Accident at Work

If you have suffered a personal injury or injuries following an accident or multiple accidents at work in the UK you may be entitled to claim for injuries compensation. When entering a new company and a new work place the employer must instruct and train staff on how to deal with the risks around.

To prevent work place accidents at work you have the right...

To work in safe workplaces where all the risks to your health and safety are properly controlled.
To stop working and leave the area if you think you are in a dangerous work place.
To inform your employer about health and safety issues or concerns and Consequences that may occur such as injuries and therefore compensation claims.
To contact HSE or your local authority if you still have health and safety concerns a feel you are at risk an accident occuring and leading onto injury.
To join a trade union and be a safety representative trying to ensure less accidents within the workplace.
To a rest break of at least 20 minutes if you work more than six hours at a stretch
To an annual period of paid leave.

To prevent a workplace accident your employer must tell you...

About risks to your health and safety from current or proposed working practices around the workplace.
About things or changes that may harm or affect your health and safety, or that could cause injury. Such as working with asbestos or in noisy environments that could lead to industrial deafness
How to do your job safely and aviod accidents around the workplace. This should include preventing vibration white finger and similar injuries
What is done to protect your health and safety.