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Personal Protective Equipment, or PPE as it’s more commonly known, can be vital in the workplace to protect employees from risks that cannot be avoided. Building sites normally require staff to wear hard hats and gloves, and noisy working environments will normally mean staff need ear defenders. Gloves may also be needed when handling hot or dangerous substances too.

So what happens if you are injured due to a lack of, or inadequate / defective, PPE in the workplace? Can you make a No Win, No Fee claim for personal injury compensation?
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Many roles involve the use of handheld tools, like wrenches, screwdrivers, spanners, vices, etc. Some of the equipment like that mentioned above involves the application of force on your part to be able to use the equipment properly. Getting a nut off of a wheel may take some pushing on your part with a spanner to get it loose and off.

So what happens if tools you are using suddenly snap and cause an injury? Can you make a claim for personal injury compensation?
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Ladder accidents can be devastating – if you are given the wrong type of ladder for a job, or perhaps the ladders you were provided with were unsuitable or defective, or maybe you haven’t been properly trained or the land the ladder was on wasn’t safe, you may be able to claim.

There are a lot of workplace rules and regulations that can be applied for ladder accidents, so read on for more info about the law and how we can offer you a unique 100% compensation agreement.
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Making a claim for personal injury compensation for accidents and injuries sustained whilst in the line of duty at work can generally have good prospects for success. Of course, it’s all down to individual circumstances, but there are so many rules and regulations that employers must adhere to that proving they are in breach of one or more of the regulations can be quite easy to do.

So can we offer you a No Win, No Fee agreement for a work accident claim?
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Did you know that there is a specific regulation that addresses the condition of walkways and traffic routes in the workplace?

You do now! Regulation 12 of The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 specifically places a duty on an employer to:

(1) Every floor in a workplace and the surface of every traffic route in a workplace shall be of a construction such that the floor or surface of the traffic route is suitable for the purpose for which it is used.
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Forklift trucks are common in many work places but, as with most machinery, they are dangerous when used incorrectly. In many areas where forklifts are used employees are also present, and this increases the risk of danger not only by collisions with the forklift, but also with what the forklift is lifting.

Outlined below will be what your employers are liable for if you have been hit by a falling load from a forklift.
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What are your rights for making a claim for personal injury compensation if you are hit by a forklift truck at work? Can you sue your employer even if it was caused by the negligence of a colleague?
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People tend to be in such a rush nowadays that accidents and injuries are fairly common. When it comes to accidents in supermarkets, we take on a lot of claims for personal injury compensation. A fair few of these involve claims when a person is hit by a shopping trolley.

It can do a serious amount of damage; particularly if your leg or ankle is hit. We have seen fractures and serious ligament damage from being hit by a trolley. An impact with a trolley can also lead to a fall to the ground which can of course cause serious injuries as well.
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At work, your employer is under a pretty heavy duty to look after your health and safety, and make sure you are not injured whilst working. When I say heavy, I mean there are a lot of workplace rules and regulations that employers must abide by, and breaching any of these regulations can pave the way to you making a work injury claim for personal compensation.
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I’m going to discuss the duty your employer has when it comes to working in an environment where a wet floor is common in the workplace.

Say you work in a car wash, or a water plant, or somewhere where the floor is likely to be wet. If this is the case, then can you claim for compensation for slippingon a wet floor at work?

After all, if the floor is wet because of the nature of the business, what can your employer do to prevent an accident occurring? For that answer, we turn to the relevant legislation…
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