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Back Injury at Work; What's Your Score on the "Sitting = Death Threshold"?
It’s not rocket science to know that sitting in one position for too long may cause you a back injury. Whilst we know we are meant to take regular breaks to stretch and walk around, how many of us...
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Mesothelioma Compensation Raised to £123k for Those Unable to Claim
The Mesothelioma Bill will enable compensation levels to rise from £20,000 to an average of £123,000, for Mesothelioma victims who are unable to track down their negligent former employers and...
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Construction; 5% of all Employment - 27% of Fatal Injuries at Work
One sign that the financial recovery has truly begun to find traction, is the employment boom the UK construction industry has been experiencing, over the past 6 months.A forecast from the...
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Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome Threatens 660,000 UK Construction Workers
According to figures from the Construction Skills Network as many as 658,870 construction sector employees in the UK working with vibration equipment could be at risk of developing Hand Arm Vibration...
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Construction Industry: Most Common Cause of Musculoskeletal Injuries?
Musculoskeletal injuries are common in the construction industry and are estimated to cost more than £1billion per year in healthcare, disability benefits and lost productivity. Construction companies...
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Arborists in Danger - 1,400 Tree Surgeon Injuries in the Last 9 Years
The glorious four day Easter bank holiday is just round the corner. And with the sun shining (at least it was when I was writing this article) thoughts switch from warming soups, wellie boots and...
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6 Tips for Reducing Exposure to High Noise Levels in Construction
Construction sites are, by nature, noisy places. While this can be annoying for local residents, its effects can be far worse for the construction workers onsite. Regular exposure to high noise levels...
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5 Ways to Reduce Risks of Respiratory Disease on Construction Sites
Working in dust-laden buildings and digging underground exposes workers to innumerable respiratory risks every day. While the effects of this exposure may not be seen for years, they can be serious and...
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Construction Workers 9 Times More Likely to Develop Skin Cancer
Construction workers are nine times more likely to develop skin cancer at work than other occupations, according to research carried out by the University of Manchester. The study highlighted the huge...
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Do More British Troops Die in Non-Combat Accidents Than in Battle?
I've just come across an un-finished email rant in my drafts folder, which has lain there for a little over a month now. It wasn't actually addressed to anyone and having read it back, I can't imagine...
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As Legal Aid Changes Bite; Has Our Access to Justice Been Restricted?
In April 2013 a new Act came into force, passing largely under the radar of the general public but raising much concern from those in the legal sector and prompting some lawyers to engage in public...
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1 in 5 Admit to Social Networking Using a Mobile Phone Whilst Driving
It’s been over a decade since using a mobile phone whilst driving was made a criminal offence in the UK. But it seems the British drivers just aren’t getting the message. Just over eight in 10 drivers...
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Here Comes the Guide: How to Avoid Food Poisoning at Your Wedding
Fewer people may be getting married now than at any other time in the last 100 years, but there’s still just under a quarter of a million loved up couples tying the knot annually in the UK.We all have...
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£12million Awarded to U.S. Women with Side Effects from Mesh Implants
It’s estimated than in the last 5 years around 65,000 vaginal mesh implants and transvaginal tape (TVT) operations have been carried out in the UK, to treat women suffering from Stress Urinary...
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Mesh Implants & TVT: 400 Women a Year Suffer Side Effects in the UK
One in four women experience bladder weakness at some point in their lives. It’s estimated that two out of five middle-aged women suffer from a type of weak bladder known as Stress Urinary Incontinence...
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Common Barbecue Accidents & 8 Top Tips to Avoid BBQ Related Injuries
Is it just me or has the etiquette surrounding acceptable Barbecue conditions undergone a radical shift in recent years? I’m sure it used to be that it had to be the hottest day of the year and there...
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7 Steps to Take After an Accident at Work or Work Related Injury
The Government revealed last week, it intends to make a number of legislative changes in the coming year, one of which has been dubbed "The Superhero Bill".Okay, so far it's only me who's calling it...
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A Brief History of Festivals... & Music Festival Accidents
Standing in a wet field, drinking warm beer and queuing for hours for an outside toilet, these are the things that come to my mind when I think of British music festivals. But with 670 events held in...
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Good Samaritans Laws for Have a Go Heroes to Change in 2015
For those of you who listened to the Queens speech you may have heard her mention, amongst other things, The Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Bill. Chris Grayling, the Lord Chancellor and...
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The Day a McDonald's Spilled Hot Drink Accident Cost Them Millions...
Drinking in coffee houses and hot drinks on the go here in the UK became a serious thing due in large part to US sitcom Friends and its youthful, 'cool' coffee house dwellers in the mid-90s. Even now...
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Campsite Fire Safety Rules: 10 Top Tips to Avoid a Campsite Accident
Camping has seen a resurgence in recent years. 5.43 million Camping trips were made in 2010, an increase of 29% on the year before (Office of National Statistics). And for the first time ever more...
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Avoid Campsite Accidents With These Camping Health and Safety Tips
As we mentioned in our last post ‘10 Campsite Fire Safety Rules' camping is seeing a rise in popularity, with more people in the UK choosing to camp than staying in B&B’s. The increase in...
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"Calais Shoulder" Repetitive Strain Injury: 100s of Workers Claim
With the Wimbledon Finals looming this weekend, there'll be more than a few people sat in the stands who have experienced the most famous Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) of all, Tennis Elbow. "Calais...
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Are Roads "Unsafe to Cycle" as TdF Visits Englands Cycling Capital?
After the incredible scenes in Yorkshire over the weekend, today sees the Tour De France come to Cambridge. While some people have struggled to get to work, others have been busy taking children out...
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4,600 British Travellers Injured Abroad Every Week
As I have spent the past week sat sweltering under a broken air conditioning unit (due to be fixed just as the weather is due to return to more tepid tempretures), I have to keep reminding myself -...
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