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Government cuts threaten to increase workplace injuries

02Aug

In October 2010, the government announced cuts to the HSE (Health and Safety Executive) and to local authorities. These cuts mean that there will be fewer visits to workplaces and a lower capacity to provide guidance to employers. The Young Review, published in 2010, has also been called a “missed opportunity” by the TUC. It focuses on areas where health and safety rules have been used unnecessarily rather than focusing on reducing injuries and fatalities. These two factors have raised concerns that the number of injuries and fatalities occurring in British workplaces will increase rather than decrease in the near future.

Injury or illness at work: Making an accident at work claim for compensation

01Aug

very year, thousands of people are injured at work or suffer an illness as a result of their work. The different types of injury and illness that they suffer vary dramatically. An injury is usually the result of a single incident, such as a fall. An illness may not be attributable to a single cause and may have built up over time, such as stress. In 2009/10, work-related ill health was the cause of more days taken off work than work injuries. The employer may be considered negligent if the injury or illness was ‘foreseeable;’ that is if they should have known the risks and could have done something to reduce them.

Personal injury at work blinds welder

29Jul

The eyes are extremely complicated and delicate. If they are damaged, this can result in partial or complete blindness. Manual occupations such as construction have a higher risk of injury to the eye. Eyes can be damaged by foreign objects, by a blow to the eye or by an explosion. Scratches or grazes to the cornea (also known as corneal abrasions) affect about 3 in 1,000 people every year in the UK. It is important that workers at risk from foreign objects entering their eyes, eg. splinters, are given adequate eye protection. If an employer fails to protect their workers, they may be considered negligent.

How to prevent work injury

26Jul

Both employers and employees have a responsibility to do what they can to prevent work injury. Safety equipment such as goggles should be provided where necessary. If manual handling will be required, workers need to direct their full attention to the task and employers should ensure that they have received the correct training. Care also needs to be taken to avoid slips and trips by cleaning up spillages, using appropriate cleaning products, replacing worn or torn flooring, removing obstacles from pathways and ensuring lighting is sufficient. If these steps are followed, many work injuries can be prevented.

Fear of angry employers should not prevent a work accident claim from being made

24Jul

A main factor which contributes to employees not making a work accident claim for an injury that they have suffered at work is that they are afraid that their employer will be angry and may even stunt their career path progression. This article proves this not to be the case as it is true that many employers do not look unfavourably upon work accident claims being made against them. Most are glad that a problem has been highlighted and dealt with for the future.

Car accident claims on the up as road rage rises in hot weather

23Jul

Car accident claims rise with the hot weather, so reports show. This article describes how car accident claims are related to the road rage induced and exacerbated by hot weather. Road rage will inevitably cause more accidents and the victims of these accidents are right to make a claim in a bid to gain compensation for their unnecessary injuries and also try to stamp out the road rage which the roads of the UK seem to suffer from. If you have been the victim of road rage, then you may be entitled to make a claim.

City cyclist gains compensation for road traffic accident

22Jul

Cyclists often feel intimidated about making a road traffic accident compensation claim. This is mainly due to general (unfair) perception of cyclists – that they often cause accidents on British roads. This is actually not the case at all, and should not dissuade people from making a traffic accident claim.

If a cyclist is involved in an accident and it is not their fault, then they are entitled to compensation, just as much as a motorist is. Cyclists should remember this if they are ever involved in an accident.

Whiplash victims make car accident compensation claims for loss of future earnings

21Jul

Car accident compensation should not only be looked at in terms of the immediate negative effects it will have on the persons life. Increasingly, people are gaining compensation for the potential loss in future pay and earnings, as well as opportunities, that a car accident injury may cause them.

This is an important fact to remember if you do want to make a car accident claim, as you will want to consider how the accident and your injuries will really affect you. This will save you feeling let down a few years down the line.

Work accident claim can be made in non-physical jobs

20Jul

A work accident claim can be made in any job, not just a highly ‘mobile’ job such as construction or other jobs which mean individuals are constantly moving about with different types of equipment and materials. If an accident happens in an office, you are still able to make a work accident claim, regardless of where you work. This article tackles the issue of people feeling that they cannot make a claim because they think they are in the wrong line of work and it is not considered ‘dangerous’ enough.

Can passengers make a successful car accident claim?

20Jul

A car accident claim can be made by anybody who is injured in a car accident when it is not their fault. This article shows how even passengers of cars are able to make a car accident claim if they are injured and have proof that the accident was not their own fault.

This is an important fact to remember, as many passengers lose out on gaining compensation for their injuries as they think that passengers are not eligible. If you have been involved in an accident as a passenger, then make some enquiries today about how you can gain compensation.

Dog Bite Law and Public Protection

10Jul

Judge Beatrice Bolton, 57 of Rothbury, Northumberland, was recently arrested following three separate attacks carried out by her aggressive German Shepherd, Georgina. The case raises two useful points about how dog bite law acts both as a preventative measure for attacks and as an active medium in order to ensure public safety. Both of these points should present themselves as a comfort to anybody who has been the victim of a dog bite and is struggling with what can seem the vague and confusing nuances of the UK’s dog bite law.

When can you make a dog bite claim?

09Jul

Knowing how to act when a dog bites you is very important when it comes to making a dog bite claim. If you are bitten by a dog then it is important to receive the medical attention you need, however, if it is possible, it is also worthwhile taking down the dog owner’s details and making sure that they are clear on what has happened. You want to make sure that your story is clear and that you know exactly why you are making a claim. You need the contact details of the dog owner in case your solicitors should need to contact them.

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