Under the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations 2002, employers have a duty of care to ensure that workers are protected from exposure to hazardous substances in the workplace. This includes exposure to latex and latex vapours. If you developed latex allergies because your employer failed to comply with the COSHH regulations, you [...]
Electric shock injuries in the workplace are more common than some may think. According to the Health & Safety Act and other laws pertaining to electrical safety at work, employers are responsible for ensuring that the premises are safe for their workers and visitors. Therefore, if you received an electric shock at work due to [...]
Farmer’s lung disease refers to a specific type of allergic reaction that results from inhaling the dust from any mouldy crop. The medical term for this condition is extrinsic allergic alveolitis or hypersensitivity pneumonitis. Although mouldy hay is the most common cause of this farmer’s lung, it’s not the only one. Farmer’s lung disease can [...]
You may be eligible to file an osteoarthritis compensation claim if you’ve worked or are working in an industry that has caused osteoarthritis. What Is Osteoarthritis? Osteoarthritis is a debilitating progressive condition that affects the joints. Osteoarthritis develops when the cartilage that protects the joints by absorbing shocks breaks down causing the bones under the [...]
If you’re a police officer injured while carrying out your duties due to negligence, you may be eligible to make a police office injury claim. There’s no denying the high risks involved in working as a police officer and anyone who joins the police force understands this. However, personal injuries should not be thought of [...]
The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 sets the guidelines for health and safety in the workplace across the UK. According to this Act, all employers have a duty of care towards their employees. As part of this ‘duty of care’ clause, employers are required to put reasonable measures in place to minimise [...]
If you have been assaulted at work by a manager, you may be eligible to pursue a personal injury claim for compensation. Nobody ever expects to be assaulted at work, least of all by a manager. In any workplace, managers are expected to behave professionally at all times and set an example for all the [...]
A slipped disc can be a painful injury caused when a vertebral disc gets compressed, moves out of alignment or is displaced. There are several reasons why this can happen. Natural causes such as aging may be largely unavoidable. However, slipped disc injuries caused due to negligence in the workplace should be prevented by putting [...]
Although night shift work has been a part of life for many people for decades the past five years in particular have seen a major shift in the way businesses operate. With transactions being carried out around the clock to meet demands from all over the world, the traditional 9-5 workdays have been replaced by [...]
Suffering an assault at work by a colleague is unfortunately more common than many people realise. Being assaulted at work by anybody, whether it’s a colleague or a customer is not just unacceptable, it is also illegal. Workplace violence can affect everyone, creating a hostile work environment that is counterproductive. If you were assaulted at [...]
