If you’re self-employed or work for a company that sends you to carry out work in the houses of others, what rights do you have if you become injured? If self-employed it is your job to make sure that you have the equipment needed, however if you become injured and it’s the homeowner’s fault you may be able to make a claim for injury compensation.

If you work for an employer it is their job to ensure that you have the equipment you need, and it is their job to make sure that the equipment is in working order. Every now and again it will need to be pack tested to ensure it is safe. However, the homeowner is responsible to ensure your safety within their home. For example they must ensure there are no health hazards such as loose floorboards that workers may trip over. And with regard to a previous news story they much provide workers with the safest access possible.

A woman may face being sued as she refused a worker access through her house to fix some drains on her roof. The safest way to access the drains was via the garage room, however she refused to let him through her house in his muddy work boots. This then later resulted in him falling off his ladder and being unable to carry on working in the future.
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Car parks at some shopping centres can get extremely busy; especially now Christmas is just ten weeks away. There’s something about this time of year that encourages shoppers to spend more time at their shopping centres and even draws those in who would normally do everything to avoid such an activity.

This doesn’t only mean extra stress as Christmas draws in, it also means more queues in the shops and more and more built up road rage in the car parks. Drivers will be queuing up to get parked, and even racing each other to find the next available parking space.

It may be that they are so occupied on finding a parking space that they fail to see drivers reversing or passengers stepping out in front of them. Either of these can lead to an accident and cause injury to both parties involved. 
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Unlike any other injury at work claims – asbestos related diseases can take years to make themselves known. On average it takes between 20-40 years for symptoms of the disease to show. When symptoms do become apparent they can have drastic effects, causing life-threatening illness from diseases such as Mesothelioma.

Mesothelioma is a deadly form of cancer that develops in the chest; it forms a membrane that wraps itself around the lungs and other organs. Unfortunately in some cases Mesothelioma can be incurable, and if it develops progressively it can become fatal.
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From a young age children are taught to follow the green cross code in order for them to learn how to cross roads safely. Children begin to develop an understanding of crossing roads, this understanding grows as they get older and begins to show as a better understanding of the danger crossing a road possesses.

Knowing how to cross a road safely is essential for anyone to know, whatever their age, because it will probably be something we all do on a regular basis. Pedestrian crossings such as Zebra, Pelican and Puffin crossings are designed to ensure that pedestrians are able to cross the more busy roads safely.
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The roads today can be a dangerous place, especially in the more busy areas. That’s why it is so important that drivers do everything they can when using the roads, to show a duty of care to other road users. It is important that they make other drivers aware of what they intend to do next, for example they should indicate if they wish to turn right giving the driver behind enough time to stop.

The failure to do so could cause a road traffic accident, if a driver fails to indicate to the driver in front that they are going to turn off, the driver behind will not know to slow down and may go into the back of them. This would then leave the lead driver to answer to why they suddenly stopped with no warning.

If you have been involved in a road traffic accident due to the negligence of another driver and you became injured because of this then you may be able to make an injury compensation claim. Road traffic accidents take place everyday on our roads; sometimes both parties should negligence towards one another. However there is usually one party that appears to have shown more negligence.
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When we feel ill or run down we visit our local GP, or depending on the seriousness of our illness, A&E. When we are looked over by our doctor we trust that they will be able to give us an initial diagnosis depending upon our symptoms. Hopefully, in most cases it wont be too serious and a prescription will be able to cure it.

In some unfortunate cases this is exactly what doctors have done. Patients have then returned on numerous visits still complaining of illness. In some cases, a patient visited their A&E centre 11 times before they were given a correct diagnosis of their illness. Unfortunately, in this case the patient was suffering from cancer and by the time medics diagnosed it, it was too late to cure the disease.
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Anyone who has been involved in an accident will know what a confusing time it can be. Injuries can have life changing effects on our everyday life. They may prevent us from carrying out everyday tasks such as work around the house or even prevent us from going to work. They can change a completely independent person to a dependant person who cannot do the things they used to be able to do.

It may be that the injuries you suffered will get better in time and you’re due to make a full recovery or it may be that there is a chance you will never fully recover. Whatever the case, if the injuries you suffered were through no fault of your own then you may be able to make a compensation claim.

Here at the Injury Lawyers we handle compensation claims on a daily basis, helping others to get the compensation they deserve. In the world of injury compensation – thousands of pounds go unclaimed every year because those involved in accidents don’t know they have a right to make a claim.
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After having a few drinks at a local pub or in more busy areas, such as the city centre, pedestrians are more likely to run out in front of moving vehicles. This is because the levels of alcohol in their system stop them from considering the dangers of doing so. That’s why if you’re driving through an area with local pubs, it is important that you do so with great care; especially at night.

When drunken pedestrians become involved in accidents they are usually subject to contributory negligence. This is when evidence, such as them running out in front of a moving vehicle, shows that they have contributed to the accident. The court will need to look at all aspects of the accident in detail when deciding what percentage of negligence both the driver and the pedestrian showed. They will do this by looking at a number of facts and how the intoxication of the pedestrian contributed to any injuries.

An example given in the Guide to RTA Liability outlines what aspects a court would look at when deciding who showed the  most negligence.
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After been trapped in the San Jose Mine for 69 days the Chile miners rescue mission began in the early hours of 13 October 2010, UK time. 33 miners have been trapped down the mine since September and this is the much anticipated rescue mission they thought might never come.

The rescue mission was originally estimated to take around 48 hours to get all 33 miners up 620 metres from the underground mine where they are currently trapped. There are also a number of rescue workers who have gone down the mine to ensure a successful rescue mission.

When deciding on what order the miners were rescued it was discussed between those trapped underground and those organising the mission. Some of the fittest were brought up first to ensure the safety of the mission, those with health problems then followed them and the stronger ones will then be brought up last. It is thought that one of the very last people to come up from underground is one of the voluntary rescue workers who went down the mine to help with the evacuation.
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With a lot of the population in the UK relying on motor vehicles as our main method of transport the roads are becoming more and more busy. The worst time on the roads and what all drivers really want to avoid is the drive to and from work in the morning and around teatime. A lot of us tune into our local radio station on the way home to hear about any traffic jams, and if possible we try to avoid them.

Even the most minor of car accidents can cause serious injuries, for example if someone drives into the back of you it is highly possible that you will suffer from a whiplash injury. A whiplash injury is caused when a person’s neck is forced to jilt either backwards, forwards or sideways. This can damage the neck and its surrounding area. Unlike most injuries whiplash injuries can take days to make themselves known, it may be that you begin to feel aching pains around the neck, if this happens you should see your GP.

Road traffic accidents involving motor vehicles are a big worry to our government that is why they use precautions such as speed bumps, and speed cameras to try and get drivers to slow down. They often hold T.V campaigns that try and warn drivers what could happen if they become involved in an accident.
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