Articles

Health & Safety articles:

• 14 Jan 2011
  Liability for Sporting Injuries Sustained on the Field of Play - What's the Score?
  The sports field has traditionally been an area where arguments and recourse ended with the whistle, but in a society which cultivates a blame culture, is full time the end of the story?
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• 14 Jan 2011
  Do Extreme Sports Come With Extreme Liability?
  As participation in a broader range of sports increases in the UK, where does the liability for injury and damage sustained during extreme sports or adventure activities fall?
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• 13 May 2010
  Work at Height
  The number of prosecutions by the Health and Safety Executive in respect of "work at height" accidents has increased in recent months. Here we look at the background and statistics.
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• 25 Feb 2010
  Employee Accident Claims and Employment Law
  Some practical advice for employers on how to prevent and deal with accidents at work.
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• 25 Feb 2010
  Health & Safety on the Farm
  According to the Health and Safety Executive, around 400,000 people worked in agriculture (less than 1.5% of the working population) in May 2009, yet agriculture has one of the highest fatal accident rates of any industry in the UK.
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