Over the years at The Injury Lawyers, our specialist team have been dedicated to securing maximum compensation for employees injured through the use of equipment at work.
Any employee who is involved in an accident of this nature may be entitled to secure compensation on a no win no fee basis.
You may be wondering: who can claim, and under what circumstances can a claim be made? Detailed below are the specifics as to what the law says on the matter, what would be considered a ‘workplace’ and who would be considered an ’employee’ to be eligible to bring a claim.
Are you able to claim?
As an employee you have rights – where you are injured during the course of your employment, you can be entitled to claim from the employer if your rights have been breached
This is the case whether you are based at your place of work, are a home worker using work equipment provided by work, or are making use of work equipment elsewhere such as a company car.
Law specifics
As the law suggests, it is important for an employer to carry out assessments to ensure that any equipment provided to an employee to carry out their job is fit for purpose and is safe to use.
It is also the employer’s duty to carry out a risk assessments on the equipment; ensure that it is in satisfactory working order; and will not pose any danger to employees using it.
The definition of ‘equipment’ covers anything from heavy duty machinery, all the way down to a photocopier, or equipment provided to an employee during the course of their employment like a company car.
It is important that before any employee goes on to use the equipment, they have received full training to comply with health and safety regulations. This is key to avoiding accidents and injuries.
Following on, it is important that when introducing equipment in to the workplace, employees know how to use the equipment safely; are aware of any specific dangers in using the equipment; and have received full training on what to do in an emergency situation if anything were to go wrong with the equipment.
If the equipment is particularly complex, for example heavy plant machinery, clear instructions must always be available which all employees using the equipment can refer to.
Although many employees take on great lengths of responsibility at work, it is in fact the employer’s responsibility to check that any broken equipment is repaired as soon as possible. As employee health and safety is of paramount importance, employers must regularly service and maintain equipment to ensure that is in good working order, and is safe for employees to keep using.
In a nutshell, if an employer fails in their duty to comply with the law on equipment in the workplace and subsequently an employee is injured, a claim may be made.
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