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Manual handling regulations are stringent for a very good reason. Injuries that can be caused by lifting or moving something that is too heavy can be serious – especially when they affect the muscles in the neck, back, shoulders, and arms.

But what if you are told to move something you shouldn’t have moved? What if, just for one occasion, you are instructed to move something against company policy? Can you make a claim for personal injury compensation?

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Since the government legislation of 1992 it has been compulsory for Employers to provide the correct and appropriate equipment to ensure an employee’s safety. This is because of the danger in many work places that often cannot be avoided unless protective gear is warn.

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Kitchens are often dangerous places. I’m talking about workplace kitchens here, and they’re often very busy places indeed. I’ve worked in the catering industry myself – lots of people stressed out and rushing around working in a place full of sharp tools, hot liquids and substances; plentiful dangers all around.

So if you are injured in a workplace kitchen environment, can you make a claim for personal injury compensation?

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Coming in to contact with oil can do some serious damage to the skin. If you have ever been in contact with hot oil, I’m sure you’ll know what I mean. So if this happens to you in the workplace, are you entitled to make a claim for compensation? If you contact our legal team we’ll take a look at the duty your employer has and see if we can make a claim for you.
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Pushing and pulling can always leave a person at risk of being injured through either muscular strains or damage, or being hit by objects that are being pushed or pulled. As with lifting, pushing and pulling in the workplace should always be subject to The Manual Handling Operations Regulations.

So what happens if you’re injured in the workplace when pushing and pulling objects? Can you make a claim for personal injury compensation?

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For many offices, the most dangerous area of the premises can be the kitchen/canteen. Food and liquid are likely to be spilled on the floor causing slip or trip accidents which falls within the scope of an accident at work.
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Warehouses can be inherently dangerous places to work in which is why health and safety in such places needs to be of paramount importance to both staff and employers. I’ve worked in warehouses myself so I’ve seen what can potentially go wrong – and with my years of service in the personal injury claiming world, I have spoken to many warehouse accident victims in my time.

So where do you stand if you are hit by a falling object in a warehouse?

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People are often a little put off by the thought of having to sue their employer. That being said, we live in an age now where compulsory insurance allows people the right to take action and make a claim for personal injury compensation where they are genuinely injured through negligence.

We have rather stringent health and safety regulation in the UK which helps to keep accidents and fatalities in the workplace down – so where there is a breach, you should always make a claim if you are injured and entitled to.

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Pipes – perhaps not one of the first things you think of when it comes to dangers in the workplace. But you’d be surprised as to how many claims we have taken on and won that involve simple things like pipes in the workplace.

They can pose a real danger in the workplace – let’s look at some examples and how your employer may be in breach of important health and safety legislation.

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Work yards can be dangerous places. By this I’m talking about haulage yards and factory or distribution yards where goods are normally loaded on to vehicles for transport.

In this article we will look at some rules and regulations for employers and employees when it comes to conduct in such a yard to ensure no one is injured. From people being hit by wagons or tugs to accidents when loading goods on to vehicles, there are many dangers that need to be addressed.

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