subject: Health and safety at work [print this page] Health and safety at work is a serious issue and companies have a legal obligation to comply with the Health and Safety Act, which provides guidelines governing the way in which everyday tasks are carried out.
Companies who choose to ignore the Health and Safety Act are not only in breach of the law but are leaving themselves wide open to falling liable for personal injury claims.
We can all accept that accidents happen. However, should you fall victim to a serious accident in the workplace due to potentially negligent working practices or conditions, you are well within your rights to make a claim and recover not just any lost wages but additional amounts as compensation.
Therefore companies which do not adhere to the Health and Safety Act have only themselves to blame if this negligence results in an accident serious or otherwise, involving a member of staff.
Of course, we agree that legislation can go too far. A story which has surfaced in recent months saw school children having to wear science lab goggles to play with conkers, which is clearly neither practical nor sensible, or even much fun.
However, if whilst at work you are sent routinely up and down ladders without any form of safety training, or without a means of securing the ladder then it is little surprise when you have an accident at work.
If you feel that an accident you had in the workplace was down to corporate negligence then you should, without a shadow of a doubt, contact Bott & Co to discuss making a potential claim.
As part of this compensation claim, it is not just lost wages which need to be taken into consideration, but a curtailment of your normal life due to recuperation, personal trauma and stress and ongoing health concerns as a result of the injury. We have years of experience in proving successfully that a company has been negligent and failed to adequately make proper provision to protect its staff.
Many companies do make full and proper provision under the terms of the Health and Safety Act, and accidents that occur under these circumstances can be more difficult to determine.
Key factors then would include: was appropriate training given; is training documented; was the appropriate protective equipment available and serviced properly?
However, our expert investigations team is careful to leave no stone unturned and has won many such cases and will be able to advise you according to the circumstances of your own particular accident.
If you wish to make an accident at work claim, contact Bott & Co today for an informal discussion. We'll advise you whether or not we think you have the basis for a claim, and guide you through the process.
Your employer should be insured against such incidents, so don't rest on your laurels claim the money that is owed to you.
