Accidents at work: the Scottish anomaly

Article Abstract:

The number of workplace fatalities and serious accidents is much higher in Scotland than in the rest of the UK. In 1998, there were 36 reported fatalities in Scottish workplaces, along with more than 2,000 serious injuries. The Scottish share of fatalities and serious injuries in the UK has risen significantly during the 1990s. It is possible that employers in Scotland are more able to avoid complying with safety regulations than their counterparts elsewhere in the UK. Furthermore, Scotland has a poor record of taking action against employers who violate safety regulations.

Occupational health and safety, Occupational safety and health

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Director jailed for Lyme Bay deaths

Article Abstract:

Managing director of activity holiday company OLL, Peter Kite, has been jailed for three years following the deaths of four teenagers on a canoeing trip. The company OLL was fined 60,000 pounds sterling. The teenagers had been taken out on a two-hour canoeing trip for which they were unprepared and their instructors were unqualified. The students were sixth formers at Southway Comprehensive School, Plymouth.

Cases, Manslaughter, OLL, Kite, Peter

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Scottish farm deaths

Article Abstract:

In 1999, eight people were killed on Scottish farms, in accidents involving a tractor, being trampled by a cow, and fire in straw bales.

Farms

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