As a firm of lawyers who only represent victims for personal injury claims, we take on a lot of workers compensation claims for accidents and injuries that occur in the line of duty. We have expert knowledge to be able to advise you right from the start as to whether you have a claim for compensation, and to fight for your rights to claim.
We take on a surprising amount of claims for personal injury compensation where a lack of training has resulted in employees being injured in the line of day. So here is a little advice about your rights to claim.
Training – Your Employers Responsibility!
If you are injured because your employer fails to adequately train you or fails to train you at all, you could have a strong claim for compensation. For example:
- You are not given proper manual handling training and you injure your back due to poor lifting techniques.
- You are not given proper training for using dangerous equipment and you are injured as a result (perhaps you accessed a dangerous part and sustained an injury).
- You are not trained in how to use protective equipment and you end up using it incorrectly and are injured as a result.
- A colleague who has not been trained properly injures you; something that is still covered under vicarious liability.
Continual Training
For many things, continual training and supervision should be provided as well. Over time the mind forgets and bad practices can be picked up. So a failure to provide follow up training that cases an injury may still be claimed for.
Proof of Training!
It isn’t always good enough for an employer to have some simple guidance or manuals to read. This isn’t always proper training. Training should be adequate and you should be asked to confirm that the training is understood. To defend such a claim, an employer should provide documentation like this to show they have adhered to their responsibilities.
100% Compensation For You
For work accidents we can still offer 100% compensation even though other lawyers are taking up to 25% from your payout to cover fees. This is due to recent legal reforms that have restricted the recoverability of lawyer’s fees from the opponent.
So call us now on 0800 634 75 75 today.
