Whilst you’d think that falling injuries are the most common when it comes to accidents for workers, another really common one is when boards and platforms for walking on are unstable or defective. We have won many claims for compensation against employers and scaffolding companies where someone has stepped on a dodgy board and has either fallen through it or part of their body has gone through.

If this has happened to you, what are your rights when it comes to making a worker’s compensation claim?

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The idea behind The Manual Handling Operations Regulations is to avoid the need for any kind of lifting in the workplace as much as possible. Equipment is a great way of eliminating potentially dangerous manual handling activities – but what happens if that equipment is broken and is taken away?

What happens if you are then forced to carry out manual handling activities as a result of the equipment that is used to eliminate the need for manual handling suddenly becoming unavailable?

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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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Swimming pools can of course be inherently dangerous places. I mean, for one, the floor is likely to be very wet around the edges and walkways of the pool. Changing rooms and shower areas are also likely to get very wet as well.

In other circumstances, there could be unknown dangers and defects in the actual pool itself. So if you’re injured either in or around a swimming pool area, what are your rights when it comes to making a claim for personal injury compensation?
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Whilst on my way to the polling station for EU and local elections earlier today, I heard on the radio that an investigation has revealed that the NHS are discharging patients in the middle of the night. Now, if those patients are escorted and fully able and ready to be discharged, I suppose it’s not really a problem. But investigations have revealed that some patients are simply being discharged dangerously early – which has to stop!

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In this article, we’re talking about injuries caused by builders who you may have, for example, instructed to carry out some work in your home. This one doesn’t apply to building sites as such.

So let’s say you instruct a builder or similar tradesperson to do some work in your home or perhaps you’re a business owner and work is being done on your premises – what happens if you are injured due to the negligence of the builder or trader? Whether you’re having a conservatory built or a carpet fitted, read on for your rights.

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Stepping on broken glass, especially when you’re not wearing any shoes or wearing thin soled shoes, can obviously be painful and debilitating. In many walks of life there is precious little that can be done to stop such incidents. If you are injured by walking over broken glass on a public pavement, who can you possibly sue? The council can’t be expected to prevent such things…

But if it happens at work or in a public premises, that’s when you may have a claim for personal injury compensation. Read on for more advice.

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It’s bad enough being hit when you’re in a vehicle, but getting hit when you’re trying to enter your vehicle can be even worse. If it’s still your vehicle that has been hit as opposed to you, you’re likely to feel a significant jolt and perhaps end up being thrown to the ground.

You won’t have the added protection of a seatbelt as well, so the force of the impact could be quite substantial. But what are your rights for making a claim for personal injury compensation if this has happened to you?

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Cut tendon injuries are very serious. If you’ve come to our site looking for advice having cut through a tendon, I’m sure I’m preaching to the choir here.

Common in workplace accidents where tendons in the fingers, wrists, and arms are cut from machinery or using tools in the workplace, they can lead to a lot of pain and a lot of time off work. So here is some advice for cut tendon accident victims about making a claim and what you can claim for.

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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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