Know how a Solicitor aids to Claim Compensation for Work Injury

Have you just been involved in an accident at work and you are now looking to claim compensation using a highly successful solicitors firm that can offer you advice and assistance? In this article we will discuss how to make a successful accident at work compensation claim, and also the benefits of using Work Accident Claims Solicitors to help you make this claim.

Unfortunately UK accidents do occur on a regular basis, and the term "accident at work" does cover various different scenarios, however, incidents that occur within the working environment cost millions of pounds to both employers and employees each year due to time off work, reduction in productivity and pressure placed upon the NHS with regards to medical care costs.

According to the HSE 1.1 million workers were suffering from work related illness, and 27 million working days were lost due to work related illness and workplace injury. These types of injuries do cost society an estimated £13.4 billion, and these statistics were correct in the year 2010/11.

Who was at fault for an accident that occurred at work; and how a solicitors firm can assist - if you are unfortunate enough to be involved in an accident at work, then you will first need to assess who was to blame for this accident before you can claim compensation. If it can be shown that a negligent third party was to blame for the accident that you were involved in, then you may potentially be able to make a compensation claim for the injuries that you sustained. Every accident at work is completely different and unique, and a work accident claims solicitor firm will need to assess the details of the case to ensure that there are grounds to make a successful compensation claim. All employers have a responsibility to protect their employees, contractors and visitors to the establishment and this includes:

The necessary equipment - if an employee needs to do a certain task then the employer must provide necessary machinery and tools to complete their jobs safely. It is also an employer’s responsibility to ensure that the machines and tools are maintained in a safe condition.

The environment - it is an employer’s responsibility to ensure that the workplace is kept in a safe situation, and employees should be provided with suitable workstations, chairs and the floor and corridors should be kept clean and free from hazards at all times. Places such as doors and gateways should be free from obstructions at all times.

Training - it is an employer’s responsibility to ensure that all their employees are trained with regards to health and safety, and depending on the task that an employee is required to do, will depend on what training is required. For example, an employee that is constantly exposed to excessive noise needs to receive training on the protection they must wear when working within this environment, or an employee that needs to lift heavy objects needs to receive training to show them how to do this safely.

Protective clothing - all employees that are required to work with hazardous substances, or are in environments that can potentially cause harm need to be provided with safety wear that they require to complete their jobs, such as, goggles, hard hats, ear defenders, dust masks, safety gloves and high visibility jackets.

So why choose the team at Work Accident Claims Solicitors if you are looking to claim compensation - if you have been involved in an accident at work then the highly skilled experts at Work Accident Claims Solicitors will be able to offer you advice and assistance in regards to making a successful compensation claim. They practice specifically in this field of law, and therefore, you can be fully assured the advice that they provide you with is tailored to your needs. There are many benefits to using this legal firm as the team for you, and such benefits include:

• They will appoint you with one specialist who will manage the entire process from start to finish, and this expert will always strive to achieve the maximum recompense available for the case.
• They operate under the "no win no fee" scheme, so therefore, you can be assured that if your claim is unsuccessful you will not pay a single penny.
• They have an extremely strong reputation nationwide for their skills and experience in regards to claiming compensation for the victims who have suffered injury due to an accident at work, and the solicitors believe in a personal service treating every single case as individual and unique.

The skilled experts at Work Accident Claims Solicitors were recently consulted by an individual that was looking to make a claim for an accident that he had at work and he told the solicitors that he was working as a Maintenance Engineer, and whilst working he experienced slips trips and falls at work, and therefore suffered from an umbilical hernia. This accident took place in the 1990s, and therefore, it is unlikely that this particular individual was able to claim through Work Accident Claims Solicitors, as he was out of jurisdiction to make a successful claim.

If you have been involved in an accident at work then it is important that you contact Work Accident Claims Solicitors within three years of the accident in order to make a successful claim, however, there are a small number of exceptions to this rule if you are suffering from an industrial disease.