| Personal Injury News: Company fined following injury on building site |
| The Health and Safety Executive has again reminded companies of the dangers posed by working at height. The warning comes after an incident in which employee suffered serious head injuries after a fall.
The employee of Robertson Homes Limited, Gary Gray, was working at the Sun Gardens development in Sun Street, Thornaby-on-Tees, in September 2005, when he fell down an open stairwell whilst using an unsecured ladder. He suffered multiple injuries body, face and wrist. HSE Inspector Victoria Wise said: “Work at height is still the single biggest killer in the construction industry. In 2005/06 there were 24 deaths due to falls from height and many more workers were seriously injured. This incident demonstrates the importance of employers ensuring that work at height is properly planned and that there are safe systems of work in place that can be implemented. Systems for safe work at height should not be left to the employees on site to devise.” Robertson Homes Limited, admitted three offences under health and safety legislation and were fined £2,500 and ordered to pay costs of £2,889. Source: easily-claim.co.uk  More News:-  Cosmetic Surgery on the Increaseomen have been indulging in cosmetic surgery for decades however an audit carried out by the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons details.... Precautions required when removing asbestos, warns HSEhe Health and Safety Executive has reiterated its warning to all companies to ensure correct precautions are taken when dealing with asbestos after a .... Substandard treatment in casualty harms patientsrecent report entitled Emergency Admissions: A journey in the right direction? published by the National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome an.... Accrual for compensation owed to NHS patients hits £9 billionigures released by the NHS Litigation Authority (NHSLA) suggest that an estimated £9.2 billion could be owing to patients who have received substandar.... MP3 players spark compensation worriesesearchers in Canada have suggested that a high number of people, who use MP3 players, may notice a hearing loss sparking fears of a compensation clai.... Injured worker loses legrecycling company has admitted breaching Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 following an inquiry by the Health and Safety Executi.... Criminal injury compensation claim turns out to be a hoaxman has appeared in court charged with perverting the course of justice after he claimed he was attacked with a nail gun. David Russell of Glouceste.... |
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