WORKPLACE ACCIDENT COMPENSATION CLAIM

An injury at work can arise from accidents, prolonged acts required by work, or even simply from being exposed to a hazardous work environment. Injuries may occur due to poorly maintained machinery, inadequate training and improper use of hazardous materials. In all of these cases an employee is entitled to receive workplace accident compensation for physical damage. All employers must maintain an insurance policy for their employees against diseases or injuries sustained at work - known as the Employer's Liability Insurance Certificate. There are a number of statutes in place to protect employees which provide a framework for taking legal action. The regulations most frequently used in this respect are as follows:

Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1992:
This regulation stipulates that every employer has to perform risk assessment studies for all employees and people like visitors, contractors and clients etc. Once a risk assessment has been carried out, reasonable precautions must be taken to ensure that the perceived risk is reduced to an acceptable level. These risk assessments are considered to be a substantial deterrent to workplace accident compensation claims.

Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992:
This statute regulates facilities often found to be missing or if present to be inadequate. Some of these are non-maintenance, inadequate ventilation and lighting, improper disposal of waste and the condition of floors. These regulations also include washing facilities, escalators and doors and gates. The employer has to ensure that these facilities are maintained according to industry standards.

Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998:
This regulation states that the work equipment and machinery must be kept in a working order and adequate training must be provided to employees to use them.

Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992:
This regulation states that every employee shall be provided appropriate personal protection equipment and training on how to use it. If injury occurs as a result of management failure a claim for workplace accident compensation will succeed.

To create a risk free work environment, an employer should ensure the following essentials:

• Employing capable and safety conscious employees
• Providing appropriate equipment and training to use it
• Providing a safe place to work – fire escape routes, adequate ventilation, clean workplace, sufficient floor area and height and adequate sanitary conveniences

We are a group of specialist personal lawyers operating throughout the United Kingdom who deal exclusively in accident compensation claims. We have significant experience in dealing with work accident claims and we are fully conversant with all of the specific regulations including European Union Law relating to these cases. In addition to accident claims we are able to deal with a wide range of industrial illness compensation including repetitive strain injury, industrial deafness, vibration white finger, occupational skin disease and chronic obstructive lung disease. We use the no win no fee scheme and when we settle a claim compensation is paid in full with no deductions. You will not be expected to fund or finance your claim as it proceeds. We guarantee without reservation that our claims are completely risk free.