Resident Suffers Severe Burn Injuries in Care Home
A national care home provider and one of its employees have been prosecuted after a young woman suffered full thickness burns to more than 40% of her body from a scalding bath. The incident occurred at a care home in Bathgate, and left 32-year-old Nicola Jones requiring major surgery, including amputation of all her toes. She […]
Saturdays in July are Peak Times for Public Place Accidents
The summer months are the most dangerous period for public place accidents that result in a personal injury claim, according to new analysis by Ireland’s Injuries Board. Last year, July was the month that recorded the highest frequency of accidents resulting in compensation awards, while Saturday proved to be the most dangerous day of the […]
Society Fined for Highland Show Fatality
The Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland has been fined £100,000 following the death of a three-year-old boy at the Royal Highland Show at Ingliston in June 2008, reports the BBC. Ben Craggs had been attending the show with his parents when he apparently grabbed hold of a rope between two bollards in one of […]
FAI Delays Cause Suffering for Bereaved Families
Fatal Accident Inquiries (FAI) are taking too long and prolonging pain and upset for bereaved families, the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) has said, as a Scottish Government consultation on improving the inquiries process comes to a close. “The real problems lie with the huge delays before the matter gets as far as an inquiry,” […]
Cuts to consultation periods are “counterproductive”
The chartered body for health and safety professionals has welcomed a call by parliamentarians to allow adequate time for consultations on Government policy. Ministers are looking at slashing the time allowed for organisations to comment on some proposed law changes, from 12 weeks to as little as two. The aim is to make the consultation process more […]
RoSPA backs Scotland’s bid to lower drink-drive limit
RoSPA is urging other parts of the UK to consider lowering the drink-drive limit after publishing a response to the proposal in Scotland. Experts estimate that a 50mg limit would save between 77 and 168 lives a year in England and Wales, which could increase to as many as 300 lives annually by the 6th […]
Packaging company prosecuted after worker injured
An Essex packaging company has been fined after one of its employees sustained a serious hand injury on an unguarded laminating machine. Gary Dean had the skin on the palm of his left hand torn away in the incident on 26th September 2011. He was using a glue laminating machine when he noticed an indent mark on […]
Charities launch fight-back against 80mph limits
A coalition of road safety and environmental organisations have launched a campaign protesting the government’s plans to increase speed limits on motorways to 80mph. The No to 80 coalition is highlighting the huge costs to society of the proposal, which it predicts will exceed £1 billion annually in economic terms, mean more families needlessly suffering […]
Towards better detection of dangerous medicines
Proposed new changes to existing EU legislation, backed by the European Parliament’s Public Health Committee, would trigger an automatic EU safety evaluation in the event of a safety alert about a medicinal product in any EU Member State. These changes would ensure that the adverse effects of medicinal products will be better monitored, to prevent […]
Consultation launched on criminal liability of partnerships
A consultation has recently been launched by the UK Government on tightening the law on the criminal liability of partnerships. The consultation is also seeking views on reforming the law on unincorporated associations. The need for reform to the Scots law on criminal liability of partnerships was highlighted after 14 elderly residents lost their lives […]
