Health and Safety

A large percentage of the accidents which regularly occur at work and in public places in the UK can be avoided by carrying out the appropriate risk assessments and health and safety checks. If you have been injured in an accident that was not your fault and you believe health and safety regulations have been breached, you may be eligible to claim no win no fee compensation. The National Accident Helpline can help you claim, regardless of whether you were injured at work, whilst on holiday, on the roads or in a public place.

Health and Safety at Work

The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 is the most important piece of legislation relating to occupational health and safety in the UK. It clearly sets out the requirements that employers must follow to try to ensure the welfare of employees. Of course, it may not be possible to avoid every accident, but the Health and Safety Act states that employers must ensure employee welfare “as far as is reasonably practicable”.

Since the introduction of the Health and Safety Act in 1974, employers have been legally required to run regular health and safety checks and risk assessments to make sure the workplace is as safe as possible. In addition to these checks, appropriate training is an important part of making sure people aren’t injured in accidents that could have been avoided.

Health and Safety Claims and Industrial jobs

Attention to health and safety at work is absolutely vital if your job involves using dangerous machinery, and there are certain extra precautions that your employer should take. You should always be fully trained on the machinery you use and must be provided with any protective clothing or equipment necessary. This may include earplugs to prevent noise induced hearing loss, gloves, goggles, a hard hat or safety boots.

Health and safety in public places

According to the Health and Safety Executive, the most common types of accident are slips, trips and falls, many of which happen in public places. The causes of slips, trips and falls vary from slippery floors which have not had a warning cone put in place, to sudden changes in floor level or poor lighting conditions which make it harder to see potential obstacles.

Visit the Preventing Slips, Trips and Falls page for more information on avoiding these accidents.

How can we help?

The National Accident Helpline is the UK’s leading name in personal injury claims with over 17 years’ experience. Our expert solicitors have handled a wide range of different health and safety claims, meaning whatever the circumstances of your injury, the chances are we will have handled a similar case before.

This Health and Safety claims section contains pages on a variety of different types of accident as well as useful tips on how to prevent accidents from happening in the first place. Simply read the pages most relevant to you and if you think you have a health and safety claim, speak to our friendly call handling team or claim online now.