastating accident at work from which he came close to losing his leg. Malcolm Smart was employed as a street lighting supervisor, an industry he’d worked in […]
When used safely and appropriately, forklifts are one of the most useful workplace vehicles, but unfortunately, they are also one of the most dangerous. According to the Forklift Truck Association, there are over 1,300 forklift accidents in the UK every year – an average of five for every working day. The dangers associated with the […]
Hudgell Solicitors secured a £225,000 damages settlement for a man who has been unable to return to work after suffering a neck injury whilst carrying out his job. The man, who has asked not to be named, worked as a truck driver for a business providing food products to retailers throughout the UK, Ireland and […]
A dairy farm has agreed to a £39,000 damages settlement with a former employee after he suffered a serious back injury when falling in an accident at work, leaving him in constant pain and unable to carry on in his job. Ross Knowles, 50, from Upton, West Yorkshire, had been working as a heavy goods […]
New research suggests more than a quarter of employees in the UK feel their bosses are failing to maintain high standards of health and safety in the workplace – leaving them at an increased danger of suffering an injury. Despite health and safety being blamed for creating a ‘nanny state’ in some quarters – seven […]
Workplace injuries are preventable. With this in mind we thought we would take a look at two of the nation’s most dangerous industries and offer advice on staying safe at work and avoiding accidents at work. How many accidents occur at work? 1.2 million working people suffered from a work-related illness between 2013 and 2014 […]