Man Dies Following Sewage Plant Accident
A man has died after he suffered severe burns following an industrial accident at a sewage treatment works. The incident which occurred in Yorkshire highlights the dangers of working in such an environment, with industrial accidents in areas such as waste management and other types of work increasing according to provisional figures from the Health and Safety […]
Certain Self-Employed Persons to Become Exempt from Health & Safety Law?
Under current Health and Safety Executive (HSE) proposals, self-employed people in the United Kindgom (UK), whose work activities pose no potential risk of harm to others, are to become exempt from Section 3(2) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (HSWA). Self-employed persons undertaking activities on a prescribed list however, will continue […]
Workplace accident victims now face an uphill struggle
Workers who have sustained an injury as a result of an accident at work will find it much harder to bring a successful compensation claim after Section 69 of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act came into force on the 1st October 2013. Government’s justification The Government describes the purpose of the Act, which received Royal Assent in April […]
