Scottish Hazards

Today’s #FamiliesDeserveJustice blog comes from Pat and Ronnie Adamson whose electrician son Michael was killed at work when he was electrocuted on the 4 August 2005 while working on a building project in Dundee. Michael Adamson was our son.  His

Our latest guest blog for #FamiliesDeserveJustice comes from Karen Thomson whose partner Graham Meldrum was killed at work on 12 July 2005. She tells of her fight for justice for Graham and the anger and rage she still feels when

Today’s guest blog comes from Claire Baker MSP, who has lodged proposals to amend the law of culpable homicide ensuring it applies consistently across Scotland for acts of homicide in our communities and our workplaces. It is always painful for

Our first guest blog comes from sisters Natalie Woods McKeown and Dionne Woods who lost their dad following a fatal injury at work in April 2002, they tell their story about the injustice they faced, the impact it had on

  After yesterday’s cynical attempts by Theresa May to buy the votes of a small number of Labour MPs by making hollow promises on employment rights the Hazards Campaign has published its manifesto for health and safety. Who would you

Scottish Hazards wants Healthier, Safer and Fairer Work for all in 2019               Scotland’s Health and Safety charity is calling for employers and trade unions to ensure the New Year brings a renewed focus on protecting workers from harm and ensuring

All I wanted for Christmas Louise Taggart, Scottish Hazards Trustee There will have been empty seats at Christmas dinner tables across the country because loved ones have departed this earth too soon.  A multitude of reasons for that exist, but

One of the biggest fires in Glasgow’s history took place 50 years today in a furniture and glass warehouse in James Watt Street claiming the lives of 22 workers, less than half a mile from where 19 Glasgow Fire Service

  At our conference last week Claire Baker MSP launched her proposals for a Bill to amend the law of Culpable Homicide to ensure families who lose loved ones through the reckless or negligent actions of company bosses and the