If a floor is being mopped, those employees mopping the floor have a duty to warn people that the floor is wet and poses a potential slipping hazard. Traditionally this is done by erecting Wet Floor signs. So what happens when a floor is being mopped and no warning sign is visible and someone slips and injures themself on the wet floor?
As a member of the public visiting a place like a supermarket or a bar, the Occupiers Liability Act puts a duty on the owners to take all reasonable steps to look out for your health and safety. Erecting a sign can be seen as a reasonable step; but failure to do so can be seen as a breach of the Occupiers Liability Act and that means they are liable to compensate you for a claim!
If this has happened to you, here is what you need to do, to protect your right to make a claim for personal injury compensation:
Report it!
If you haven’t done so already, make sure you report the incident. Make sure you specifically confirm that no wet floor sign was erected and take a note of the names of anyone you speak to.
It’s also worth making a report both verbally and by email / letter to a head office or customer services contact to ask them to save any CCTV footage of the incident. CCTV could be vital in proving that there were no signs present at the time of your fall. Whilst they will not normally give you access to any footage, we need to make sure it is not destroyed. Most footage is erased after just a few short weeks.
Witnesses
Where you with anyone at the time of the accident, or did anyone see the fall? Could they also confirm that there were no wet floor signs present and therefore support your claim? If so, their details could be very vital!
Medical Attention
Get to a hospital or see your GP as soon as you can so your medical records can confirm the details of your accident and injuries. As well as that, if you are in pain and injured, it’s prudent to have some kind of medical attention anyway!
100% Compensation: Call Us – Now!
For slipping accident claims we still offer a 100% compensation agreement. Most other lawyers will want to take up to 25% from your payout but we do not. We can still offer a full 100% agreement meaning you keep every penny of your claim for personal injury compensation.
