Articles On: UK Industry Sectors
The UK landscape of industries that operate as workplaces
Unlicensed removal of Asbestos results in fine for printing company directors
Posted: 25 January 2022
Posted in: Asbestos-related Illness & Diseases, Manufacturing, Work-related Illness, Disease & Ill-health, Work-related Lung Disease
Two directors of printing company D&M Heritage Ltd have been fined for breaching Asbestos health and safety regulations. In 2016, Charles Dunn and Jeremy Mills organised the removal of Asbestos Insulation Board (AIB) using untrained staff, resulting in the spread of dangerous Asbestos fibres. Dunn and Mills were made aware by a licensed Asbestos removal company that the freestanding cupboards in their rented warehouse contained AIB in both the doors and backing. The backing was broken, and D&M Heritage had agreed to remove them, after being given notice by their…
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Unprotected exposure to vibrating tools leaves 30 employees with life changing hand injuries
Posted: 13 January 2022
Posted in: Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS), Retail, Wholesale & Vehicle Repair, Work-related Illness, Disease & Ill-health
A glazing company based in High Wycombe has been fined for failing to assess the risks posed to employees who use vibrating tools. They have left a significant portion of their technicians with permanent injuries to their hands in the form of Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS). The company in question, PSV Glass & Glazing LTD, fits and repairs windows of large vehicles, such as trains and buses. As part of their role, employees used as special type of saw, often referred to as “Fein Cutters.” They were used to…
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Significant casualties in American factory after workers given 20 minute Tornado warning – is this corporate manslaughter?
Posted: 15 December 2021
Posted in: Factory Working Environments, Fatal Accidents at Work, Manufacturing, Workplace Accidents Resulting in Injury, Workplace Personal Injury
A series of deadly tornados, including one category EF5, hit multiple US states last Friday evening (10th December 2021). EF5’s can reach speeds higher than 200mph. The “Quad-State Tornado” wreaked havoc across 200 miles of land, destroying homes, businesses, and claiming lives. In Mayfield, Kentucky, the strongest of these tornados hit Mayfield Consumer Products (MCP), a candle factory running around the clock to meet Christmas demand. The factory is the 3rd largest employer in the area, with 245 people staff and last year’s earning standing at $28.97million. 110 workers were…
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Seriously Poor Working Conditions for Factory Workers in India Supplying Major UK High Street Retailers
Posted: 23 November 2020
Posted in: Retail, Wholesale & Vehicle Repair, Work-related Illness, Disease & Ill-health
Overworking, low-pay, abusive management and a lack of breaks are just some of the unfair working conditions these women in India making clothing for Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Marks & Spencer and Ralph Lauren are experiencing. When we think of poor working conditions in the UK, we tend to think about bad bosses, dealing with difficult customers or uncomfortable chairs; to name some common frustrations. In this respect we are very, very lucky. It’s often easy to forget that a high standard of living, fair wages and a commitment to employee wellbeing…
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Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Claiming Employer Negligence
Posted in: Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing
If you have suffered an injury, or contracted an industrial disease, whilst working for an agriculture, forestry, or fishing company, contact us to claim compensation. Our panel of employer negligence solicitors can help you claim on a no win, no fee * basis. Call today on 08082391859^ for no-obligation guidance. Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing Health & Safety in the UK Despite the general importance of this industry for cultivating food to sustain us, employees of agriculture, forestry, and fishing only make up a single percent of the entire UK working…
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