Factories are dangerous places to work with many health and safety hazards being present. Your employer has a legal responsibility to ensure that health and safety regulations are complied to, that you are provided with health and safety training and that your workplace is as safe as possible to work in. Your employer must:
– Ensure the workplace is kept clean and tidy, there must be no trailing cables and rubbish must be cleared away.
– Any hazards must be clearly signposted, be these steps, low beam or spillages.
– Any spillages must be cleaned up promptly.
– Your employer must also provide you with any safety clothing or equipment or clothing needed to complete your job free of charge.
– Make sure machines are regularly maintained
Accidents With Machinery
If you have had an accident involving a machine you should be able to claim for compensation if you did not receive sufficient training in the correct use of the machine. Furthermore, if the machine has not been serviced at appropriate intervals and it was a fault which caused your injury, you may also be able to accident at work claim. Finally if you have had an accident involving a machine when the machine was broken and either you were told to use the machine even though there was an error or the machine was not sufficiently marked as faulty you will also be able to make a work injury claim.
Work Related Disease
Common diseases resulting from factory work are lung diseases, such as occupational asthma. Skin diseases resulting from working chemicals, vibration white finger and back and knee problems due to heavy lifting. However, if you are not self employed, if you employment causes you to develop a disease you should be able to make a compensation claim against your employer. For many work related diseases and disabilities you are also able to claim for Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit from the government.
Making A Factory Accident Claim
If you think the accident you had at the factory you work in was due to the negligence of your employer, you should contact a specialist work accident lawyer today to talk through your options. An expert will be able to tell you whether or not you have grounds for a viable claim in a matter of minutes. They will then be able to take you through every step of the claims process. You should contact a solicitor as soon as possible following the accident. Call Freeman Harris today on 020 7231 7150 or fill in an online enquiry for a completely free initial consultation with out one of our specialist team.
