100% for work equipment claims? Yes please!
Did you know that there are specific regulations that cover the provision and use of work equipment in the workplace? In fact, the regulations are aptly named The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations, and they govern any equipment provided by the employer in the workplace, and their duty to provide it.
It’s important to know your rights when it comes to a workplace claim – so read on for how things work and when we can offer you a No Win, No Fee agreement.
The Regulations
The regulations can be fairly strict, and they cover several aspects of equipment in the workplace, such as:
- The duty an employer has to provide it to make your job easier or safer
- The suitability of equipment
- The condition of equipment from a maintenance perspective
- The training in use of such equipment
- Safety guards, rails, and stop buttons for equipment
The regulations are fairly detailed as the idea is to put a full duty on your employer when it comes to managing the use of any equipment in the workplace. Equipment can be things like factory machinery, plant equipment, handheld tools, vehicles, and even desks and chairs.
So what happens if you are using equipment and it breaks, or is perhaps unsuitable, causing an injury? Or perhaps a lack of training or safety measures has resulted in you being injured by equipment?
Making a No Win, No Fee Claim
If equipment has injured you in the workplace, it’s highly likely that we will offer you a No Win, No Fee guarantee for a claim. Because the regulations can be quite tight, there is a significant duty on your employer to make sure that you are not injured as a result of equipment in the workplace. So if you are, we can probably help you.
Our No Win, No Fee does exactly what it says on the tin – you don’t win, we don’t charge you.
We can operate this way because we only take on a case on a No Win, No Fee basis if we think we have a good enough shot at winning the case. So it’s up to us to assess the risks of the case and make an informed decision about taking it on.
Be careful because there are law firms out there who will ask for upfront payments, and some agreements may not necessarily cover everything.
We also offer 100% compensation for work accident compensation claims as well – so if the case is successful, we won’t take a deduction from your claim like other firms will do. Most will want to take up to 25% from the payout due to the dreaded April 2013 legal fee reforms from the government; but we, do not!
So you win, you keep all your payout and we recover what fees we can from your employers insurance. We lose, you don’t pay us. It’s as simple as that!
