Heavy or large objects falling at work? Blame poor planning and equipment!

Situations can easily arise at work where employees need to stabilise large materials for working on. Whether it’s sheets or girders of heavy steel, long beams of wood, or even mobile equipment that needs working on, the job needs to be safe and secure.

Despite the regulations we have in place, companies and people will still cut corners and fail to properly plan and supervise tasks that could cause serious injury if something goes wrong. In these circumstances employers who end up in breach of the law are obliged to compensate any victim’s of negligence.

Using the examples already given above it is clear that a large job that needs to be worked on – whether it’s a sanding, cutting, dismantling, bolting, repair work, or other sort of job – it must be safely carried out. A job must not be able to move or fall during the work being carried out and proper equipment and planning is the best way to avoid this.

Planning for a job with safety in mind

Quickly asking a few employees to hold a job who are perhaps not properly trained in the dangers and where the task has not been properly planned out is not acceptable. The job may not be adequately secure and any movement or shifts in weight could easily cause the job to move or fall and seriously hurt someone.

If it is found that an employer has not properly carried out an assessment of the risk and dangers of carrying out the task and this has resulted in an accident then they should be liable to compensate any victims who are injured. If this has happened to you then we may be able to help you claim compensation for a work injury.

What you should do!

As we mentioned above, The Injury Lawyers specialise in work accident compensation claims, and we are happy to offer our advice on a free and no obligation basis. Just call us 0800 634 7575 and we’ll be happy to help.