Tuesday 10 December 2013

Slip And Trip – The Most Common Accidents In The UK

The slippingand tripping accident is one of those common types of incidents that are mostly caused when something is spilled onto the floor that leaves it so slippery that a person may easily slip or trip from it. These accidents can also be caused if the paths are blocked, broken and badly maintained, contained potholes or if the carpets are not fitted properly onto the floor.  Such accidents can occur at any place whether a person is working in an office or walking in a public area. In all such cases, one must have to analyze whether it is the result of someone else’s negligence or the carelessness of himself/herself.




According to the Health and Safety Statistics (HSE) of the UK for the year 2010, slipping and tripping accidents in the place of work cost 40 workers their lives in the previous year and this has cost society an approximated amount of about £800 million each year.

Monday 9 December 2013

Benefits That Companies Can Obtain From Preventing Work Accidents

A work injury, accident at work, workplace accident or a work accident is an incident that mostly happens at the place of work which finally results in the mental or physical harm. The accident at work arises due to many reasons such as if a person strikes with any movable or a fixed object; a person falls from a height, someone gets a scuff while cutting a paper or anything else, a person encounters any type of slipping or tripping in the place of work, suffers an injury during driving if driving is a part of the job, gets serious injuries during the operation of heavy equipment or machinery at the construction site, psychological injury in terms of discrimination, gender harassment or stress and many more. Such workplace accidents occasionally lead to permanent disability or death depending upon the seriousness of an injury.

In the developed countries of the world, the companies are required by law to examine all the heavy equipment and machinery on a regular basis. It is essential for the organizations to inform all the employees about the dangers in the workplace.

Wednesday 13 November 2013

Police Armed With Tasers To Avoid Personal Injury

To resolve the maximum possible violent situations, the police officers must have tasers but as not enough officers carry tasers, therefore, most officials have to face personal injury

It has been reported that in London, since most of the police officers do not carry tasers so they are not able to resolve probably the violent situations. An incident occurred at the weekend. In that incident, the police had to call and wait for the armed officers to arrive in order to arrest the suspect as the man was threatening the people in Battersea with knives. 

Friday 1 November 2013

Six Year Old Girl Died Due To Personal Injury

A young girl has died at her south London home due to personal injury. The six years old Ellie Butler collapsed in mysterious circumstances that have not yet been explained. Her death was the result of a head injury.
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According to the reports, paramedics gave the treatment at her home in Sutton on Monday afternoon but later she was confirmed dead at the hospital. The Metropolitan Police is still unable to explain this mystery. Her post-mortem examination is believed to be conducted later.

Tuesday 1 October 2013

All you need to Know about Public Liability Claims in the UK

Accidents like trip, slip and fall, road traffic accident, foot paths, animal or insect bite, accidents in schools, supermarkets, residential premises and other public places, as a result of ‘duty of care’ failure, come under public liability. Public liability accidents can happen at any time and anyone can become a victim. People are becoming ignorant of health and safety compliance, at public places, as there are no hard and fast rules to prevent accidents from happening. Mostly elderly people and children are affected by accidents in public places. Because they hardly vigilant of their surroundings. One should avoid or be cautious while walking around a construction site.

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Are you safe at Hotels and restaurants?


Accidents are becoming common in hotels and restaurants. The hotels’ management should assure that visitors are safe and sound in their premises. The slippery pool areas, polished floor and stairs are causing many slip and fall accident injuries.

Friday 27 September 2013

Road Accidents are Reducible, not Preventable!

Claim firm gets a large number of road accident claims for compensation. Do you know that each year around 95% of fatal accident injuries affect youth between 15 - 44 years of age? A latest research reveals that males are more likely to die of road traffic accident injuries than females. It is impossible to prevent road accidents; however, certain steps can reduce accidents from occurring more often. Transport authority, health, education and police must join hands to ensure road safety, by creating public awareness. It is important to consider all factors that are involved in road accidents.

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Haste Makes Waste! Leave early to be on Time

The most common factor is driving speed. It is better to set out earlier for reaching a destination on time, instead of accelerating. Increasing the velocity, to reach the place on time can cause road traffic accident injuries to the driver and other people on the road.

Wednesday 25 September 2013

Road Accident Claims Can Help Coping Up With Life Changes

Road traffic accident is an accident that takes place on a road, pavement and even footpath. The accidents can involve one or more than one vehicles. Road traffic accident injuries can change one’s entire life, within seconds. These changes are physical, emotional as well as psychological. It becomes hard for a person to deal with all the sudden and drastic changes in his or her life. At times, entire family suffers from a road traffic incident, with no one to look after and support.

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If it is not your Fault, then you Should not Suffer

In case of disability, a person is unable to carry out his or her professional duties or enjoy social activities, as before. A person who sustaining permanent leg injuries due to being handicapped following a road traffic accident injuries in UK, will not only be depended on a wheel chair, for the rest for his or her life but will also have problems at work.