Accidents At Work Claims

All employers owe their employees a duty of care to provide them with a safe place and system of work, together with safe plant and equipment.

There are also statutory duties affecting the workplace, which deal with the issue of risk assessments, the workplace, work equipment, manual handling, personal protective equipment and use of display screen equipment. Other  regulations govern work at height, obliging an employer to ensure that work at height is properly planned, supervised and carried out in a safe manner.

This duty of care and the regulations mean that if you are injured at  work you may be able to claim compensation.

There are more specific rules relating to accidents which involve construction or building sites, where there may be more than one defendant who is liable - for example the main contractor, sub contractors and actual employer.

The employer's duty is to ensure the employee has a safe working environment and safe working practices, and even if you have been trained, the employer may still be at fault for not providing proper training.

Furthermore, employers are required to have compulsory insurance specifically to ensure that if you are injured at work then there is an insurer from whom you can claim compensation.