Custody officer awarded compensation after bite
A former custody officer at Gatwick airport has been awarded over £100,000 compensation after she was bitten on the face by an HIV infected asylum seeker, reports the BBC. The asylum seeker had carried out a similar attack on another custody officer only days before, however Ms. Ennis had not been made aware of this. […]
Businesses fail to tackle workplace injury and illness
One of the UK’s main professional health and safety bodies is warning that British businesses are failing to tackle the risks of injury and illness in the workplace. A survey, published by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH), reveals employers are underestimating the importance of worker protection and are placing it low on […]
Triple prosecution after construction death
Fines totalling £18,700 have been handed down after a foreman died when an excavator bucket filled with concrete fell on him at a London construction site. Euro Earthworks Ltd general foreman, Gerry Fox, was crushed by an excavator bucket when it fell from the arm of the 12 tonne excavator being driven by a colleague. […]
HSE proposals ‘put business profits before workers’ safety’
Workers could be at risk of recurring injury in a proposed trade-off against business costs, a not-for-profit campaign group has warned. The warning came after the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) closed its consultation on proposals to amend the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR) with the aim of employers only having […]
