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Company fined £40,000 after explosion at factory

A chemical factory has been fined following an explosion at its factory in the Scottish Borders.   The blast at Rathburn Chemicals in Walkerburn on 10 January 2020 resulted in a laboratory, which was part of the factory, being demolished.     According to the Health and Safety Executive, it was likely caused by excessive…

Armed Forces Day – How we can help with Military Injuries

Armed Forces Day is here to pay tribute to the service men and women who go above and beyond to protect our country.   The annual event is held on the last Saturday of June every year, to celebrate all that troops do, as they put their lives at risk every day to ensure the…

Accidents and workplace deaths

The recent story of a man in his 40s at the Hinkley Point C construction site serves as a reminder of the dangers posed by construction work.   This article can be read here. As we have many regulations and safeguards in place on construction sites in the UK, it is safe to assume that…

Young workers are more likely to be injured

Experience counts for a great deal in the workplace, but this article from The Safety Mag, a publication in Canada, points out some of the common risks associated with workers under the age of 25.   Here is the article in question. Training can help limit the risk, together with proper instruction in how to…

When lack of paperwork proves fatal

The report in the Daily Mail yesterday on an accident at Greenfields Limited in Leicestershire paints a picture of a dreadful fatal accident involving two men at their place of work.   One of them, 19 year old Nathan Walker, was expecting his first child – who was born 15 days after his death. Nathan…

Can Voxel’s AI technology stop accidents from happening at work?

Here in the EL/PL Department, we recently hosted our work experience student Lauren Young.   Lauren assisted Alex with some of her day to day file tasks, observed her discussing cases with clients over the phone and took time to consider a new article outlining what workers in a new company, Voxel, are doing to…

What should I do if I suffer an accident in a public place?

Unfortunately, accidents within the United Kingdom are very common. Read on if you suffered an accident in a public place and are unsure of what to do.   Although there are no statistics regarding accidents in public places, it is estimated that over 441,000 employees suffered accidents at work in 2020/21 and there were 122,071…

Defective escalators – Accidents in supermarkets

We encounter many different kinds of accidents that occur in supermarkets and stores in general (either involving employees or customers).   It is rare, however, to hear of accidents involving defective escalators. They are usually subject to strict maintenance procedures and stores and shops have a high duty of care to ensure they are safe…

The pressures of working at speed in an Amazon warehouse

Anyone who needs a Birthday present at short notice, or realises they have a missing ingredient for the cakes they are making for the school fair, will appreciate the speed and convenience of hopping onto the Amazon website and ordering a delivery for the next day.   However, items arriving at speed can put untold…

Pressures from Amazon lead to a surge in accidents at work

The manufacturing industry is a field where workers are at a higher risk of sustaining injury, with 34 employees dying through the course of their employment in 2020/2021, a rise of 7 from the previous year.   This is the third highest sector, with only construction and agriculture having higher figures. The most common accidents include…