{"id":16797,"date":"2014-10-03T13:16:23","date_gmt":"2014-10-03T12:16:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/?p=16797"},"modified":"2015-12-09T12:48:19","modified_gmt":"2015-12-09T12:48:19","slug":"welding-injury-compensation-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2014\/10\/03\/welding-injury-compensation-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"Welding injury compensation claims"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welding can be a fairly dangerous task for rather obvious reasons. We have such stringent health and safety rules and regulations here in the UK to protect workers from being injured unnecessarily in the workplace.<\/p>\n

Where a risk of injury can be reduced or completely avoided, an employer has a duty to take whatever reasonable steps are necessary to achieve this. So read on for more information about making a claim for personal injury compensation if you are injured in a welding accident at work<\/a>.
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\nFirstly it’s important to take a look at the law to show you that you are protected and that there is a duty on employers to take certain steps. Perhaps the most important one here is The Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations<\/strong> that state:<\/p>\n

(1) Every employer shall ensure that suitable personal protective equipment is provided to his employees who may be exposed to a risk to their health or safety while at work…<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The rules are clear – if there is a risk that personal protective equipment (or PPE for short) can prevent, the employer must provide it.<\/p>\n

It doesn’t just stop at providing it though. Other stipulations mean that your employer:<\/p>\n