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I say this a lot on the blogs I write – there are loads and loads of rules and regulations that employers must abide by to protect their employees in the workplace. They cover all sorts of things that range from general workplace health and safety to manual handling and working at height.

When your job means that you or a part of your body will be exposed to a potential danger, your employer must take all reasonable steps to prevent an injury. So let’s look at eye injuries and how these can be avoided.

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One of my first jobs was in a warehouse for a well known retail outlet. This was before my career in law, but looking back at it now, there were health and safety dangers all over the place! Around their busiest periods across Christmas, the stock room, which was relatively small, would be packed with toys and goods that would be cluttered all over the ground as well as on the shelves.

This poor health and safety practice could have paved the way for a winning claim if someone was to be injured. Cluttered workplaces can mean your employer is in breach of important health and safety legislation.

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Lifting too much in any environment can be a real recipe for disaster. The last thing anyone wants to do is injure their back – which is ultimately one of the worst areas to injure yourself! Back injuries can often be lengthy, painful, debilitating, and cause long term problems. That’s why we have The Manual Handling Operations Regulations to protect employees in the workplace from excessive lifting injuries.

So what are your rights and what can you do if this has happened to you? Read on for more info about making a workplace claim for personal injury compensation for manual handling injuries.

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Gloves can be an important piece of equipment used in the workplace to protect you from hazards to the hands and arms. Whether you need to handle hot liquids, sharp objects, or chemicals, they can be used as an effective measure of protection from dangers in the workplace.

Gloves at work fall within The Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations category, which is something employers must abide by. In this blog, we’ll be looking at the suitability of gloves, not the actual provision of them.

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When it comes to manual handling in the workplace, it isn’t just about training in correct lifting techniques, providing equipment and enough people for a lift, and making sure lifts are performed safely; there are other factors to take in to account as well.

As the title of this blog may suggest, let’s look at slips when performing manual handling activities in the workplace. Is your employer negligent? When can you make a claim for personal injury compensation if you slip when performing a manual handling activity?

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All workplaces should be subject to the many workplace health and safety regulations that are in force. Such regulation is very important to protect employees from being exposed to risk that can be easily preventable.

Building sites can naturally be a hotspot for accidents and compensation claiming due to the many dangers involved in working on them. So what happens if you suffer an accident due to a fall on a building site? Can you claim and who do you claim from?
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Whether you’re simply using a piece of office equipment like a photocopier as part of your everyday role, or whether you are working on a factory machine or using plant equipment, the last thing you expect is to end up with an electric shock from the equipment that should be safe to use.

There are specific regulations for workplaces when it comes to managing the health and safety of work equipment, so if you do receive an electric shock, you may be able to make a claim for personal injury compensation.
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We can offer 100% or competitive deductions for work accident claims in light of the law changes from April 2013

There are certain hazards in the workplace that can only be avoided through the use of Personal Protective Equipment – or PPE as its known for short. Handling certain potentiality dangerous materials can warrant the use of PPE, most commonly gloves. Glass can of course be dangerous for several reasons – it may have sharp edges for one, and secondly, if dropped, it could shatter and cause serious injuries to the hands and arms.

So what are the duties on employers when it comes to handling glass and providing PPE?
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Can we still give you 100% compensation? Read here for info

Fall accidents – whether it’s a fall caused by a slip or a trip, or a fall from height in the workplace on some ladders or scaffolding, the injuries can be devastating. There’s plenty of health and safety legislation in place for general public places, as well as for workplaces, to prevent people from being injured in a fall accident.

Let’s take a look at the law and when you may have a claim for personal injury compensation.
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For some work claims we can offer 100% compensation!

You’re at work, when suddenly you are knocked in to or hit by a forklift truck, or perhaps your foot is run over, and you end up injured as a result – what are your legal rights?

In these kinds of scenarios, it’s normally a colleague that is at fault for the accident. But suing your workmate isn’t exactly easy to do, and I’m sure you probably don’t want to make a claim against them anyway; so can you make a claim for personal injury compensation from your employer instead?
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