UK Personal Injury Guide - Accidents at Work
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Accidents at Work - How to Make a Personal Injury Claim
As we stated previously, accidents in the workplace are one of the most
common causes of personal accident injury claims. Several laws have been put
in place to protect workers against unsafe conditions which could have
detrimental effect on their health. These laws have been recently reinforced
by European law which British companies now have to adhere too. Under these
laws businesses and companies a duty to care for their employee’s. If they
do not adhere to the health and safety guidelines present they can be sued
for damages if you become ill or injured due to this negligence.
If you are injured because of another employee’s negligence then the company
may be liable for this depending on the exact circumstances of the case and
you may be able to claim compensation by making a work accident compensation
claim.
Cases for compensation because of injuries in the workplace have a
relatively high chance of success because you do not have to prove the
company was at fault, simply the fact that they failed to fulfil the safety
requirements can be sufficient to prove negligence.
If you are injured at work you must take certain steps to ensure that any
claim you make at a future date has the highest possible chance of being
successful. The key is to make sure that the incident is accurately
recorded. Follow these steps to make sure that this happens.
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Report the accident to your employer.
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Report the accident to the health and safety officer where you work and
have it logged in the accident report book.
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If you require medical care ensure that you get a record of this.
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Give the details of the incident to your trade union as they may help you
if you wish to make a claim.
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