Work-related
accidents and injuries show no sign of significantly decreasing over the coming
12-months, according to Leading London 'no win, no fee' accident and injury
solicitors, 1st Injury
Claims. To help employers minimise risks and keep compensation claim costs
low, the leading no win, no fee solicitors firm has put together six top tips
to help ensure best health and safety practice in the workplace.
1. Always alert
employees and visitors to potential risks as early and clearly as possible.
Erect signs next to a recently mopped floor or spillage or cordon off the area
if possible. Give clear visual and audio warnings of any holes in the ground,
reversing vehicles or unexpected trip hazards.
2. Make sure
everyone involved in jobs carrying heightened risks of injury or accidents
receive the correct training and are clear about their tasks, targets and
operating instructions. Have manuals and other accompanying paperwork to hand
when working with heavy or dangerous machinery and make sure everyone involved
in the job has been shown how to use the equipment safely.
3. Provide workers
with the right protective equipment and clothing to do the job. Hard hats and
protective jackets on construction sites are obvious examples.
4. Don’t forget to
consider the needs of other types of workers too. Office workers might need the
correct ergonomic support to prevent backaches, while people working in a noisy
environment should be offered ear defenders to protect their hearing.
5. Pay special
attention to pregnant employees. They may have extra needs that can be
identified during a risk assessment that will help prevent injury and
discomfort to them and/or their unborn child.
6. Watch out for
trailing electrical appliance flexes, hot drinks that can be knocked off the
corners of desks and other potential hazards that seem less dangerous, but could
cause a nasty accident at work.
Mr. Kamran Arif of
1st Injury Claims says, “Accidents and injuries at work often happen
when they are least expected and the longer-term consequences can be
devastating. Common sense and planning ahead can eliminate many potential
hazards, although no one can stop all accidents from happening.
"If you have
been injured at work and it wasn’t your fault, call our team of 'no win, no
fee' accident and injury solicitors
on telephone 0208 5282 999 to find out about making a claim for compensation
after an accident at work.”
1st
Injury Claims was established in 2002 as a personal accident and injury claims
company. Areas covered by the firm include road traffic accidents involving
cars, bicycles, motorbikes pedestrians, as well as holiday accidents, sports
injuries, accidents at work and injuries sustained through medical negligence
or housing disrepair.
Based in London , the company has handpicked a panel of expert
professional personal injury solicitors to bring a bespoke, ‘no-win, no fee’ service to thousands of satisfied customers across the UK
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