We specialise and deal only with claims for personal injury compensation. We have particular expertise, and many years of experience, in representing victims of work accidents. Work accidents are fairly common because there are a lot of rules and regulations that an employer can breach. We have regulations covering most scenarios. Here are some examples:
The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992
These cover traffic routes and therefore slips and trips, general health and safety of the workplace, falls or falling objects, doors and gates, windows and skylights, and all sorts of things. The common ones are slips and trips. So if you have an accident in relation to any of the above, you may be able to make claim for personal injury compensation.
The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER)
These regulations cover all things in relation to equipment at work. This could mean anything from machinery, to conveyor belts, to hand tools like drills or saws, or to the common stapler and pen in the office. The duty to pay for, supply, inspect, and maintain work equipment is directly on your employer.
If you are therefore injured because a piece of work equipment is faulty, dangerous, or you have not been properly trained in how to use a piece of equipment, your employer may be in breach of the relegations and you may have a claim for work injury compensation. In fact, Regulation 5 imposes a possible strict liability on an employer if a piece of equipment becomes defective and injures an employee.
The Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992 (PPE)
If your job means you are put in danger, and personal protective equipment is needed, the duty is wholly on your employer to pay for, supply, inspect, maintain, and replace such equipment. Gloves for handling hot or chemical objects, respirators when you could inhale something dangerous; anything you need to protect yourself at work.
It’s similar to the work equipment regulations – your employer is responsible for supplying the equipment, properly training you in how to use it, and responsible for risk assessing activities to make sure the right PPE is provided and used. The PPE must also be suitable for your needs. Your right to make a claim for personal injury compensation is there if something goes wrong.
The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992
Another classic – manual handling is normally fairly dangerous when it’s not done in the right way, which is why your employer has the important responsibility to ensure that any manual handling done is done safely, with all tasks risk assessed, and all staff trained accordingly. Generally speaking, failing to risk assess a task or properly training staff paves the way for being able to make a successful personal injury compensation claim.
The above are the common ones we see here at The Injury Lawyers. For a no obligation chat about your compensation claim, give us a call on 0800 634 75 75 today.
