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 […]
Our legal work brings us into contact with many people whose lives have been forever changed by injury – with the most serious usually suffered in accidents on the roads or when at work. We often meet people when they are feeling at their lowest point, when they and their loved ones are still coming […]
National charity which provides a wide range of support and guidance to amputees and their families has launched a new monthly drop-in support session for people across Hull and the East Riding. The Limbless Association is a user-led charity which has been established for more than three decades, working to offer support to people of […]
Newly released figures which have shown there was an 11% increase in deaths on the UK’s roads over the first six months of 2019 have provided a ‘timely reminder’ of the extra care required over the coming winter months. Figures released by the Department for Transport (DfT) have shown that over a 12 month period […]
WRONG PLACE, WRONG TIME…RIGHT SUPPORT Whether a driver, passenger, pedestrian, cyclist or motorcyclist, you are usually simply in the wrong place, at the wrong time when injured in a road accident that is not your fault. And should you suffer an injury which impacts on your life – and the lives of those around you […]
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 […]
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 […]
A man who has been left unable to find work after his hand was crushed in a factory machine has received £100,000 compensation after making a personal injury claim through Hudgell Solicitors. David Warburton, 49, was left unable to use his left hand after it became trapped in a furnace machine at Warrington-based Avdel Metal […]