{"id":16294,"date":"2014-07-25T13:08:19","date_gmt":"2014-07-25T12:08:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/?p=16294"},"modified":"2014-07-25T13:08:19","modified_gmt":"2014-07-25T12:08:19","slug":"fall-injury-from-standing-on-a-chair-or-stool-at-work-claims-advice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2014\/07\/25\/fall-injury-from-standing-on-a-chair-or-stool-at-work-claims-advice\/","title":{"rendered":"Fall injury from standing on a chair or stool at work – claims advice!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"workThere are many forms of employment that require access to high up places. Even in your general office or shop you may need to reach high shelving units. But one thing we have seen time and time again is injuries caused by employees being instructed to use stools or chairs to reach high places.<\/p>\n

This can breach health and safety legislation as it can be a very dangerous thing to do – so let’s look at the law and your rights for making a claim for personal injury compensation if this has happened to you.<\/p>\n

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The Law<\/strong><\/p>\n

There is actually specific legislation for working at height, which is rather appropriately named The Work at Height Regulations<\/em>. Working at height doesn’t mean you have to be 12ft above ground level – accessing anywhere that is too difficult or dangerous to reach without assistance can fall within this category.<\/p>\n

The law is quite clear on what an employer’s responsibility is. The legislation cites that any tasks that involve working at height must:<\/p>\n