{"id":5890,"date":"2011-02-08T18:00:12","date_gmt":"2011-02-08T17:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/?p=5890"},"modified":"2011-02-08T18:00:12","modified_gmt":"2011-02-08T17:00:12","slug":"accident-in-a-supermarket-we-have-the-claims-advice-to-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2011\/02\/08\/accident-in-a-supermarket-we-have-the-claims-advice-to-help\/","title":{"rendered":"Accident in a Supermarket? We have the Claims Advice to Help."},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"We all love supermarket shopping as the prices are cheaper, there are discounts galore, and everything is all under one roof<\/strong>.\u00a0 We can see how supermarkets are becoming the fast answer to a busier lifestyle with less and less money to spend.<\/p>\n

So we may go to the supermarket with all this in mind, but the farthest thing from our mind is that we will have an accident within our supermarket which was not our fault<\/strong>, and end up injured.<\/p>\n

Now there are many potential hazards in supermarkets – for example spillages causing slip hazards<\/strong>, items left in the aisle causing trip hazards<\/strong>, or poorly stacked items falling from the shelves on to us.
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Supermarkets, like anywhere else, have a duty to keep their customers safe as far as possible and foreseeable. They also must comply with stringent Health and Safety Regulations<\/strong> .\u00a0 They must train their staff in the correct manner so they know the correct procedures in \u2013 for example \u2013 the event a spillage occurs, how to stack shelves safely, or simply to check aisles regularly for items left on the floor.<\/p>\n

In the event you suffer an accident that was not your fault in a supermarket<\/a>, here\u2019s a little advice:<\/p>\n