by Conal | May 12, 2020 | News, Real Life Stories
On a bright cold January morning, the client was driving his Honda Deauville 680 cc touring bike to work. He came off the M50 at Exit 14 and came down the Drummartin Link Road. He was stopped first at the lights at the Golden Grill. The lights went green and he took...
by Katarina Benova | Apr 27, 2020 | News, Real Life Stories, Real Life Stories
No Manual Handling Training The client, a male Lithuanian national aged 35, was employed in a warehouse to load and unload sheets of glass. He had worked in the loading area since 2007. On Friday the 14th of March, he was working by himself loading glass into a van...
by Katarina Benova | Apr 8, 2020 | News, Real Life Stories, Real Life Stories
Elena, aged 52 years, works as a cleaner. She has been cleaning offices in Limerick for 5½ years. In March 2019, Elena was upstairs cleaning a canteen and toilet. She needed to bring the rubbish downstairs. The lift was not working properly. It kept shuddering. Elena...
by Katarina Benova | Apr 8, 2020 | News, Real Life Stories, Real Life Stories
On a cold, wet February evening, Rima was returning home from work in the restaurant. She driving along the Dublin Road into Navan.She had just passed the left hand turn onto Timmons Hill (R153).The traffic was heavy both ways and she was stopped to turn right onto...
by Katarina Benova | Feb 7, 2020 | News, Real Life Stories, Real Life Stories
Alfonsas is a 54 year old factory operative working in a turkey factory. His job is to take the recently killed turkeys from the slaughter house and put them onto hooks. The turkeys weigh from 5kg to 45kg. When the rack is full it weighs approximately 600kg. Alfonsas...
by Katarina Benova | Feb 4, 2020 | News, Real Life Stories, Real Life Stories
It was a dark August night. Mary was on her way back to the caravan. She had been out with her friends at a restaurant. She was walking back to the caravan park. The caravan park is at the end of a long, single-lane roadway. There is a footpath to the right-hand side....
by Katarina Benova | Jan 6, 2020 | News, Real Life Stories, Real Life Stories
Mantas works in a factory where plastic pipes are made. He is in charge of five machines. Each machine has a number. His job is to keep an eye on each machine and ensure that they do not run out of ingredients. Mantas must pour in the ingredient mix at the top of the...
by Conal | Oct 16, 2019 | News, Real Life Stories
On a warm June evening, Mindaugas and his girlfriend U gne decided to go to a nightclub in Dun Laoighaire. There were lots of people drinking inside and outside the nightclub at the trestle tables. There was loud music inside. On the way out of the nightclub,...
by Conal | Sep 16, 2019 | Real Life Stories
Inesa was looking forward to shopping in Dundrum Shopping Centre. She took the Luas out from the city centre. She got off at Balally Luas station. This is a new Luas station which was built approximately 15 years ago. She started walking up the steps. Suddenly, she...
by Katarina Benova | Sep 16, 2019 | Real Life Stories
Pat Ahearne, a 65-year-old carpenter was driving along Ormond Quay Lower in his van when the traffic backed up. He stopped the van. However, the driver of the Toyota Avensis behind him didn’t react in time and went into the back of Pat’s van. The damage to the rear...
