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Scaffolding can be placed under several workplace health and safety regulations. Firstly it is work equipment which means that The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations apply; secondly it often involves working at height and so The Work at Height Regulations are useful; and finally as a traffic route The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations can apply too.

Why is this relevant? Because we only need to show that your employer is in breach of one relevant regulation to hold them at fault for an accident. So the more we can apply, the better chance we can have at winning a case.
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Despite the fact that we have a fairly good record when it comes to health and safety here in the UK, work accidents are still frighteningly common. As a firm of specialist injury lawyers we help a lot of victims for work accident claims and we often see trends in the nature of the accidents we help victims for.

Sometimes the happening of an accident should simply have never happened and was easy to prevent – the case of an unguarded chuck key in a lathe is one such example.
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As work accident specialists I can tell you that there are a LOT of workplace rules and regulations when it comes to health and safety legislation. They cover all areas like general safety, equipment, manual handling, working at height, personal protective equipment, chemicals, and all sorts.

The reason for this is to ensure that employees are safe at work and to put specific duties on employers to take steps and action to avoid injuries. But although there are several sets of regulations covering several different things, they all usually have one particular regulation in common: training!
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Workplace health and safety legislation is designed to specifically protect employees from being injured at work. Falls from scaffolding at work should never happen at all. When properly risk assessed and when staff are competent and trained, and working in the correct & safe way, there should never be any scaffolding accidents.

So if you have fallen off scaffolding, read on for some advice about your rights for making a claim for personal injury compensation.
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It’s scary how often workers loose fingers or parts of their fingers in the workplace. From crushing injuries to fingers getting trapped in lathes or being cut by saws, it is sadly a common occurrence. We are always taking on cases for victims of finger loss injuries at work, as a firm of specialist work accident lawyers.

So do you need some advice about the best way to access the compensation you deserve? If so, read on.
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If you have had an accident at work and you are thinking about making a claim against your employer, you may naturally have a number of concerns. Don’t worry! Our experienced claims team has heard them all and we want to put your mind at rest.

It’s your basic right to make a claim when you have been genuinely injured at work through no fault of your own, so this article may be useful to put your mind at ease, If you’re worried about initiating a case.
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Our client was stocking shelves for a well known supermarket when the accident occurred, which resulted in a broken foot that caused a great deal of pain and financial loss. Whilst the break wasn’t a severe one, any fracture or lower limb damage is likely to result in needing a lot of help and needing a lot of time off work.

We were happy to accept the claim using our genuine no win, no fee policy and we were very pleased with the settlement we fought for.
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Our client asked The Injury Lawyers for help when he suffered a deep cut to the arm when using an angle grinder on an unstable job at work. A part of the job came down and hit our client due to the vibrations from using the grinder, which clearly constituted as an unsafe system of working.

Unfortunately the grinder came in to contact with his arm as he was knocked by the falling part of the job, which resulted in the nasty injury being suffered.
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Sadly finger loss injury claims for workplace accidents are very common. In fact, they are way too common given how good health and safety in the UK is generally seen as. The HSE are constantly investigating and prosecuting firms for finger loss injuries at work, and we take on and win a lot of these types of claims as well.

So if this has happened to you, what are you rights when it comes to making an accident at work claim, and what can you expect to be compensated for what you have had to go through?
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Injuries caused by machinery at work when employees are caught or entangled in moving parts are one of the more common types of cases that the Health and Safety Executive prosecute companies for. We deal with a startling amount of workplace negligence claims with these kinds of circumstances, and this is despite the fact that the law is very clear on preventing these situations arising.

We’re lucky to have fairly robust legislation here in the UK and we do boast pretty good records when it comes to incidents and fatalities in the workplace. But despite this, a lot of work accidents still happen.
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