UK ACCIDENT AT WORK
COMPENSATION CLAIMS

We are a network of specialist personal injury solicitors that provides legal advice for accident at work compensation claims at no cost and works on a completely risk free no win no fee basis. You do not have to fund or finance your claim in any respect and you do not have to pay for any expenses as the claim proceeds. Damages for an industrial injury are paid in full with no deductions and win or lose there is no charge. If you use the helpline number or complete and submit the form an experienced advocate who is a member of The Law Society Panel of personal injury experts will respond and give free advice without obligation on what steps you should take to apply for industrial injury compensation. If after talking to us you decide not to take matters further you are under no obligation to do so and you will not be charged anything at all.

British health and safety law is based on the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 which outlines responsibilities which employers have towards their employees aimed at reducing the incidence of accident at work compensation claims. Employers must also have a valid policy of employers liability insurance in force. These duties are balanced so far as is reasonably practicable against the time, trouble, cost and physical difficulty of taking measures to avoid or reduce risk. The law requires employers to consider the risks and to take sensible measures to tackle them. The main requirement on employers is to carry out a risk assessment and to record any significant findings and thereafter employers must:

• provide clear information and training to employees about their career and the job in hand;
• make arrangements for implementing the health and safety measures identified as necessary by the risk assessment;
• set up emergency procedures;
• appoint competent people to help them to implement the arrangements;
• work together with other employers sharing the same workplace.

In addition to the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 other legislation has been enacted to protect employees from industrial injury including:

• Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981:
  First aid requirements whilst at work.
• The Health and Safety Information for Employees Regulations 1989:
  Posters must be displayed in the workplace about health and safety.
• Noise at Work Regulations 1989:
  Employees must be protected from hearing damage.
• Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 1999 (COSHH);
  Assessment of risks from hazardous substances necessary.
• Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992:
  Covers a wide range of accident at work compensation claims issues including ventilation, lighting, heating, workstations, welfare facilities and seating.
• Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations (CHIP 2) 1994;
  All dangerous chemicals must be classified and labelled and safety data sheets must be available.
• Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 1994:
  Requires a safe system of work on building sites.
• Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998:
  Requires safe installation, maintenance and use of gas systems in commercial premises.
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Regulations 1992:
  Regulations for the provision of protective clothing and equipment.
• Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999:
  Requires risk assessments and arrangements to implement necessary protective measures by competent people and appropriate information and training.
• Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992:
  Sets out rules for VDUs.
• Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER) 1998:
  Equipment provided, including machinery to carry out any job must be safe.
• Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992:
  Outlines safety requirements for moving objects physically within the workplace.