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Heart disease early deaths at highest level in over 10 years
Hitting the highest level in more than a decade, early deaths from heart disease are causing the ‘worst crisis in living memory’ for the NHS.
£50,000 fine for bus company after worker killed at depot
A bus company and cleaning firm received a fine after an employee was killed by a bus. Albin Trstena, an employee of Cordant Cleaning
NHS maternity staffing levels ‘unsafe’ according to former worker
A former NHS midwife couldn’t handle the possibility of poor care being provided, so quit her job instead. According to information shared in a
Company receives fine after employee seen working from unsafe platform
EAP Limited fined after employee seen precariously working from high platform at Ramsgate Harbour, elevated by forklift truck. European Active Projects (EAP) Limited was
Employer fined after worker loses hand in tumble dryer mechanism
A linen services company receives a £100,000 after an employee needed to have a hand amputated due to a workplace accident. Scott Drummond of
What is Silicosis?
Silicosis is a type of lung disease, which can develop due to the inhalation of crystalline silica dust, normally over a long duration of time.