Under the Health and Safety at Work Act, employers have a duty of care to their employees, this means that they have to provide all their workers with safe working conditions, unfortunately this isn’t always the case and as a result accidents occur.
An accident at work could be due to faulty machinery or equipment, lack of training or supervision, lack of protective safety equipment or unsafe premises. If your employer has been negligent and you have suffered an accident at work then Hamilton Douglas Legal can help recover compensation for you. Employers must provide a safe working environment and failure to do so leaves the employer liable to compensate any employee who suffers an injury in the workplace.
Hamilton Douglas Legal have specialist factory accidents and injury lawyers experienced in dealing with accidents of this type.
Your employer has a duty of care to provide a safe working environment, ensuring they comply with health and safety legislation. The Health and Safety at Work Regulations Act 1974 ensures that all employees are working in a safe environment.
Unfortunately on some occasions health and safety in the workplace is not followed and accidents take place, in that case your employer will be held responsible for the accident, and you can make a claim for any injury that you may have suffered along with any expenses associated as a result of the accident, to name a few these could include private medical treatment, loss of earnings, and prescription costs.