All employers have a responsibility to protect their employees, contractors and visitors from accidents and injuries. You are entitled to claim compensation for injuries sustained at work if it can be shown that your employer or another employee has been negligent. Reasonable steps that an employer is expected to take to protect their employees include:

• Putting safety procedures in place for using heavy or dangerous equipment
• Providing adequate training for those using heavy or dangerous equipment
• Providing appropriate safety equipment such as goggles, hard hats, ear defenders, safety boots, high-visibility jackets.
• Adequately maintaining equipment and machinery
• Keeping floors clear of hazards

You may be able to make a claim if you have been injured due to:

• The use of dangerous or defective machinery
• Manual handling – lifting, pulling, pushing a heavy object
• Inadequate training
• Contact with or exposure to a harmful or dangerous substance
• Falling from a height e.g. from scaffolding or a ladder
• A falling object
• Tripping over a cable
• Slipping on a wet surface with no warning sign

There are a couple of options available to you to fund your Personal Injury claim. These will be discussed with you during your initial meeting. The options include:

• Legal expenses insurance – you may have legal expenses cover as part of your Motor insurance policy, your Household insurance policy, Travel policy or Credit Card policy. If you have Legal Expenses insurance then you will need to provide us with your policy document so that we can seek permission to act on your behalf.
• Conditional Fee Arrangement – Commonly known as ‘No Win, No Fee’. This type of fee arrangement will be used where there is no Legal Expenses insurance in place. Our solicitor will take out an ‘After the Event’ insurance policy on your behalf to ensure that whether your claims is successful or unsuccessful, you will not have to pay a penny at any time.