What To Do If You Have An Accident At Work

Every employer has a duty of care to protect its employees from harm while they are at work

. It is your employers responsibility to ensure that you are given the right training, equipment, working conditions, clothing (if applicable) and health and safety information for you to be able to carry out your job safely and comfortably. Accidents at work do happen, however, even in the safest of environments, so here are some tips on what to do if you have an accident at work from Claim-Easy (http://www.claim-easy.co.uk), the claims management company highly experienced in accident claims of all types.

One of the most important factors regarding accidents at work is the recording and reporting of accidents, regardless of whether you will be making an accident compensation claim or not. Your employer is bound by law to report serious work-related accidents, incidents or cases of industrial disease. Serious in this context is defined by any type of disease, major injury such as a broken limb, dangerous incidents such as excessive smoke or fume inhalation and any injury that prevents an employee from carrying out their usual tasks for more than three days. Make sure your employer has reported your accident at work, particularly if you think you may have a case to claim compensation in the future as this may help with the outcome.

In the case of more minor accidents in the workplace, all such injuries, incidents or diseases must be recorded by law in an accident book (as well as serious ones). While this educates and informs employers as to how accidents have arisen to help them prevent them in the future, it is also a valuable resource for employees who can refer to the records if they need time off work or need to pursue accident or injury compensation.

Once the accident has been properly recorded and reported (if need be), it is advisable that you then check your employment contract for details of the sick or accident pay that you are eligible for should you need to take time off work to recuperate. Should you require medical attention for your accident or incident, you should seek it as soon as possible. These records are often particularly helpful when it comes to compensation claims, although they are not absolutely necessary for a successful claim. Should you decide to pursue compensation as you think your employer was at fault for the accident, you should lodge your claim within three years of the date of the accident.

Claim-Easy is expert in handling accident at work compensation claims, as well as industrial disease claims, financial and other claims. The company works on a no win no fee basis for all claims apart from PPI (payment protection insurance) claims, and clients are sure to receive 100% compensation. For more information, visit http://www.claim-easy.co.uk.

Editors Note: Claim-Easy (http://www.claim-easy.co.uk) is represented by the digital marketing specialists and SEO provider Jumping Spider Media. Please direct all press queries to Louise Byrne. Email: louise@jumpingspidermedia.co.uk or call: +44 (0)20 3070 1959 / +34 952 783 637.

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