Health & Safety at Work

Health & safety is becoming more and more important in the workplace. There are increasing obligations on employers to look after their employees, and it’s becoming easier and easier for anyone injured at work to make a compensation claim – which is where Accident Advice come in.

In the light of the society in which we live, it’s essential that employers take care to protect their workers. Workplaces can be dangerous places, and even in places not usually associated with accidents, accidents can happen.

If you are an employer, be sure to look after your workers’ health and safety at all times. If there is any potential for danger, ensure that you inform anyone who could possibly be affected, and alert anyone passing by with big and bold signage.

Although it is tempting to save money by asking people to do things they’re not meant to do, these things are forbidden for a reason, even if they don’t seem that way. Never, ever, bend the rules and never, ever, ask an employee to bend the rules.

Similarly, should you ever see an employee acting in an unsafe way, be sure to admonish them sternly – better they should not like you, and better to err on the side of caution, than to have an injured worker and be liable to pay accident compensation for their medical bills and time off.

If you’ve been injured at work you should take a look at our page dealing specifically with that topic. In a situation in which the accident wasn’t your fault – one in which the health and safety at work was at fault, for example – you may well be eligible for accident compensation.

You should make sure to take details and statements from any witnesses, and also take photos – even if it’s only using your phone – of anything that helps explain why you were hurt, and whose fault it was.

Most importantly of all, you need to seek immediate medical attention. Even if your injury seems trivial, it’s vital you check, and it’s also really helpful if there’s a record of your condition straight after the accident.

By law, all companies in the UK must have indemnity insurance. This means that should an accident occur, their insurance company will pay whatever sum is due to the injured party. So if that’s you, there’s no need to worry about taking money from your employer, and you should take care to let any witnesses know this too.

If you’ve been hurt in the workplace, you should contact us as soon as possible so that we can start helping you as soon as possible. If we don’t know about your problem, we can’t solve it!

If you’ve had the misfortune of hurting yourself at work, the UK’s leading injury workplace compensation experts are only a phone call away.

Our panel of specialist lawyers are No Win No Fee, which means you can be 100% sure they’re acting in your best interests.

Call our 24-hour free helpline on 0800 180 4 123 or try our 30-second
compensation calculator, which will give you a rough idea of how much you could claim.
You can also submit a full CLAIM ONLINE NOW.