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Ladder Fall

Ladders are dangerous if not used properly. They are responsible for thousands of accidents every year, both in work places and around the home. But, they are an essential tool for a lot of people, and jobs. The trick therefore is to use them safely, and most importantly know what you are doing. This certainly […]

It’s A Cliché For A Reason

As every fan of slap stick comedy and cartoons will tell you banana skins are slippery. Step on one and…oops, up in the air and down you go. Mrs S found out on a recent visit to her local supermarket that it is very true in real as well. As she was walking along an aisle […]

Safe To Walk

Miss S thought it would be safe to walk when she went to cross the road at a pedestrian crossing, it should have been. Unfortunately the driver approaching the crossing was not paying proper attention. In fact no attention at all, because he failed to stop and drove straight into Miss S. She was knocked […]

Not Enough Room At The Stop

You know what it is like, no busses for ages and then three come along at once!! Unfortunately on this occasion there wasn’t really enough room at the bus stop for all three at once. This didn’t however deter the driver of the bus that Miss C was travelling on, who thought they might just […]

Tripping Along

In October 2015 Mr R was walking in the centre of Hull. As he was doing so he tripped and fell over a defect in the surface of the pavement. He landed awkwardly and as result suffered a fractured wrist. As well as causing him a lot of pain and discomfort, it also meant he […]

Eyes Open

Keep your eyes open – good advice in most areas of life, but especially so if you are driving a car. Mr T certainly wishes that the driver of the car that ran into the rear of is vehicle whilst he was stationary had followed that advice. Unfortunately he didn’t, so instead of noticing Mr […]

Gloves

Mr S was working on a building conversation. He was instructed to take down some metal racking from the ceiling. The method he was told to use was to simply grab the racking and pull it out, which he did. He hadn’t been told that the edges of some of the racking was quite sharp, […]

Good Maintainance

When your business relies upon machinery it is a good idea to keep things properly and well maintained. If you don’t, then accidents can and do happen, as Mr N knows only too well. He works in a factory that prepares and packages among other things sliced cooked meat. Mr N was responsible for slicing […]