{"id":15367,"date":"2014-04-11T13:37:29","date_gmt":"2014-04-11T13:37:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/?p=15367"},"modified":"2014-04-11T13:37:29","modified_gmt":"2014-04-11T13:37:29","slug":"injured-by-cleaner-at-work-wet-floors-compensation-claims-advice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2014\/04\/11\/injured-by-cleaner-at-work-wet-floors-compensation-claims-advice\/","title":{"rendered":"Injured by Cleaner at Work – Wet Floors Compensation Claims Advice"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"slippingSlipped at work? Find out more about how we can offer 100% compensation help!<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

There are many workplace rules and regulations that employers must abide by – and if we can prove they have breached important health and safety law, we can pursue a claim for personal injury compensation for you.<\/p>\n

But what happens if you are injured due to the negligence of a colleague? Whether they work for your employer or they’re contracted externally, if you are injured because of a cleaner failing to adhere to important regulations, you may have a claim for personal injury compensation.
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We can talk about the regulations when it comes to wet floors at work, which is primarily 12 (3) of The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations<\/strong>; but it can be simpler than that. These regulations put a duty on your employer to take all reasonable steps to prevent a floor from being wet, but when it comes to a cleaner failing to follow the rules, it can be different.<\/p>\n

Vicarious liability is a term that means the negligence of an employee falls on to the employer. As such, even if an employer has loads of policies, inspection systems, staff training programs, etc, they can still be liable if an employee chooses to ignore it or fails to uphold the law. In a case like this, the classic examples are:<\/p>\n