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A new fatal accident inquiry (FAI) law has been passed which means that FAIs can now be conducted in cases where Scottish nationals die in accidents abroad; even in circumstances where their bodies are not repatriated.
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The families left bereaved by the tragic and avoidable Glasgow bin lorry crash are now clear to pursue claims for compensation following the end of the Fatal Accident Inquiry, according to media reports.
Unsurprisingly, Sheriff John Beckett...- Details
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Bad news for North East Scotland as recently released figures show that the region has the highest car accident injury rate in the whole of Britain.
Banff and Buchan Westminster constituency recorded the highest rate of fatal and serious injuries...- Details
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A construction company has admitted health and safety failings following a fatal accident on a building site in Glasgow.
A 31-year-old man was killed when a steel frame fell on top of him on 15 October 2009 while assisting in the construction of...- Details
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A fatal accident at the premises of an animal feed company in Scotland was deemed "entirely foreseeable" by a Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspector.
In the accident which occurred in February 2011, a 33-year-old employee of Transpan Limited...- Details
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An offshore services company has been fined following the death of an employee while working at a site in the North Sea.
The incident took place in 2011 when the 37-year-old man had been accessing an area below deck using ropes to abseil down..
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An experienced pipe fitter died of severe head injuries while working in Invergordon, Scotland on 19 June 2011, the Health and Safety Executive reports.
The fatal accident occurred when the man, working alongside two other colleagues, was...
