Aberdeen Personal Injury Blog
Worker injured in unguarded machine
Posted: February 12, 2013
Posted in: Faulty Work Equipment Finger Injuries Workplace Injuries
A Kilmarnock firm that makes engine parts has been fined after a worker was injured when his hand got trapped in unguarded machinery. Kilmarnock Sheriff Court heard that the agency worker was a trainee operator working on the rolling mills when the incident happened. He was attempting to free a strip of metal from the […]
Read MoreGovernment health and safety strategy puts workers at risk
Posted: February 10, 2013
Posted in: Workplace Injuries
Government policy to reduce the amount of red tape affecting businesses means that many employees are working in sectors unprotected by unannounced health and safety inspections. According to a new study, this is a development that has led to some deadly consequences. Government’s approach In March 2011, the Government outlined details of its new health […]
Read MoreMore seatbelt action needed to save lives
Posted: February 5, 2013
Posted in: Road Traffic Accidents
Greater compliance with seatbelt legislation could help save lives in road crashes says Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA), as it marks the 30th anniversary of the law coming into force. Well over 60,000 lives have been saved by seatbelts since 31st January 1983, when RoSPA’s then-President, Lord Nugent of Guildford, won the […]
Read MoreHealth and safety in supply chains
Posted: January 29, 2013
Posted in: Workplace Injuries
Increasingly, businesses are outsourcing their activities and processes. But what implications does the growing importance of supply chains have for safe working conditions? A new report from the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) sheds light on occupational safety and health (OSH) within these complex networks of suppliers and service providers. The […]
Read MoreDamages awarded for injury at stately home
Posted: January 22, 2013
Posted in: Foot Injuries Public Place Accidents
A grandfather has been awarded £8,750 in damages after he injured his ankle falling into a ditch in the grounds of Hopetoun House, reports the BBC. The court had initially awarded John Cowan damages of £35,000, however the judge reduced this amount by 75% to reflect the contributory negligence on the part of the Mr […]
Read MoreMother wins compensation for son brain-damaged at birth
Posted: January 15, 2013
Posted in: Birth Injury Head and Brain Injuries Medical Negligence
A mother has successfully claimed compensation on behalf of her son, who suffered severe brain damage at birth as a result of errors by medical staff, reports the Daily Mail. Clare Scott pursued her claim against the Royal Bournemouth Hospital Trust for 12 years, after the Trust initially denied liability in the case. Mrs Scott […]
Read MoreWorkplace health and safety proposals criticised
Posted: January 9, 2013
Posted in: Workplace Injuries
The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) has called on the Government to rethink implementing its health and safety proposals, describing some proposals as conceptually flawed. IOSH head of policy and public affairs Richard Jones said: “We’d like to see the Government reconsider the way it is implementing the Löfstedt review, as it is […]
Read MoreFife construction firm fined for dangerous scaffolding
Posted: December 18, 2012
Posted in: Employer Negligence Workplace Injuries
A Fife construction firm has been fined for exposing workers to fall from height risk by using unsafe scaffolding. Dunfermline Sheriff Court heard that work to construct a single storey house extension had reached the stage where roof tiling, the installation of a skylight and other work to make it wind and watertight remained outstanding. […]
Read MoreCall for telematics devices in fleet vehicles to make roads safer
Posted: December 11, 2012
Posted in: Road Traffic Accidents
A recent survey has found that 66% of respondents would feel safer on the road if fleet vehicles, vehicles that are driven for business purposes, were fitted with telematics devices to monitor their driver’s behaviour. A telematics device allows the quality of driving in terms of safety and speed to be monitored. Business insurance specialist, […]
Read MoreCall for Scotland to lead the way on drink driving
Posted: December 5, 2012
Posted in: Road Traffic Accidents
The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) has called for Scotland to lead the way for the UK in its proposals to lower the drink-driving limit. “If the Scottish Government makes this move it would doubtless save lives, and we urge the rest of the UK to follow suit,” said Gordon Dalyell, Scotland representative of […]
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