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If you have been injured in an accident within the last three years, do yourself justice and call the helpline or complete the contact form and we will immediately put you in touch with a specialist solicitor who deals in industrial injury claim settlements. If after talking to that solicitor you decide to proceed no further you will not be charged for any advice.

If you want to make an industrial injury claim the news is good. In general terms, because of the high duty of care placed on an employer, liability for work accidents and most industrial diseases tend to be relatively easy to prove. Whereas with other injuries you have to usually prove that another party has been negligent, with industrial injury it may be enough to simply show that there were inadequate safety precautions.

An industrial injury claim may occur from handling of heavy loads, vehicle use or exposure to volatile or toxic substances, explosives, fire or other hazards. A dangerous situation may result from your employer failing to give you enough training or protective clothing. If you’ve suffered personal injury, report it quickly and ensure it is detailed in the firms accident log book. Employers may also be required to report some incidents to the Health and Safety Executive. If so, make sure they do so! When injury is serious, obtain medical advice quickly and keep a record of diagnoses and treatments.

So what should you do? Employers are rightly required to maintain high standards of safety for the employees – there are substantial regulations with which they must comply. Proof that they’ve breached these may give you a very good case. Even if it was another employee who caused your accident, it remains the responsibility of the employer to pay damages. Don’t worry about putting your employer out of pocket by making a claim – it would be covered by Employers Liability Insurance which employers are legally required to have.

Workers in Britain and the EU who have suffered personal injury have the advantage of being legally well-protected. The common law of negligence and numerous statutes impose strong obligations on employers to keep you safe, such as the Factories Act 1961 and the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. Employers should be able to comply with these protective laws, by thorough and accurate risk assessment, through the effective use of safety training, equipment, and clothing, by installing effective safety guards and mechanisms on machinery and by installing effective safety barriers. The most recent protective regulations include : -

• Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1992
• Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992
• Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992
• Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998
• Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992

We operate on a no win no fee basis and you will not have to fund your claim in any way. If you win compensation it will be paid in full with no deductions. Submit your details and a member of the Law Society Panel of personal injury experts will call to offer clear advice on how you could go about making a claim. This advice is completely free and should you choose not to pursue your claim you are under no obligation.