All about Accident at Work Claims

Accident at work claims compensate for the injuries sustained due to someone else’s negligence.

The claimant can be a regular employee, temporary worker, casual, agency worker or contractor. Various occupations such as managers, senior officials, professional, administrative and secretarial, personal service, skilled trades, sales and service, process, plant and operatives are exposed to risk. They belong to industries like education, public administration, professional, technical financial, administration services, whole or retail trade, transportation or storage, manufacturing, arts/entertainment or recreation, .human health, social work, construction and other kinds of industries.

Injuries or illness can be sustained from accidents in the workplace. An injury may affect the upper, middle or lower extremities of a person which can range from mild, moderate or severe pain. Common health conditions that affect Britons are work-related stress, musculoskeletal disorders, skin diseases and asthma. Other kinds of illness suffered by employees are cancer, asbestos-related diseases, vibration-related diseases and respiratory diseases.

People who sustained an injury or illness can be compensated through accident at work claims in the United Kingdom. A wrongdoer can be a co-worker or an employer who acted negligently. The injured person can be entitled to claim against the offender. A medical report is necessary to prove the validity of the claim.

Kinds of Work-related Accidents

The purpose of accident at work claims is to bring justice and receive compensation for accidents in the workplace.

Exposure to different kinds of hazards may harm workers. These hazards can be due to slips, trips or fall incidence, unsafe work practices, mistakes in manual handling, insufficient training, lack of protective equipment and faulty equipment.

Many factors can contribute to the occurrence of slips, trips and fall in the workplace. It can be due to wet or slippery surface, obstructions, insufficient lighting, changes in elevation or poor housekeeping. Dangerous work practices are risky and may harm others. Mistakes in manual handling, carrying or lifting may injure employees. Sufficient training for a specific job is necessary so that no one will get hurt. The lack of protective equipment may expose the working-people to hazardous chemicals or substance. Defective equipment is also risky in the workplace.

These hazards can be avoided by taking preventive measures. Business owners should initiate risk assessment to avoid a mishap. Employers are responsible in providing a healthy and safety working environment. Failure of the employers to comply with the health and safety regulations entitles their employees to file a formal complaint in the United Kingdom.