No assistance in a care home – work accident claims
100% compensation for workplace accident claims
Working in care homes can be dangerous, especially when you’re caring for people with little or no mobility at all. Essentially it becomes a manual handling issue, and the same rules and regulations can apply which an employer must adhere to in order to make sure their employees are not injured.
It can be so easy injuring yourself when trying to move a patient in awkward circumstances, and we take on a lot of claims against negligent care homes. So here’s some advice for you.
100% Compensation for Slips and Trips at Work
100% compensation for our work accident clients
Did you know that there are specific regulations that govern the prevention of slips and trips in the workplace? There are actually loads of rules and regulations that are designed to cover almost any eventuality where an employer may be responsible for an employee being injured in the workplace.
So here is a quick insight in to the rules and info on how we can offer you a 100% compensation agreement if you slip or trip at work and want to make a personal injury claim.
100% Compensation for Manual Handling Claims
Most lawyers will take 25% – we don’t!
Whilst workplace compensation claims can often be fairly straightforward to resolve, manual handling claims can sometimes be the most difficult to succeed with. Whilst there are clear and plentiful regulations that cover manual handling practises in the workplace, people can end up easily injuring themselves by not following guidelines or in cases of genuine non-fault accidents.
So here’s some advice for you about manual handling claims and info about how we offer 100% compensation agreements for workplace personal injury compensation claims.
100% Compensation for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Claims
We can offer 100% compensation for workplace compensation claims
The general duty of the employer is to take all reasonable steps to avoid an employee being injured in the workplace. Where certain dangers cannot be avoided, Personal Protective Equipment, or PPE as its commonly known, is the key to safeguarding employees from harm in the workplace.
So what are the duties on your employer, and where can you make a potential claim for personal injury compensation for being injured?
Tripped on loose wires at work? Advice from The Injury Lawyers
100% compensation for work accident claims
The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 places a duty on your employer to take all reasonable steps to prevent accidents from occurring in the workplace. The regulations actually have a specific section designated to the condition of floors and traffic routes that is designed to cover the issue of slips, trips, and falls in the workplace.
So if you trip over loose wires in the workplace, can you make a claim for personal injury compensation?
100% Compensation for Work Equipment Claims
Most solicitors take 25% from your payout – we don’t!
The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 is an important piece of legislation that dictates the responsibility your employer has to you when it comes to providing and managing equipment in the workplace. It’s a very important law that places a significant duty on employers to take reasonable steps to keep employees safe.
Workplace Accidents – Cranes and Plant Equipment Claims
100% compensation for workplace accidents
I saw a recent story in the Derby Telegraph about a worker who narrowly escaped what could have been a fatal injury when a crane toppled over whilst trying to lift a heavy object (source). According to the news story, the accident, which happened in my resident city of Derby this week, confirms that the worker managed to escape the crane unharmed.
But it could have been so much worse – so what happens if someone is injured in an accident involving cranes and plant equipment? Can you make a claim for personal injury compensation?
Co-op Successfully Sued when boss told worker to put her hand inside a broken air conditioning unit
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We take on a lot of workplace accident claims and we’re often astonished at some of the circumstances employees are injured in. Health and safety is significantly stringent in the UK, and whilst many workplaces can boast of good records when it comes to keeping accidents down, there are times when things happen that could have easily been avoided.
So here’s a story from the Matlock Mercury (source) about a local woman in chesterfield who is suing her employer, the Co-op, after she was told to put herself in danger in the workplace.
Crossrail worker killed on site by falling concrete
According to reports from the BBC (Source), work on the huge Crossrail project site has been suspended following the death of a contractor who was hit by a piece of falling concrete at the end of last week. The victim was said to be a 43 year old contractor who was spraying concrete in the early hours of Friday morning when he was fatally injured.
The Health and Safety Executive has been informed, and a full investigation is due to be underway.
100% Compensation for Work Accident Claims
Most lawyers will take 25% from your payout – we don’t!
Did you know that most law firms will now want to take 25% from your compensation payout to cover fees that the government have stopped law firms recovering? Now, we are subject to less fees than we used to be able to recover because the government stopped us from being able to recover our Success Fee from the opponent.
But we can still offer you a 100% compensation agreement for work accident claims – read on to find out how!