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Companies fined £100k over worker death

Written on December 16, 2011 – 11:52 pm | by Hunter Appel

Two firms have been prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and fined a total of £100,000 after a maintenance worker died after an accident at a factory in Macclesfield.

United Crane Services Ltd and Millennium Rubber International Ltd were fined after 60-year-old maintenance worker Martin Denton fell from the forks of a forklift truck onto a concrete floor. He later died in hospital from the head injuries he sustained after the four foot drop.

Following an investigation by HSE officials, it was found that Millennium Rubber had regularly used containers on forklift trucks to lift workers, even though they are not safe to use for that purpose.

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Resources to monitor UK weather warnings & flood alerts

Written on December 15, 2011 – 7:14 am | by Olivia Oom

Time to batten down the hatches. The UK is experiencing one of the stormiest periods it has seen for several years, with heavy rain, high winds and snow. Storms have an enormous impact on properties – causing flash floods and structural damage.

The last couple of winters in the UK have been extremely harsh. It’s estimated that insurance claims for last winter’s storm, snow and water damage exceed £1.4 billion (according to the Association of British Insurers).

Resources to monitor severe weather warnings and flood alerts

Many holiday homes in the UK are located in rural locations, exposed to the elements and are at risk. Monito

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Teenage Driving Restrictions May Go Nationwide with Graduated Driver Licensing

Written on December 12, 2011 – 10:15 am | by Brayden Sani

Implementing nationwide restrictions on teenage driving could save 2,000 lives and billions of dollars each year, says a new study conducted by insurance and safety advocates. Its for this reason that the report, released by the National Safety Council, a congressionally-chartered independent research agency, called for a national standard in teenage driving laws, also known as graduated driver licensing or GDL.

Teenage Driving License Restrictions

According to the National Safety Council, taking time to ensure teen drivers are well educated before getting behind the wheel could not only save thousands of lives each year, it would save tons of money.

The report, funded by the Allstate Foundation, a charitable and research group supported by auto insurance company Allstate Corp., analyzed its own data on crashes involving teenage drivers, compiling reports on medical expenses, police and ambulance costs, wage and insurance losses, vehicle damage and costs to employers for lost productivity.

When comparing costs from 2009, the safety councils report found that teen crashes cost the U.S.

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Popular Types of Insurance in the United States

Written on December 7, 2011 – 5:28 pm | by Hunter Appel

Insurance is a good guarantee of financial security in the U.S. The states partially compatible with people who have health problems or job loss, however, do not wait for the government’s attention at once if the aid is required. Independent insurance for health, life, machinery and real estate is the best way to take care of itself.

Health Insurance

Now in the U.S. No government programs on universal health insurance. People are older than 65 years and some of those disabled children can receive medical care within the Medicare program. Most Americans secure health at the expense of employers.

Most Americans secure health at the expense of employers. F

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State Roundup: Consumers Dispute Iowa Rate Hike; Fla. Criticized On Nursing Homes

Written on December 4, 2011 – 10:32 pm | by Brayden Sani

 California Pacific Spends Far Less On Poor, Report Says
California Pacific Medical Center, including its St. Luke’s campus, is San Francisco’s most profitable hospital, yet it spends proportionately far less on care for poor residents than other private nonprofit hospitals in the city, according to a new report. … the report released Thursday by UC Hastings College of the Law found the hospital, which is affiliated with the Sutter Health network, spends considerably less than other hospitals on charity care when compared with the amount of money received per patient (Colliver, 12/9). <

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