What is a Musculoskeletal Disorder? A musculoskeletal disorder (or an MSD) is a term that covers any damage or disorder to the body’s musculoskeletal system. The musculoskeletal system is made up of our bones, muscles, cartilage, joints, blood vessels, nerves, tissues and ligaments. MSD’s are the most common work related health problem in Europe (OSH…
Along with Sweden, The Netherlands and Denmark, Britain is one of the safest countries to drive in in the world. Yet in 2015, there were 140,056 personal-injury road traffic accidents reported to the police. 1 in 3 road crashes involve a vehicle that is being driven as part of someone’s job. According to the RAC…
in support of NEUROCARE ROSA APPEAL ASD has raised and donated £606.55 in relation to the Neurocare Charity in order to help provide a ROSA neurosurgical robot to Sheffield’s Royal Hallamshire Hospital, making it the first NHS hospital in the UK to have the ROSA robot facilities. This robot is now providing revolutionary breakthrough technics…
Since 2001 an average of 50 people have died from falling from a height and 8,702 people have been seriously injured. Falls from a height are one of the biggest causes of workplace fatalities and major injuries. Accidents such as this should not happen in the workplace and employers have clear health and safety guidelines…
Employers in certain circumstances can be held responsible for injuries to persons caused by their employees. We look at three recent cases In the Supreme Court, the Judges held that a supermarket was liable for an unprovoked assault perpetrated by one of its kiosk attendants on a customer. Mr Mohamud went to a Morrisons’ petrol…
Asbestos kills around 5000 people each year, that’s more than the number of people killed on the road. It predominantly affects tradesmen, and around 20 people in these professions die each week as a result of exposure. (HSE) Any building that was constructed or refurbished before the year 2000 could contain asbestos. It is not…
Work and Pensions Minister Lord Freud announced this week that payments made under the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme are to be increased. In a written ministerial statement published on Tuesday 10th February, Lord Freud said that payments would be increased to 100 per cent of average civil claims, from the current 80 per cent. The…
Slips and trips are the biggest cause of major injury in the UK workplace and contribute to a third of all major injuries. Last year, there were more than 10,000 people who were seriously injured because of a slip or trip at work and sadly, 4 people were killed. They can contribute to other accidents,…
A traumatic brain injury, or traumatic head injury, is a term used to describe an injury to your brain that was caused by an external force. Like if someone hit you in the head, you banged it, or you fell. It does not cover brain injuries caused by things such as tumours or degenerative diseases.…
A public liability claim is a claim for an accident that’s happened on property that’s open to the public. This includes places that are owned or maintained by a local authority, but also private businesses that are open to the public such as museums, bars, gyms or restaurants. The people responsible for the upkeep of…