{"id":13366,"date":"2013-08-14T13:20:19","date_gmt":"2013-08-14T12:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/?p=13366"},"modified":"2013-08-14T13:20:19","modified_gmt":"2013-08-14T12:20:19","slug":"occupiers-liability-checking-for-hazards-in-supermarkets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2013\/08\/14\/occupiers-liability-checking-for-hazards-in-supermarkets\/","title":{"rendered":"Occupier&#8217;s Liability &#8211; Checking for Hazards in Supermarkets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-11153\" alt=\"supermarket claims\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/supermarket-claims-300x195.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" \/>Accidents can commonly happen in supermarkets, with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/slips-trips-falls-claims.php\">customers slipping, tripping or falling because of the <strong>negligence<\/strong> of the supermarket<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Accidents commonly occur in supermarkets because:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Wet floors and spillages<\/li>\n<li>Blocked aisles by cages or crates of stock<\/li>\n<li>Goods falling from supermarket shelves<\/li>\n<li>Defective shelves<\/li>\n<li>Defective supermarket trolleys<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Under the <strong>Occupiers Liability Act 1957<\/strong>, a Supermarket owes a duty to each customer, ensuring that they take all reasonable steps to keep customers safe whilst shopping. \u00a0A supermarket needs to ensure that the premises are kept in a reasonable condition; clean and safe.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Supermarkets must also ensure that they have a <strong>reasonable system of inspection and cleaning<\/strong> in place, which is carried out regularly. A supermarket must ensure that all spillages are cleaned away quickly, with most stores having a clean as you go system in place, to ensure that no potential hazard is missed.<\/p>\n<p>Supermarkets should also <strong>keep documentation of all inspections<\/strong> to ensure that they are regularly carried out and to a good standard. If a supermarket fails to carry out an inspection and keep to written procedure, or they could be <strong>liable for the accident<\/strong> you suffered.<\/p>\n<p>Have you had a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/supermarket-accident-claims.php\">slip, trip or fall in a supermarket that wasn\u2019t your fault then You may be entitled to claim for compensation<\/a>. You may like to take some steps in order to support your claim. You could take <strong>photographs<\/strong> of your injury and the hazard, to help document your accident. As your accident happened in a supermarket, you may be able to get hold of the <strong>stores CCTV<\/strong> or a copy of their Accident Report form.<\/p>\n<p>Another step you could take is to take any details of the <strong>witnesses<\/strong> around you, who witnessed your accident.<\/p>\n<p>Call us now on <strong>0800 634 75 75<\/strong> for free advice. We are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/\">personal injury specialists<\/a> and can help you claim for a supermarket accident that wasn\u2019t your fault.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Accidents can commonly happen in supermarkets, with customers slipping, tripping or falling because of the negligence of the supermarket. Accidents commonly occur in supermarkets because: Wet floors and spillages Blocked aisles by cages or crates of stock Goods falling from supermarket shelves Defective shelves Defective supermarket trolleys Under the Occupiers Liability Act 1957, a Supermarket &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2013\/08\/14\/occupiers-liability-checking-for-hazards-in-supermarkets\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Occupier&#8217;s Liability &#8211; Checking for Hazards in Supermarkets<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13366","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-slips-and-trips"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Occupier&#039;s Liability - Checking for Hazards in Supermarkets<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2013\/08\/14\/occupiers-liability-checking-for-hazards-in-supermarkets\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Occupier&#039;s Liability - Checking for Hazards in Supermarkets\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Accidents can commonly happen in supermarkets, with customers slipping, tripping or falling because of the negligence of the supermarket. 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