compensation claims after use of faulty equipment and machinery

Faulty work equipment and machinery can cause serious accidents and personal injury at work. The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 apply to all work equipment and machinery that is used in the day-to-day work environment.

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Equipment and machinery used at work, when not used properly, can cause accident and personal injury in the workplace. Employees must be trained to use the equipment properly. Employers must assess the skills of employees before allowing them to use work equipment and machinery. But if the machinery is faulty, serious injury and accidents at work can occur. As an employee you should be protected from any hazards and danger at work. You have rights and you should seek legal advice if you think you have a claim for compensation.
Employers must ensure that work equipment is maintained and regularly checked for faults. Equipment often deteriorates after regular use and inspections should be carried out when necessary, and before there is a problem or malfunction.


If you think you have suffered a personal injury after an accident at work because of defective or faulty equipment, you should contact a personal injury solicitor as soon as possible. You may be able to claim compensation for personal injury up to three years after the incident, but if it was recent, the sooner the better. A personal injury solicitor works directly with your claim so there are no middlemen involved. This speeds up the compensation claims process, and helps you to claim compensation in a hassle free way. Use a no win no fee personal injury solicitor who will pay you cash up front and ensure you get 100% of the compensation. Farnworth Rose Personal Injury Solicitors can get you the compensation you deserve.

Why Farnworth Rose Personal Injury Solicitors?

We operate on a no win on fee basis and even pay you £100 when we take on your claim. Stephen Astin of Farnworth Rose Personal Injury Solicitors joined the firm in 2007. Stephen acts in the field of compensation claims for Accidents and Illnesses at work. Offering a friendly and professional service he will deal with your claim for compensation. Farnworth Rose Personal Injury Solicitors offer clients a personal one to one service and ensure that you receive 100% of your damages. We do not use middlemen and will give you sound and sensible advice. Our aim is to deal with your claim efficiently and professionally, and to maximize the amount of your award. Call Stephen free on 08000 1 54321 or fill in the online claim form.

Strife on the Ocean Wave - Cruise ship illness

Your holiday of a lifetime, floating in luxury on the ocean waves, can quickly turn into a nightmare if you are struck down with food poisoning. Unforgettable it may be, but for all the wrong reasons.Most passengers who suffer illness or personal injury onboard a holiday cruise ship can find themselves feeling isolated and afraid. You won´t have the familiarity of a local doctor or hospital, and you are likely to be thousands of miles from home. You are also unlikely to be able to contact a personal injury solicitor while onboard the ship, which can add to your stress. By contacting a personal injury solicitor as soon as possible, and if the illness or personal injury was somebody else´s fault, you will be able to claim compensation.

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Unfortunately, for every reputable cruise line company, there are some who still put profits over passengers. With an increased number of people taking holiday cruises each year, it is vital that holiday cruise companies ensure their safety and wellbeing while onboard.Bad sanitation and bad hygiene have been covered up in the past by tour operators of cruise ships, and safety precautions have been found lacking. Some crew members are unqualified to carry out their jobs onboard and lack training and education. Poor maintenance and bad management also account for many personal injuries and illness suffered onboard.

Increased media attention is forcing many unscrupulous tour operators to clean up their acts, but there are always those who will slip through the net and refuse to accept any responsibility for illness and accidents onboard. International laws are relatively weak, and the small print on passenger tickets is often unclear and confusing.Fact: Accidents happen at sea. But before booking your cruise after skimming through a glossy brochure, do some research. Go online and view consumer reports or reviews of particular cruises, and always note what other passengers have said. Make sure the company who is running the cruise is reputable and well-known. Ask about medical facilities onboard, and don´t be fobbed off with vague answers.

Some of the most common injuries that happen on cruise ships result from:

Trips or slips on steps and decks.
Accidents while ashore on excursions.
Food poisoning.
Personal injury from lack of security,
mechanical defects or even fires

If you have been hurt onboard a cruise ship, the first thing to do is read the passage contract. This outlines, albeit often in small print, the tour operator´s duty and obligations to you, the passenger.The next thing to do is contact a personal injury solicitor, with an expert solicitor who specialises in claiming compensation for holiday illness and personal injury. You can then claim the compensation you deserve and your rights regarding holiday illness or personal injury compensation will be fully explained. Holiday illness and personal injury can ruin your holiday, but don´t let it ruin your life. Claim the compensation that is due to you.

Food poisoning outbreaks on cruise ships – are we right to be worried?

Being struck down with food poisoning on board a cruise ship, can ruin your holiday, and cause lasting illness and trauma. Some of the most prevalent cases of illness aboard cruise ships happened last year, and were reported widely in the media.

So is cruise ship sickness something we need to be worried about, or is it blown out of all proportion by a sensationalist media? Personally, having suffered food poisoning on land, I can´t think of anything worse than being struck down with norovirus onboard ship. With serious illnesses, such as MRSA, striking fear into the hearts people attending hospital in the UK, the last thing they need is to be worried about illness on holiday.

Passengers from the Diamond Princess, which was quarantined in Shanghai late last year, allege that the crew on board the ship were unprepared for the norovirus outbreak, and subsequently failed to prevent the spread of the illness. So can illness aboard a cruise ship be prevented? The truth is that often people contract the illness on land, and bring it onboard , but as many passengers are crammed into a fairly confined space, the illness spreads quickly. Sixty people were confined to their cabins on the Diamond Princess, after being struck down with the highly-contagious virus, and it was reported that another 400 people fell ill.

Many passengers fell ill during the second week of the trip, after visiting some of the specialist restaurants onboard. Norovirus strikes quickly and by the time you realise you are ill, you will probably be suffering severe symptoms of diarrhoea and vomiting. Problems can arise onboard cruise ships when an illness breaks out and affects many of the passengers, as there are only so many doctors onboard, which can cause delay in receiving treatment. It is common for single people to take holidays on cruise ships, and is all the more stressful for them when they become ill, and have to cope alone.

Passengers who became ill aboard the Diamond Princess also allege that nobody contacted them from the tour company on their return to the UK. If you have suffered holiday illness or injury onboard a cruise ship, through no fault of your own, it is vital you contact a personal injury solicitor as soon as you can. You will be advised of your rights and guided through the complicated personal illness and injury compensation claims process from start to finish.
If sanitisation and bad hygiene was to blame for the outbreak onboard the Diamond Princess, then the passengers were due to compensation from the tour company. Holidays, costing between £2,000 and £4,000, were completely ruined for many passengers.
Norovirus, which causes gastroenteritis, is spread by faecal contamination of food or water or person-to-person contact. It can spread quickly in enclosed spaces, especially if particular attention is not paid to personal hygiene. It causes vomiting and diarrhoea for up to three days, and usually resolves itself without treatment or long-term complications. Norovirus-related illnesses have been known, however to last for many months.

The Diamond Princess belongs to Princess Cruises, which is part of Carnival Corporation & PLC, the British-American global cruise company that owns P & O Cruises. A Princess Cruises spokesman said at the time: “We have worked extensively with both international and local Public Health Authorities to develop comprehensive outbreak prevention and control policies and we do everything we can to protect the safety, health and comfort of our passengers.
“Unfortunately, norovirus is currently circulating widely throughout the Far East and we regret that an outbreak occurred on this occasion. Our investigation into the circumstances of the outbreak is ongoing and so we are unable to comment further at this time. We have received no formal legal claims in relation to this matter but any communication received will be dealt with as a priority.” The major problem with suffering illness onboard a cruise ship is that it only takes one person to spread a virus to the rest of the ship. Whether the virus was contracted onboard or on land, it is of little consolation to sufferers. With so much negative publicity about norovirus and food poisoning onboard cruise ships, it would be hard to excuse any company or tour operator who did not ensure the thorough cleaning and disinfecting of the ship when an outbreak takes place. All crew should be thoroughly trained in how to deal with an outbreak of norovirus. The Health Protection Agency bought out guidelines for crew aboard cruise ships, detailing the actions they need to take should there be such an outbreak. There is no longer any excuse for staff onboard cruise ships to be ignorant of the norovirus facts.Unfortunately, these outbreaks of norovirus show no signs of abating.

If you have suffered an illness or personal injury onboard a cruise ship, that was not your fault, contact Farnworth Rose Personal Injury Solicitors as soon as possible.

By claiming with Farnworth Rose Personal Injury Solicitors:

You receive 100% of the compensation.
You receive £100.00 when we take your claim.
No win, no fee and no risk to you

If you think you have a claim for illness, accidents or injury which happened abroad, we can help you claim compensation. Holiday claims are complex and you need to contact Anne Thomson at Farnworth Rose Solicitors if you think you have a claim. Anne has worked for over 20 years in the field of holiday compensation claims, and has a sound knowledge of travel law and how it works. Many tour operators offer clients much less money than they deserve after suffering an illness, injury or accident on holiday. Contact Anne and her team before you accept any payment – we may well be able to get you more! For more information or to make a claim, call FREE on 080001 54321 or fill in

Food poisoning outbreaks on cruise ships – are we right to be worried?

Being struck down with food poisoning on board a cruise ship, can ruin your holiday, and cause lasting illness and trauma. Some of the most prevalent cases of illness aboard cruise ships happened last year, and were reported widely in the media.

For more information how to make a no win no fee no obligation compensation claims phone 08000 154321 or click here for www.roseclaims.co.uk


So is cruise ship sickness something we need to be worried about, or is it blown out of all proportion by a sensationalist media? Personally, having suffered food poisoning on land, I can´t think of anything worse than being struck down with norovirus onboard ship. With serious illnesses, such as MRSA, striking fear into the hearts people attending hospital in the UK, the last thing they need is to be worried about illness on holiday.

Passengers from the Diamond Princess, which was quarantined in Shanghai late last year, allege that the crew on board the ship were unprepared for the norovirus outbreak, and subsequently failed to prevent the spread of the illness. So can illness aboard a cruise ship be prevented? The truth is that often people contract the illness on land, and bring it onboard , but as many passengers are crammed into a fairly confined space, the illness spreads quickly. Sixty people were confined to their cabins on the Diamond Princess, after being struck down with the highly-contagious virus, and it was reported that another 400 people fell ill.

Many passengers fell ill during the second week of the trip, after visiting some of the specialist restaurants onboard. Norovirus strikes quickly and by the time you realise you are ill, you will probably be suffering severe symptoms of diarrhoea and vomiting. Problems can arise onboard cruise ships when an illness breaks out and affects many of the passengers, as there are only so many doctors onboard, which can cause delay in receiving treatment. It is common for single people to take holidays on cruise ships, and is all the more stressful for them when they become ill, and have to cope alone.

Passengers who became ill aboard the Diamond Princess also allege that nobody contacted them from the tour company on their return to the UK. If you have suffered holiday illness or injury onboard a cruise ship, through no fault of your own, it is vital you contact a personal injury solicitor as soon as you can. You will be advised of your rights and guided through the complicated personal illness and injury compensation claims process from start to finish.
If sanitisation and bad hygiene was to blame for the outbreak onboard the Diamond Princess, then the passengers were due to compensation from the tour company. Holidays, costing between £2,000 and £4,000, were completely ruined for many passengers.

Norovirus, which causes gastroenteritis, is spread by faecal contamination of food or water or person-to-person contact. It can spread quickly in enclosed spaces, especially if particular attention is not paid to personal hygiene. It causes vomiting and diarrhoea for up to three days, and usually resolves itself without treatment or long-term complications. Norovirus-related illnesses have been known, however to last for many months.

The Diamond Princess belongs to Princess Cruises, which is part of Carnival Corporation & PLC, the British-American global cruise company that owns P & O Cruises.
A Princess Cruises spokesman said at the time: “We have worked extensively with both international and local Public Health Authorities to develop comprehensive outbreak prevention and control policies and we do everything we can to protect the safety, health and comfort of our passengers.

“Unfortunately, norovirus is currently circulating widely throughout the Far East and we regret that an outbreak occurred on this occasion. Our investigation into the circumstances of the outbreak is ongoing and so we are unable to comment further at this time. We have received no formal legal claims in relation to this matter but any communication received will be dealt with as a priority.”

The major problem with suffering illness onboard a cruise ship is that it only takes one person to spread a virus to the rest of the ship. Whether the virus was contracted onboard or on land, it is of little consolation to sufferers. With so much negative publicity about norovirus and food poisoning onboard cruise ships, it would be hard to excuse any company or tour operator who did not ensure the thorough cleaning and disinfecting of the ship when an outbreak takes place. All crew should be thoroughly trained in how to deal with an outbreak of norovirus. The Health Protection Agency bought out guidelines for crew aboard cruise ships, detailing the actions they need to take should there be such an outbreak. There is no longer any excuse for staff onboard cruise ships to be ignorant of the norovirus facts.

Unfortunately, these outbreaks of norovirus show no signs of abating. If you have suffered an illness or personal injury onboard a cruise ship, that was not your fault, contact Farnworth Rose Personal Injury Solicitors as soon as possible.

By claiming with Farnworth Rose Personal Injury Solicitors:

100% of all compensation goes to you.
£100.00 cash up front when we take on your claim.
No win, no fee, no risk

Claiming for holiday illness, injury or accidents can be difficult. Holiday claims expert, Anne Thomson of Farnworth Rose Personal Injury Solicitors, has over 20 years experience of dealing with clients who have fallen ill or sustained injuries abroad. Anne´s background and customer service skills ensure clients are dealt with in a professional and sympathetic manner. Her knowledge and expertise in the specialised area of travel law is second to none. Tour operators often offer clients less compensation than they deserve, and it is essential that you contact us before you accept any payment. Your claim will then be assessed and you will be advised by Anne and her highly trained team how to proceed. For more information or to make a claim Call us FREE on 080001 54321, or fill in the claim form.

Norovirus – the facts and how to claim compensation for holiday illness

Over a million people book holiday cruises every year, and travel to exotic destinations, enjoy amazing entertainment, and top-notch dining at all-inclusive prices.

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Cruises can provide the holiday experience of a lifetime, but it seems that things can go wrong. Gastro-intestinal illness, such as norovirus is highly contagious among cruise ship passengers, and can ruin your holiday.

Holiday illness and personal injury onboard cruise ships is reported regularly in the media, and many people are confused about the threat of illness aboard cruise ships. Viruses, such as norovirus, are very common onboard cruise ships as they are highly contagious, but 80% of these illnesses are actually contracted on land. It is very common for outbreaks of stomach illness to occur on cruise ships as large numbers of people, in a relatively confined space, gather for long periods of time. There are some simple steps you can follow to help you avoid stomach illnesses while holidaying on a cruise ship.

In order to protect yourself from illness, we first need to understand why stomach viruses seem to spread so quickly onboard cruise ships. A common cause of norovirus comes from people not washing their hands after using the bathroom. The virus is very common and often a holidaymaker onboard a cruise ship can be infected with a virus and not even know it, until they have passed it on to many more passengers. All it takes is for a few infected people to start touching handrails, door knobs, lounge chairs and everything else on board, and before you know it, you have an outbreak, where most of the passengers are confined to their rooms.

Other reasons could be due to the failure to properly disinfect the cruise ship when the previous cruise resulted in an outbreak of norovirus. Norovirus can be spread by people, and often from those who have had human or animal waste put in their mouth. This could be from unwashed food or unclean water.

Also on a cruise ship there is usually only one doctor and sick bay. This means every infected person goes to the same clinic. This can cause the disease to spread faster as well. All of the people suffering from this cruise ship illness go to the same doctor, who may or may not end up helping the illness to spread.The upside for most passengers is that cruise ship norovirus typically spreads and ends within 24 to 60 hours. Also, most people make a full recovery from cruise ship infectious diseases.

If you fear there is an outbreak of norovirus on your holiday cruise ship:

Report it as quickly as possible to a member of the crew.

Try not to shake hands with other passengers. If you like to shake hands, use disinfectant straight afterwards.Disinfect your cabin, your curtains, carpet, bed and furniture to be safe.

Take a first aid kit, containing medicine onboard, which will help you if you catch norovirus on the cruise ship. Include medicines for stomach flu, such as antacid and diarrhoea tablets.

If you claim holiday illness or accident compensation through Farnworth Rose solicitors

Rose Personal Injury Solicitors:100% of the compensation received goes to you.You will get £100.00 when we take your claim on.No win, no fee, and most importantly no risk to you.
Everyone looks forward to holidays and they are often the highlight of a family´s year. Unfortunately things can go wrong, and you may suffer illness, injury or accident when on holiday through no fault of your own. Claiming from tour operators is complex, and you should seek our advice if you want to make a claim for compensation. Anne Thomson is our resident holiday claims expert and boasts over 20 years experience in the field of holiday claims compensation. Don´t be fobbed off with less than you deserve from the tour operator. If you want more advice or even a friendly chat about a possible claim, call FREE on 080001 54321 or fill in our online claim form.

Claiming for a car accident – the right way

Car accidents are among the biggest causes of personal injury in the UK each year. Millions of people suffer personal injury following a road accident which was not their fault. Claiming compensation for those injuries can be done smoothly if you contact a reputable personal injury claims solicitor before accepting any payout.No one car accident is the same. All accidents vary to a certain degree, which means that every claim for compensation is slightly different. There is no such thing as a typical car accident.To determine whether you have a case, and to explain your legal rights, make sure you use a personal injury claims solicitor as opposed to an accident ´management´ company. Known as bloodhounds or ambulance chasers, salesmen from some disreputable companies will even attend the accident scene or hospital, to try and get your injury claim. Many of these guys work on a commission basis and will do anything to get your signature.You may be suffering trauma or stress after suffering a personal injury, and the last thing you need is more hassle from salesmen.

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Liability for car accidents is often admitted at the scene of the accident, and vital information such as insurance and driver details are also exchanged. If you find yourself badly injured, and the police attend the scene, they will log all necessary details of the other driver involved. The police will also give all parties involved a producer, which is proof that the accident happened. The accident will also be logged on the national database, which is invaluable if you need certain proof after the event.When you contact a personal injury solicitor, never be afraid to ask questions. The only stupid questions are the ones not asked. After explaining the compensation claims process, your solicitor should then ask if everything is clear and that you understand the procedure.Always make sure that:

You will receive 100% of the compensation.
The personal injury solicitor works on a no win, no fee basis.
There is no cost to you when you claim.
Fees are recovered from the people at fault.
No fee is payable once the claim is settled.

Always remember that compensation for personal injury can be claimed by any passengers travelling in a vehicle involved in an accident. The passengers are not to blame, even if they are travelling in the vehicle whose driver was at fault. Providing they have visited a doctor or been to hospital, the passengers often have more rights than the drivers when claiming compensation for personal injury.

If, as the driver, you admit liability after an accident, you won´t have any success in claiming compensation, but as the passenger, you can still make a successful claim.
Certain circumstances can result in reduced compensation payments for passengers. If you get into a car with a driver you know is intoxicated, and agree to be driven by that person, your compensation payout can be substantially reduced. If you suffer personal injury after a road accident, and you are not wearing a seatbelt, the compensation can be reduced by 25%. Although some drivers admit part liability, an investigator will decide who was at fault, and by what percentage.

It is a common dilemma for passengers who suffer personal injury as a result of an accident not to want to claim against family members or friends who may have been driving. Remember that the reason your family and friends pay insurance premiums is to cover accidents and injury to anyone travelling in the vehicle. The same applies if you suffer a personal injury as a result of an accident in a taxi, bus, train or on any type of public transport. The vehicle and its´ driver will be insured to cover such incidents.If you have any doubts or questions regarding a personal injury compensation claim, speak to a personal injury solicitor, who will explain the compensation claims procedure clearly, and who will guide you through the whole process from start to finish.claim, but it´s crazy not to find out.

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A compensation culture, or protecting the public?

It is also a fact of life that anything which is introduced to make life easier for people, and to help them overcome financial, physical and emotional hardships, is open to abuse. I used to work in a benefits office in Mansfield, Notts, and for every ten genuine claimants, there was always one trying to con the system. Emergency payments could be made to claimants for extraordinary circumstances, such as if they had to attend a funeral in a different part of England or travel to visit sick relatives. I lost count of the times one particular claimant told me his ´grandma had died´. ´How many grandmas have you got?´ I eventually asked him, exasperated. ´Four´ came back the reply. Now I have never been very good at maths but even I could smell a rat! Needless to say said claimant never did get his early payment and left with his tail between his legs.

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We lived at the time in a large coal mining area in Nottinghamshire, and were surrounded by pits. My parents ran a restaurant just outside the city, and we used to host members of the National Union of Mineworkers and the breakaway Union of Democratic Mineworkers – obviously not at the same time. The general consensus among the miners of Nottingham (and I am probably opening up a can of worms here), was that the NUM was a fantastic union when it was first founded, but turned into a power-crazy organisation when ´King Arthur Scargill´ took over the leadership. One of my friend's fathers, Tom, was a retired miner at the time of the pit strike in the 80’s and he used to tell me what a great job Joe Gormley did. Formerly head of the NUM, Gormley ensured miners were paid a proper wage and that working conditions were improved. Funds were made available for miners injured in the pits, and improved medical care for those suffering from life-threatening lung diseases associated with coal dust such as emphysema. Tom had been buried up to his neck twice in the mines, and although he was given some support, he died from emphysema two years after retiring at the age of 62.
Had Tom or his family been able to claim compensation earlier, his suffering would have been more bearable and the financial strains on his family would have been eased.

In my mind, anything which is introduced to aid the welfare of the public can only be a good thing. I now live in Spain, and it seems the whole of the Costa del Sol has been turned into one big building site over the past ten years. The amount of injuries sustained by people tripping over uneven pavements, or workers injured on constructions sites is massive. If you try to claim any compensation here for personal injuries suffered through no fault of your own, you will at best be met with a shrug of the shoulders and at worse told ´you should have looked where you were going´. Sad but true. So yes, although compensation claims are open to abuse, I know which society I would rather live in if I have the misfortune of suffering a personal injury that is someone else's fault!