Tripped on plastic shrink wrapping at work – advice from The Injury Lawyers

Tripped on plastic shrink wrapping at work – advice from The Injury Lawyers

Any tripping accident can result in serious injuries – especially if you land on a hard floor. That’s why there are specific regulations that employers must abide by in order to protect their employees from being injured in the line of duty. The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 have a specific section dedicated to the condition of floors and traffic routes.

This section states the following:

(3) So far as is reasonably practicable, every floor in a workplace and the surface of every traffic route in a workplace shall be kept free from obstructions and from any article or substance which may cause a person to slip, trip or fall.

As such, your employer is responsible to take reasonable steps to prevent plastic shrink wrapping from becoming a tripping hazard. So how can they do this?

• Have procedures for the immediate disposal of shrink wrapping when it has been taken off something.
• Having designated bins or containers to place the wrapping in.
• Training staff to make sure it is immediately thrown away in designated bins / containers.
• Train staff to look out for such hazards.
• Have a system of inspection and cleaning to specifically look out for such hazards.

If your employer fails to take any or enough steps to prevent you being injured, you could be eligible to make a claim for personal injury compensation.

Another common scenario is when a colleague fails to follow procedure and causes your accident. If this happens, you can still claim from your employer as the employer can be vicariously liable for your co-workers negligence. What this means is that the employer may have to accept the blame if a colleague has failed to do something right.

Essentially, if your co-worker is to blame, your employer may have to accept your claim against them.

So if this has happened to you, it is always worth contacting us for advice about making a claim for personal injury compensation. Here are the key things you need to know about making a work accident compensation claim:

• You are legally protected when making a claim – it’s your legal right to make a claim and most employers will encourage you to claim as they have insurance to cover you.
• We, unlike most other law firms, ca offer you a 100% compensation agreement so you won’t lose any of your payout.
• It’s No Win, No Fee – so what have you got to lose by making a claim?

For advice, call us now on 0800 634 75 75 today.