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We represent a network of specialist personal injury solicitors that can provide risk-free, cost-free legal advice on back injury compensation claims. Our lawyers work on a no win no fee basis and you do not have to fund or finance your claim in anyway, nor pay expenses as legal action proceeds. We assure you that all compensation is paid fully to you. Win or lose there is no charge. Just submit your details and an experienced solicitor, a member of the prestigious Law Society Panel of personal injury experts will contact you to advise you on your potential case and provide cost-free, obligation-free advice on how you can go about claiming.

Legally, employers have a duty to ensure that their employees are protected from the risk of accidents at work. It is also in their interests to ensure that back injury compensation claims are minimised to reduce the potential escalation of insurance costs. This obligation is embodied in statute and case law and in EU directives. In some cases an employer can be shown to be absolutely liable for acts or omissions if he or she has contravened regulations - there may not even be a need to prove negligence. Employers are also required to have valid employers liability insurance.

The single most common trauma affecting workers in the United Kingdom which results in more absences from work than any other condition is lumber pain. Women are particularly vulnerable to this painful and distressing condition. Employers should install safe systems of work, incorporating appropriate training and supervision. If an employer fails to do this, they may find themselves or their insurers paying a profusion of back injury compensation claims.

The health and safety regulations relevant to this condition include:

• procedures regarding manual handling
• clauses on managing workplace health and safety
• Regulations regarding display screens
• clauses on the installation and use of work equipment
• health, safety and welfare sections relating to the workplace
• regulations concerning protective equipment

The Manual Handling Operations Regulations of 1993 require that employers try to ensure their employees are not made to undertake work which puts them at risk of trauma. If this is not possible, employers must carry out a risk assessment which should evaluate the nature of the task, the load, the individual carrying out the task and the broader work environment.