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In order to operate in a safe environment employees
must be provided with safe equipment and plant.
Many of the accidents that we deal with in terms of
accident at work claims relate to the use of unsafe and
badly maintained equipment. employers have a strict duty
to ensure that:
equipment is in good working order
Well maintained
Regularly inspected
All portable appliances are subject to
PAT testing
annually
Staff are trained to use the equipment safely
How can an employer make the work environment safer?
An employer must always carry out a risk assessment
in the form of an investigation conducted to identify
whether any particular act or operation gives rise to a
safety risk or hazard. The same applies to use of
equipment and whether staff have the necessary skills
and experience to use the plant that they have been
provided with.
If you have suffered
injury in the workplace and believe that the
employer may have either contributed to or caused the
injury - make an enquiry now about possible
compensation:
For immediate
accident claim assistance please telephone our FREEPHONE
ACCIDENT CLAIM helpline on 0800
0322210
Read more about
work related upper limb disorder injury (WRULD)
caused by work
Company fined after a worker fell from a raised grain
bucket - 7th July 2010
Investigation
into a man's death after an oil refinery explosion is
launched -
2nd July 2010
Worker
injured in a workplace explosion sees company
prosecuted -
25th June 2010
Hire car company fined after a
employee suffered
leg injuries in a workplace accident -
8th June 2010
After a worker was injured in a fall from height his employer is prosecuted -
25th May 2010
Company prosecuted after a
worker was killed after being hit by a shuttle car -
1st April 2010
Make
a promise campaign aimed at farm workers safety - 2nd
February 2010
Builder under investigation after a girder crashes
through a building - 25th January 2010
Heathrow accident ended with one
man dead and another seriously injured - 11th
November 2009
How to make a claim if you have suffered a hernia at
work - 1st April 2009
APIL support new Bill allowing workers to claim from
independent body where no other employers liability
insurance can be traced - 17th March 2009
Vibration injury victim wins compensation - 2nd
October 2008 The
new
Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007
SI No 320 (CMD 2007) came into force in Great Britain
during 2007 and aim to reduce the number of construction
related accidents and injuries. [December 2007]
Government outline new plans to reduce the numbers of
those claiming inappropriate sickness benefits -
27th November 2007
HSE warn construction bosses to get serious when it
comes to falls and trips on building sites [18th
July 2007]
More Links:
safety at work -
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website -
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safety website -
health & safety gov -
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information institute -
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