Almost 50 people have been affected by a chlorine leak in a swimming pool near Wolverhampton. According to the BBC website, emergency services were called to the swimming baths to treat the individuals involved who suffered symptoms such as difficulty breathing, nose and throat irritation, watering eyes and panic attacks.
The online dictionary defines whiplash as ‘an injury to the neck (the cervical vertebrae) resulting from rapid acceleration or deceleration (as in an automobile accident)’. What a lot of people don’t realise is that a whiplash injury isn’t necessarily something that affects you immediately after an accident. It could well be that you feel perfectly fine in the aftermath of a crash only to later discover several hours later that you have sustained an injury.
Compensation Claim Against The English FA
Premiership side, West Ham United, have submitted a compensation claim against the English FA , after one of their strikers, Carlton Cole, was injured while on International duty for England. West Ham are looking for around £200,000 compensation.
In the UK, maintaining the condition of roads public roads is the responsibility of the Highways Agency. They are charged with the responsibility of keeping roads of a high enough standard to ensure the safety of those who use them. They do this via Safety Inspections which their website describes as: ‘designed to identify defects likely to create a danger to the public and therefore require immediate or urgent attention.’
Growing children love having fun. The problem is that they get bored easily. A lot of parents recognise then, that it’s a good idea for kids to be able to go out and run around for half an hour in a playground, because it allows them to burn off some of that excess energy that might otherwise have been used to destroy your living room and pull off the dog’s tail.
Safety At Work: The Right Tools for The Job
It might sound blindingly obvious but it is much easier to do your job efficiently and effectively if you have tools which are designed for the purpose that they are being used! What you might not realise is that while you are grafting and trying to make the best of what you have at your disposal you could be causing yourself serious damage to your health.
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Car Accidents: Details, Details, Details
Being involved in a car accident is a traumatic experience. It can leave a person shaken up and suffering physical pain. However, if you are involved in an accident it is important to keep a cool head and try and make sure that you get the details of the other party. The more details that you get, the easier it will be for your solicitor to progress your claim.
Accidents in the Building Industry
In recent news, two workmen from Reading fell to their death after an unsupervised colleague mistakenly loosened bolts on a crane they were working on. The crane was in the process of being dismantled after its use in building work at Durrington High School in Worthing.
Computer Casualty Injury Advice
The use of computers has transformed our lives. We use the technology at work to communicate, to store data, to produce reports and projects while at home we shop, read and play on our computers. But are they safe?
In the complex and dangerous realm of the spinal cord, scientists are on the verge of breakthrough. The body cannot naturally repair functions in the brain or the spinal cord and surgery is incredibly risky as the spinal cord is the connecting point of nearly every nerve to the brain. If the spinal cord is damaged there has been little hope for complete recovery. However BBC News reports that a team of scientists at the University of Cambridge is “developing a treatment which could potentially allow damaged nerve fibres to regenerate within the spinal cord.” This brings great hope to people who suffer with major conditions such as paralysis and others like a loss of sensation. According to the report over 40,000 people in the UK suffer with spinal injuries that have a great impact on their life.