| If you have recently suffered a workplace
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| | possible, employers should avoid
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| industrial injury then there is a chance
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| | employees needing to undertake manual
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| that the accident just put your career on
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| | handling operations at work that involve
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| the line. Yet less than 1 in 10 people
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| | an element of risk;
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| injured in an industrial accident in the
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| | - The Personal Protective Equipment at
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| UK will claim for compensation from their
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| | Work Regulations (1992): which requires
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| employers or the state.
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| | employers to provide employees with
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| So, is it the case in Britain that we
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| | adequate protective clothing if they are
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| don't like to sue our employers or the
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| | exposed to any risk (such as protective
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| state for compensation following a
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| | glasses); and
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| workplace injury, or is it that we are
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| | - The Provision and Use of Work Equipment
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| simply not aware of what our rights are?
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| | Regulations (1998): under which employers
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| Employers' Duty
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| | are required to ensure that equipment
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| Although there are protections in place
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| | used by their employees is fit for the
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| for employees for many years such as
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| | purpose.
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| employers should comply with a general
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| | Industrial Injury Solicitor
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| duty towards the level of health and
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| | Having said that there are adequate
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| safety standards in a workplace. It was
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| | provisions in place to protect employees
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| only following Britain's entry into the
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| | in the case of any workplace injury.
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| European Union that these laws became
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| | Unfortunately lots of employers in the UK
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| more than a toothless tiger and started
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| | are either unaware of their duty of care
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| to bite back.
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| | or simply refuse to comply with it.
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| Today, employers have a duty to ensure
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| | In such circumstances, while there will
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| that your overall safety in the workplace
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| | almost certainly be a case for industrial
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| is free from the risk of an accident
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| | injury compensation, to ensure that your
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| injury by ensuring:
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| | rights as an employee are adequately
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| - that they employ competent co-workers
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| | being protected and that you receive fair
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| to work with you;
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| | and impartial advice on what your rights
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| - that they provide you with adequate
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| | are under the relevant laws. You should
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| materials;
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| | seek the advice of an industrial injury
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| - that the equipment you use complies
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| | solicitor following an industrial
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| with safety requirements;
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| | accident.
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| - that you are provided with protective
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| | Even in circumstances where you are on
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| clothing (if needed); and
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| | good terms with your employer, if you
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| - that proper training and adequate
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| | want to make sure that your industrial
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| supervision be provided to minimise the
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| | injury claim will compensate you to the
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| risk of any workplace injury.
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| | maximum you are allowed under the law,
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| Industrial Accident Claim
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| | you should ask an industrial injury
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| Such is the scope of the UK and EU law,
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| | lawyer for his advice and assistance in
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| it protects employees from an industrial
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| | handling your case.
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| accident. If you do need to make an
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| | Keep in mind that the solicitor will have
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| industrial injury claim you will probably
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| | your best interests at heart, whereas
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| be fighting under one of these
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| | your employer will have the company's
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| legislations:
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| | best interests at heart.
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| - The Management of Health and Safety at
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| | Ensure To Pursue With An Accident Claim
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| Work Regulations (1992): which imposes a
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| | Finally, if you are in an unfortunate
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| requirement that employers make an
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| | position to be recovering from a work
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| assessment of any foreseeable risk of
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| | injury and are considering your options
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| exposure to a workplace injury and if
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| | as to whether or not to bring a claim
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| such a risk exists to take action to
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| | against your employer, remember that you
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| prevent such;
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| | owe your employer nothing, whereas your
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| - The Workplace (Health, Safety and
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| | employer owed you a duty to ensure you
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| Welfare) Regulations (1992): which
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| | don't get injured at work!
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| imposes a duty on employers to ensure the
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| | What's more, if you don't make a claim
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| safety of their employees with respect to
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| | for industrial injury compensation, do
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| the maintenance of the workplace, its
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| | you really believe that 5 years down the
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| ventilation, temperature, lighting, etc.;
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| | road from now your employer is going to
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| - The Manual Handling Operations
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| | remember who you are as you struggle by
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| Regulations (1992): which imposes a
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| | on benefits?
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| requirement that, in as much as it is
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