Useful information about work accident accident compensation
In order to successfully claim work accident compensation, you will often have to prove that your employer has breached a statutory duty of care that they owed to you. If employers comply with these Regulations, they may avoid paying work accident compensation. Bolt Burdon Kemp’s specialist team of personal injury solicitors have all the requisite expertise to know which breaches are relevant to claim work accident compensation. The main Regulations are:
Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations – these Regulations require employers to undertake risk assessments to ensure that their employee’s health and safety is protected and that they are not exposed to hazards. If your employer has not done this, then you could be entitled to work accident compensation.
Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations – these Regulations require employers to provide appropriate equipment to their employees if necessary. If you have suffered an accident at work, and your employer should have provided you with this equipment but has failed to do so, you could be entitled to claim work accident compensation.
Workplace (Health Safety & Welfare) Regulations – these Regulations require employers to ensure that their employees are safe at work. If you have suffered an accident at work because your employer has not, for example, provided you with enough heat, lighting or ventilation, then you could be entitled to work accident compensation.
Manual Handling Operations Regulations – over 25% of all work accident compensation is due to handling, lifting or carrying. However, these are also often the most difficult work accident claims to prove. Your employer should ensure that you avoid manual handling wherever possible, train you as to the correct way to handle, lift and carry objects and to inform you of the weight of such objects before you do so. If you have suffered an accident at work, and your employer has subjected you to an unsafe manual handling operation, or not given you the appropriate training, contact Bolt Burdon Kemp as you may be entitled to work accident compensation.
Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations – your employer is required to provide you with suitable and appropriate equipment with which to do your job. This equipment must also be maintained to an appropriate standard, and you should be trained to how to use it properly and effectively. If you have suffered an accident at work which has resulted from your employer not providing you with the correct equipment, then you may be able to claim work accident compensation.
Work at Height Regulations – these Regulations apply where an employee regularly works at a height and could fall a distance which could cause injury. This includes people who work with ladders, on building sites and even those who work in warehouses and use steps to retrieve items from shelves. If you have suffered an accident at work where you have fallen from a height, and your employer has not taken appropriate steps to ensure your safety, then you could be entitled to work accident compensation.
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