News - 2009
HSE move to quell spoil sport myth
With Christmas fast approaching, Britain's safety watchdog has moved to quell the expected avalanche
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HSE move to quell spoil sport myth
With Christmas fast approaching, Britain's safety watchdog has moved to quell the expected avalanche
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Two die in Cornish coach crash
Two women have died and another 47 people have been injured in a coach crash in Cornwall. The coach
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The importance of choosing the right medical expert for clients with chronic pain
Many people who develop a chronic pain condition do so following the trauma of an accident. What is
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Company fined following death of worker
A company has been prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive after an employee was hit and kille
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Brickworks fined after schoolgirl killed by boulder
A company was today fined after being convicted of failing to provide and maintain a suitable barrie
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Painful physiotherapy program helps treat chronic pain
The popular saying ‘more pain, more gain’ might hold some truth for people suffering from chroni
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Employer without compulsory insurance fined
A Cambridgeshire retailer has been fined £1,000.00 for failing to have compulsory insurance to prot
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Property developer fined for putting workers at risk
A London property developer has been fined £10,000.00 at City of London Magistrates Court after wor
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HSE urges employers to keep those working at height safe
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has today prosecuted a Lincoln firm after one of its workers f
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Botox therapy eases chronic pain
According to a new study, botulinum toxin, better known as ”Botox”, the popular remedy for wrink
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Explosion death prompts large fine for engineering company
A father and son engineering company in Devon have been fined at total of £85,000 after pleading gu
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HSE warns building firms after worker seriously injured in fall
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is urging employers to ensure their workers are protected when
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Safety warning after worker suffers 11000 volt shock
Outdoor workers in Lancashire are being urged to take extra care near overhead electricity lines aft
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Expertise of BLB Partner recognised
BLB Personal Injury Partner, Mark Tawn, has been reappointed to the Law Society's Personal Injury Ac
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HSE launches campaign to inform polish and other migrant construction workers
A campaign is being launched today to inform Polish construction workers based in London about on-si
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Warning to scaffolding companies after firm prosecuted for collapse
Scaffolding companies need to double check their structures are safe and secure, the Health and Safe
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Client praise for BLB Solicitors
BLB Solicitors were delighted to receive the following letter from a former client suffering with Co
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HSE reiterates warnings about working at height after company fined for fatal fall
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is urging companies to re-examine their working from height pr
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Victory in CRPS case for BLB client
BLB Solicitors have settled a claim on behalf of a client suffering with Complex Regional Pain Syndr
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Employers urged to take action after worker is trapped in machine
Employers are being urged to take action to prevent injuries after a Chester industrial worker becam
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Blackpool Pleasure Beach Big Dipper incident
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is investigating the incident on the Big Dipper fairground rid
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BLB settle claim against householder who left hazard on pavement
BLB Solicitors have settled a claim on behalf of an elderly lady who sustained extensive facial inju
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HSE warns construction companies after deaths of two workmen
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is reminding construction companies of the financial penalties
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No FAI inquiry into fatal factory explosion
There is to be no fatal accident inquiry held into the circumstances of the explosion at the Stockli
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Select Committee calls for HSE to explain prosecution drop
The 40% fall in prosecutions over the past four years is a significant drop says the Select Committe
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Firm fined after employee crushed his arm in a roller
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) issued a warning today about the risks of operating machinery
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HSE say they want people to have fun
If you believe everything you read, ‘health and safety’ is to blame for a lot of fun events bein
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BLB settle claim for electrocuted workman
BLB Solicitors have settled a claim on behalf of a Polish workman who suffered a massive electric sh
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Accident victims who made fraudulent claim can receive damages
A couple who made a fraudulent claim on behalf of the husband’s mother following a road traffic ac
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Northamptonshire company fined after worker falls from height
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is reminding employers of their duties to the safety of staff
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Health and safety guidance to be free online
Authoritative guidance about how to protect employees from workplace dangers is to be given away fre
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First prosecution under new Corporate Manslaughter Act
The Crown Prosecution Service is bringing its first ever prosecution against a company under the Cor
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Employer fined after serious workplace incident
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is warning employers not to neglect their duties after a worke
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Local authority fined after employee suffers electric shock at work
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is urging employers to ensure proper safety procedures are in
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BLB Solicitors settle CRPS claim
BLB Solicitors have settled a claim for a client who developed Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (other
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Hairdressers wave goodbye to bad hand days
A trial commissioned by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has revealed that hairdressers say ‘
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One in five construction sites fail health and safety checks
One in five construction sites failed health and safety checks during the latest national inspection
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Men much more likely to speed says road safety charity
Following the launch of a new government anti-speeding campaign featuring a male driver plagued by m
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Company fined after workers injured
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is reminding employers of their duties to the safety of staff
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CRPS patient pins hopes on experimental treatment
"It feels like I am being burnt alive and I would do anything to stop this pain." These are the word
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Landlord put on notice to ensure gas appliances are maintained
A landlord with 193 properties across the UK has been put on notice not to repeat the failings that
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Employer fined after worker was injured in fall
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is urging companies to follow safety procedures when working a
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Woman dies in factory accident
A woman has died after being involved in an accident at a paper firm.
The Health and
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An overview of Cervical Spondylosis
Cervical spondylosis is a common cause of neck pain. It tends to develop after the age of 30, and b
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Aberystwyth scaffolding collapse highlights construction dangers
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is warning of the need to ensure scaffolding is properly erect
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Cyclists will receive less accident compensation if not wearing a helmet
Cyclists who fail to wear a helmet should receive less compensation for injuries resulting from acci
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HSE warns of dangers of trips and falls in the workplace
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is warning employers to ensure that their workplaces are safe,
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Eighteen injured in South Yorkshire crash
A bus driver has been questioned in hospital and given police bail over a crash involving two buses
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Firm fined following fall from unsafe scaffolding
Partners of Birkenhead building firm put lives at risk by having untrained worker erect scaffolding.
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Refurbishment sites targeted by HSE
Last year (2007/08) over half (52%) of the workers who died on construction sites worked in refurbis
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How practicing touch can help CRPS sufferers
The following article appears on the www.howtocopewithpain.org website, and was taken from Tactile d
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Company pleads guilty following outbreak of salmonella
A company has admitted to health and safety breaches following an outbreak of salmonella at a nurser
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Solicitor slams quality of advice to accident victims
A solicitor has spoken of his deep frustration at the standard of representation offered to many acc
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Client praises BLB Solicitors
We were delighted to receive the following letter from a Client who instructed us after finding our
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Genetic factors in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Research published by Dutch scientists in the European Journal of Pain suggests that genetic factors
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HSE demands that loads are safely secured after driver dies
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has warned employers that they must properly restrain loads on
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Slips trips and falls are no joke
A total of 61 people died and more than 14,000 suffered serious injury as a result of a slip, trip o
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Worker awarded six figure damages following hand injury
A court has ruled that a payment of more than £100,000 should be made to a man who suffered injurie
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Possible fibromyalgia treatment enters Phase II trials
Chelsea Therapeutics International has announced that it is starting Phase II trials of the drug Dro
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Man fined after worker injured in fall
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is warning the construction industry of the dangers of working
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Bionic hand gives accident victim new lease of life
A student who lost his left hand in a car accident has told how his life has been transformed by the
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Worker loses part of arm at paper mill
A machine worker at an Aberdeenshire paper mill has lost part of his arm after being involved in a s
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Man killed in machinery accident
A man has died after becoming entangled in machinery at an industrial premises in Lancashire.
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Cervical Spondylosis operation linked to greater complications
In patients with diffuse cervical spondylosis, posterior fusion is associated with a significantly h
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Construction firm fined over fall at work
The Health and Safety Executive has warned the construction industry about the need to properly mana
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BLB Solicitors win damages for CRPS victim
A man who developed Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), also known as Reflex Sympathetic Dystroph
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Farming campaign tackles one of our deadliest industries
A campaign to prevent deaths on farms launches today (Friday 2nd January 2009) – highlighting farm
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Royal College of Nursing wins record damages for members
It has been announced by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) that it had won a record £5,061,140 in
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Third of drivers still using mobile phones when driving
Many people still talk on their mobile phones while driving despite the introduction of tougher puni
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Time is up for dangerous paving slabs in West Sussex
Traditional paving slabs are set to disappear from many footways throughout West Sussex in the years
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Risk of injury from body piercing
Body piercing is becoming increasingly popular, but such fashion comes with the risk of personal inj
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