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Sometimes when you make a claim, winning or losing comes down to one simple thing – was your employer aware, or should they have been aware, of a danger or a hazard? Claims can only be successful where we can prove a breach of important health and safety legislation. Your employer has to have been negligent and has to have breached the duty of care they owe to you.<\/p>\n
So what if your employer was, or should, have been aware of a dangerous or defective piece of equipment at work?<\/p>\n
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If your employer knew that equipment at work was dangerous or defective but they continued to let or make employees use it, you have a very strong chance of winning the claim. When it comes down to if<\/em> they ought to have known about it, it can come down how<\/em> this is so. If a supervisor knew about it and failed to report it to a manager, then that supervisor being negligent can fall on to the employer overall.<\/p>\n Knowledge is power – and if there is knowledge of a problem, you should be able to succeed with a claim for personal injury compensation.<\/p>\n Even if you knew about the dangers but had been told by your employer to continue using the equipment and to just ‘take extra care’ for example, the employer can still be negligent. The legislation is clear on defective and unsuitable work equipment. It reads as follows:<\/p>\n 5. (1) Every employer shall ensure that work equipment is so constructed or adapted as to be suitable for the purpose for which it is used or provided.<\/em><\/p>\n