If you have been the victim of a trapping injury in a machine or equipment at work, here is what you need to know about your legal rights under the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER) 1992. This brought in provisions to ensure the safety of the equipment or machinery which you use at work and ensures that your employer is maintaining it effectively.

How does PUWER protect me at work?

It is not only industrial machinery which can cause accidents as it can be any equipment which is used at work. PUWER is wide in scope and does not only apply to businesses which use certain types of machinery or equipment. It applies to companies, government departments, local councils, charities and even law firms!
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If you have fallen over a box in a supermarket and have been injured as a result it is likely that you would be able to start a claim compensation! So if a cardboard box, plastic crate or packaging has been the cause of your accident whilst shopping then see what The Injury Lawyers can do for you!

Why is the Supermarket to blame?

The supermarket owes a common duty of care to anyone who enters the premises unless they restrict this under the Occupiers Liability Act. This means that the customer who enters the store should be reasonably safe on their premises. In addition to this, supermarkets must be aware that children are likely to be less careful than adults.
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Working in a warehouse or manufacturing environment can often mean a lot of packaging is opened up and storage or work spaces can become cluttered and untidy. Cardboard is a primary culprit for causing slipping accidents; you step on a piece of it and you can easily end up slipping and falling down.

So what are your rights when it comes to making a work injury claim for slipping on cardboard in the workplace?
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Ramps, especially for the less able, are useful for access when steps are too much to negotiate. I like a good ramp as I have a leg condition that can limit my movements sometimes, and we all expect a ramp to be secure to ensure that we can safely use it.

But what if it isn’t secure? What if it moves when you step on it causing you to fall and inure yourself? Or what if it isn’t stable and wobbles and causes you to fall? What if it just breaks? If this happens to you, you may have a claim for personal injury compensation.

Your Rights

If the ramp wobbles or moves causing you to fall, and this is a ramp at a public place like to a shop for example, you may have a claim against whoever is in charge of the ramp. Under the Occupiers Liability Act they are duty bound to ensure that all reasonable steps are taken to make sure you are not injured on their premises.
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If you have been hit by a speeding car, that alone is not necessarily enough to make the other side negligent – but if, on the other hand, they were speeding when doing something else which they should not have been doing, this may result in negligence. This may seem unclear but below will outline the ways in which this could happen.

Why isn’t speeding negligent behaviour?

High speed alone may not be enough evidence to establish that it was the cause of the accident, although it is likely to be a contributing factor.
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You’re walking around a supermarket or a shop when suddenly you are hit by shelving units that have fallen off the wall. The weight of the shelves, particularly if they are full of heavy items, can easily knock you to the ground and cause some fairly serious damage. So if this happens so you, what are your rights for making a claim for personal injury compensation?

Firstly, given the circumstances, we’d more than likely be able to investigate this for you on a No Win, No Fee basis and a 100% compensation basis as well. Shelving units should not just fall off walls, and we would argue that the Defendant has failed to take all reasonable steps to look after your health and wellbeing whilst visiting their premises. That’s their duty under the Occupiers Liability Act.
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Tripping on a raised edge can be an easy thing to do. We don’t often stare at our feet when walking around; if we did, we’d be prone to walk in to anything in front of us.

So can you make a claim for personal injury compensation for tripping on a dangerously raised edge? To make this easier, I’ll split this article in to two parts: raised edges on public land which would be against the council or highways authority, and raised edges on private ground where you have access to, like a supermarket.
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Slipping on a wet floor can lead to some fairly serious injuries. Lots of people make claims for personal injury compensation from slipping in supermarkets, shops, restaurants, and all sorts of places.

I’m sure you’ve noticed before that wet floor signs are deployed in areas where there have been spillages or areas prone to a wet floor; perhaps from adverse weather. So what happens if you slip on a wet floor and there was actually a wet floor sign present? Can you still make a claim?

“Reasonable Steps”

The law that generally applies in public places is the Occupiers Liability Act. This imposes a duty on the occupier of a premises (i.e. someone who is in control of an area) to take all “reasonable steps” to ensure that lawful visitors to their premises are not injured. The key phrase when it comes to the law in this kind of situation I will reiterate – all “reasonable steps”.
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Firstly I would like to address the difference between 100% compensation and 100% No Win No Fee as unfortunately at the moment, a lot of firms are using the latter when they don’t actually offer the former. Confused? I’m not surprised!

100% No Win No Fee probably means that, should you lose the case, there will be no fees (as it says on the tin!) – but this doesn’t necessarily mean that you will receive 100% compensation should the claim be successful. 100% compensation on the other hand means that should the case be successful you would receive 100% of the settlement – a subtle difference on paper but a potentially a big difference in reality.
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What are your rights for making a claim for personal injury compensation if you are hit by a forklift truck at work? Can you sue your employer even if it was caused by the negligence of a colleague?
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