Weight Lifting Restrictions at Work

When working it is important to know how and what you are lifting. The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 attempt to bring in set standards for how manual handling should be carried out at work. However, it does not set a level of weight which should not be lifted.

What the Regulations seek to achieve

It is not the weight of something which should solely be taken into consideration as it can be inaccurate when determining what can be lifted. There is instead a series of measures which should be taken by employers which are as follows:
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Defective Forklift Truck Injury Claims

You’re driving along in your forklift truck as part of your working duties when suddenly something goes wrong. The vehicle could suddenly stop and lose power; a wheel could fall off; a pipe could burst and injure you; the list goes on. But rather than looking at all the eventualities of how a forklift truck could break and injure you, let’s look at whether you can claim for personal injury compensation if the forklift truck breaks and you are injured as a result.

The Law

A forklift truck would commonly fall within the category of work equipment. As such, it’s covered by The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 – a very important piece of legislation. In fact, the reason it’s so important because it places a heavy burden on your employer when it comes to work equipment.
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Falls from Height and Scaffolding Claims – Injury Lawyers Advice

The reason why there are so many rules and regulations when it comes to health and safety in the workplace is to avoid employees being injured through entirely preventable accidents. Despite the fact that the rules and regulations are numerous, we take on and win a high volume of work accident compensation claims for personal injury.

When it comes to scaffolding accidents, the injuries can be devastating. There are a few regulations that cover health and safety when it comes to scaffolding accidents, so you should never end up falling through scaffolding. Whether the scaffolding was not erected properly or whether it was unsuitable, or whether it had become defective, you have a strong claim for compensation if you have fallen through scaffolding at work and being injured.
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Shutter Injury Compensation Claims

One of the last things you expect is to be hit by shutters! Having dealt with these claims in the past we know it can be quite a shock to the victim and the injuries can be fairly serious as well; ranging from head injuries and neck / shoulder / back injuries similar to whiplash.

So if you are hit by a shutter, can you make a claim for personal injury compensation?

Your Rights as a Visitor

Generally speaking, if you are a member of a public at a supermarket or a shop or in another public place and you are hit by a shutter, the applicable law is the Occupiers Liability Act. This imposes a duty on people to have a responsibility to look after visitors to their premises. Being hit by a shutter can happen in a number of ways – the shutters are faulty and come down; they are not secured properly; or you are the victim of an employee’s negligence.
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Injured Due to No Guards on Machine or Equipment at Work

There are loads of rules and regulations that employers must abide by in order to protect their employees from being injured in the workplace. When it comes to work equipment, there are specific regulations to cover this: The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998.

When it comes to guards on machines and equipment, the regulations that are most important state the following:

Dangerous parts of machinery
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Injured by a shopping trolley in a supermarket can you claim?

People tend to be in such a rush nowadays that accidents and injuries are fairly common. When it comes to accidents in supermarkets, we take on a lot of claims for personal injury compensation. A fair few of these involve claims when a person is hit by a shopping trolley.

It can do a serious amount of damage; particularly if your leg or ankle is hit. We have seen fractures and serious ligament damage from being hit by a trolley. An impact with a trolley can also lead to a fall to the ground which can of course cause serious injuries as well.
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Hit by Falling Object on Building Site Claim – Injury Lawyers Advice

Building sites are inherently dangerous places to be. That’s why there are a number of health and safety rules and regulations that apply when working on a building site.

If you are hit by a falling object, you may be able to make a work injury claim for compensation if you are injured as a result. How the object fell is key to whether you have a claim or not. The following are scenarios in which you may have a good claim for compensation:
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Had an Accident after given the Wrong Type of Ladder? Some Injury Lawyers Advice!

There are loads of rules and regulations that employers must abide by to keep you safe from injury at work. When it comes to ladders, there are typically two areas that play the primary part in establishing that your employer has been negligent. These are:

• The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998
• The Work at Height Regulations 2005

Under The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998, Regulation 4 is key. This reads as follows:
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Nursing Home Workers Claims Injury Lawyers Advice

We take on a surprising amount of personal injury compensation claims for workers who have been injured whilst on duty in nursing homes. So if this has happened to you, here is a little advice about your rights to claim in common nursing home injury scenarios.

The vast majority of injuries sustained involve manual handling. It’s common for a lot of patients to have severe mobility problems, so a large part of a role in a nursing home is lifting and manoeuvring people in and out and around beds.
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Health and Safety Rules while Training at Work!

As a firm of lawyers who only represent victims for personal injury claims, we take on a lot of workers compensation claims for accidents and injuries that occur in the line of duty. We have expert knowledge to be able to advise you right from the start as to whether you have a claim for compensation, and to fight for your rights to claim.

We take on a surprising amount of claims for personal injury compensation where a lack of training has resulted in employees being injured in the line of day. So here is a little advice about your rights to claim.
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