In today’s technological age there are loads of workplaces where cables will be plentiful through a range of industries throughout the UK. If I look around my desk now I can see the keyboard, mouse, phone, Ethernet and several power cables all running down the back of my desk. They are, of course, safely out of the way; we wouldn’t get very far as an injury law firm if we failed to follow basic health and safety legislation now, would we?
But many workplaces are too lapse in their following of the rules and accidents involving loose cables in the workplace can be plentiful.
The law
The law is pretty clear – Regulation 12 (3) states quite simply as follows:
So far as is reasonably practicable, every floor in a workplace and the surface of every traffic route in a workplace shall be kept free from obstructions and from any article or substance which may cause a person to slip, trip or fall.
An article could be a loose cable – perhaps trailing at the side of a walkway, or hanging off the edge of a desk in an office. In either example an employee could get their foot caught and trip, or could get part of their body caught and suffer a wrenching injury. We have taken on and won many loose cables injury claims that range from trailing projector cables to power cables on building sites.
Any cable can be dangerous and the law is clear about making sure that floors are free from such dangers.
So how do I claim?
Simply by using our riskless no win, no fee services. You don’t pay anything upfront or during the course of the claim, and if you don’t win, we can write off all of our legal fees so you don’t have to pay a single penny.
Your employer is legally obliged to have a policy of insurance to cover them for such incidents so all we need to do is submit a claim form and then use our vast wealth of experience to settle the case. Where we can win the claim we will always strive for the highest level of compensation for you.
To get started just call 0800 634 7575 today. We can start the claim over the phone with no lengthy forms to sign at all.