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Article #85: Successful Industrial Injury Claim Steps

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






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