{"id":9822,"date":"2012-05-14T14:53:44","date_gmt":"2012-05-14T13:53:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/?p=9822"},"modified":"2012-05-14T14:53:44","modified_gmt":"2012-05-14T13:53:44","slug":"accident-at-work-compensation-lawyers-personal-protective-equipment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2012\/05\/14\/accident-at-work-compensation-lawyers-personal-protective-equipment\/","title":{"rendered":"Accident at Work Compensation Lawyers – Personal Protective Equipment"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"The importance of Personal Protective Equipment (or PPE for short) at work is huge. There are certain risks and hazards in many workplace situations that mean the only form of protection from injury is with equipment employers must provide to their employees<\/em><\/strong>. The duty is on the employer to pay for and provide suitable equipment, as well as to maintain the equipment and replace such equipment as and when it is necessary to do so.<\/p>\n

For example \u2013 if you need to manually handle dangerous material<\/em><\/strong>, such as sharp metals, hot liquids, chemicals, or anything that can cause any form of injury or suffering to you, your employers must provide you with the right equipment such as gloves to protect you from injury. Gloves in these kinds of scenarios must be appropriate as well \u2013 they must be strong enough to ensure sharp material cannot slice through the gloves, or heat retardant enough to prevent hot materials or liquids from burning through them.<\/p>\n

The equipment must also be available and suitable<\/em><\/strong> for use as well. Taking the gloves example again \u2013 they\u2019re no use if there aren\u2019t any available to fit you, or if the gloves prevent you from working, or if there are only limited amounts leaving some employees without protection.
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\nHere\u2019s another classic example \u2013 helmets or hard hats in a building site. You\u2019ve probably seen the signs outside the entrances of building sites preventing access to anyone who isn\u2019t wearing helmets, or goggles, or a high visibility jacket. It\u2019s all for a very good reason \u2013 the potential dangers involved in a building site from falling material or knocks to the head can leave someone with some serious damage.<\/p>\n

So \u2013 what can you do if you are injured at work as a result of personal protective equipment at work? Perhaps one of the following scenarios is relevant for you:<\/p>\n