http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/ Wilson Nesbitt Solicitors - Industrial Disease News RSS feed en-gb email@wilson-nesbitt.co.uk info@flamegreen.com 30 http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/861/15072008/work-related_illness_or_injury_affects_118_million.html Injury or illness in the workplace has affected 11.8 million people in Great Britain and Northern Ireland in the last year, a new survey has found.The statistics, produced by YouGov on behalf of insurer RSA, also showed 17 per cent of those injured or ill due to work-related injury or industrial... Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:26:00 BST http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/806/09062008/post-traumatic_study_due_this_month.html The 'world's largest' study on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is due to be published this month, Legal & Medical magazine reports.Moving Minds, a psychological services provider, told the publication that the study will be particularly important because it is largely... Mon, 9 Jun 2008 17:04:00 BST http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/789/30052008/rospa_awards_celebrate_success_in_workplace_safety.html A charity has held an awards ceremony recognising the achievements of firms in workplace safety.The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) Awards are open to companies in Northern Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales as well as companies based outside the UK.Award categories... Fri, 30 May 2008 13:34:00 BST http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/788/29052008/radon_gas_regulations_should_be_reviewed.html UK Building Regulations and British Standards should be changed to protect people from the build-up of radon gas, the Health Protection Agency (HPA) has recommended.Amendments should include provisions which ensure that all new property uses materials and measures to reduce internal radon build... Thu, 29 May 2008 13:27:00 BST http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/770/16052008/serious_setback_for_injured_firefighters.html A High Court ruling on ill-health could have a serious effect on the pensions of retired firefighters, the general secretary of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has claimed.Matt Wrack told Channel 4's News at Noon he disagreed with the decision to reject the FBU's case in a court battle... Fri, 16 May 2008 16:35:00 BST http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/732/28042008/employers_must_understand_-_all_accidents_are_preventable.html The minister for health and safety Nigel Dodds and the Northern Ireland Committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions have been commemorating those who have died in workplace accidents at International Workers' Memorial Day.Mr Dodds told the ceremony that it was appropriate to recognise... Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:49:00 BST http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/729/25042008/jumbo_jets_worth_of_people_killed_at_work_every_fortnight.html Enough people die at work to fill a jumbo jet every two weeks, according to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA).This is due to a failure to maintain effective health and safety standards in the workplace, the society believes."If one jumbo jet crashed every two... Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:30:00 BST http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/650/06032008/nuclear_workers_risk_heart_health.html While solicitors in Belfast and Northern Ireland may be used to dealing with clients who have developed cancer from working with nuclear materials, there may be an even larger type of industrial illness in the sector.Solicitors in Belfast and Northern Ireland may be interested to know that heart... Thu, 6 Mar 2008 14:00:00 GMT http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/652/06032008/employee_litigation_biggest_business_risk.html Businesses in Belfast and Northern Ireland could find that their biggest risk of financial loss may come if an employee contacts their solicitors following poor treatment, experts say.According to Hiscox, businesses in Belfast and Northern Ireland may be unaware that one of the most costly things... Thu, 6 Mar 2008 14:00:00 GMT http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/624/22022008/tradesmen_ignorant_of_asbestos_hazard.html Solicitors in Belfast and Northern Ireland could see more cases of asbestos-related illnesses caused by work in the future as research has shown a stark lack of knowledge about the risk. A survey carried out by the British Lung Foundation suggests that only 12 per cent of tradespeople in Belfast... Fri, 22 Feb 2008 14:00:00 GMT http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/462/21112007/hse_warns_on_silicosis_risk.html Solicitors in Northern Ireland could see fewer claimants seeking compensation for silicosis if quarrying companies heed the warnings of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). While such cases are rare for solicitors to deal with, stonemasonry companies in Northern Ireland should take note of the... Wed, 21 Nov 2007 19:00:00 GMT http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/416/18102007/pleural_plaques_compensation_blocked.html People suffering from work-related pleural plaques in Northern Ireland are less likely to visit their solicitors to try to make a case for compensation, following a House of Lords ruling that sufferers were not entitled to claim.In the first decision of its kind in Britain and Northern Ireland,... Thu, 18 Oct 2007 12:45:00 BST http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/411/15102007/quarry_firm_fined_for_disclosure_failures.html A quarrying company has been found guilty of failing to report the ill-health of an employee as well as breaching health and safety regulations.The law requires employers to report industrial diseases and employees may not realise they can contact their solicitors over work-related ill-health if... Mon, 15 Oct 2007 14:00:00 BST http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/392/02102007/acra_warns_of_asbestos_risk.html While asbestos is the single greatest cause of work-related deaths in Britain and Northern Ireland, The Asbestos Removal Contractors Association (Arca) says it difficult for workers to know when they are at risk.Steve Sadely, a spokesperson for Arca, said: "It is true that in the region... Tue, 2 Oct 2007 13:00:00 BST http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/386/01102007/mesothelioma_case_snowballs.html A family has been awarded over £100,000 in compensation following the death of the father from mesothelioma two years ago.Frank Ede, from Hull, died in July 2005 aged 75 from the disease, which he developed after being exposed to asbestos during his time working the shipbuilders the... Mon, 1 Oct 2007 12:45:00 BST http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/328/21082007/many_work-related_accidents_not_reported.html After the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) published statistics of work-related deaths and injuries in Britain and Northern Ireland between 2005 and 2006, Consult GEE says that the full picture is still not being shown.Analysing the figures, the consultancy firm said that the statistics... Tue, 21 Aug 2007 10:45:00 BST http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/320/16082007/solicitors_want_asbestos_compensation_raised.html Solicitors have said that the amount of compensation awarded to families of mesothelioma victims in Scotland should be the same as that given in the rest of Britain and Northern Ireland.Currently Scottish families have received from £10,000 to £15,000 per bereaved member, with... Thu, 16 Aug 2007 12:00:00 BST http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/314/10082007/printers_a_health_and_safety_risk.html Offices in Britain and Northern Ireland could see a glut of employees reaching for their solicitors' numbers if research into the health risks of modern office printers is proved to be correct, Workplace Law reports. Scientists at the Queensland University of Technology in Australia found in... Fri, 10 Aug 2007 13:15:00 BST http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/231/11072007/quinn_wins_dermatitis_compensation.html James Quinn has won an undisclosed amount of compensation after solicitors negotiated a settlement with his former employers for a work-related dermatitis claim. Mr Quinn, a machine driver for Mone Brothers Civil Engineering from 1985 to 2005, developed a dermatitis rash due to frequent physical... Wed, 11 Jul 2007 13:00:00 BST http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/212/27062007/mesothelioma_victim_awarded_compensation.html Ken McDonald of Barrow has won £102,500 in compensation after being diagnosed with mesothelioma, which he developed from being exposed to asbestos in the workplace.The 67-year-old, who was a former electrician's mate, was diagnosed with the fatal cancer last October.While working at... Wed, 27 Jun 2007 13:30:00 BST http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/193/14062007/top_firms_to_tackle_worker_exploitation.html Land Securities, Serco and Jaeger are among the firms who have agreed to join the Trades Union Congress (TUC) to try to tackle the problem of exploitation of employees.Some of the issues that need to be addressed include unreasonably long working hours, poor pay and health and safety breaches.... Thu, 14 Jun 2007 13:00:00 BST http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/149/21052007/businesses_warned_to_insure_against_corporate_manslaughter_bill.html Businesses should be aware that they face big bills and trips to the solicitors if they do not prepare for the introduction of the Corporate Manslaughter Bill.The bill should be passed in Britain and Northern Ireland by July at the latest, meaning companies could face criminal convictions and... Mon, 21 May 2007 15:35:00 BST http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/114/09052007/hse_summit_to_highlight_asbestos_danger.html The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has felt it necessary to call the eighth summit of its kind to try to persuade the asbestos removal industry to shape up, as solicitors still see too many claims for ill-health caused by asbestos and too many asbestos-related deaths still... Wed, 9 May 2007 17:45:00 BST