Every employer has a duty to keep their employees safe while at work. Health and safety is still becoming an increasingly litigious area where there are strict rules of conduct and practice that must be followed to ensure people don’t get hurt. This means maintaining equipment, having potentially dangerous areas signed, providing all of the necessary safety gear like hard hats and providing all of the training necessary to operate specific types of equipment.
If you have been let down at work and it has resulted in an accident that was not your fault, then you could be entitled to compensation. An accident at work claim should never jeopardise your job or your relationship with your employer. They are legally bound to keep you safe when performing your job and if that agreement has been neglected, then you should be able to claim compensation. This could mean that you receive vital money that can help you on the road to recovery. Often, you will require a significant amount of time off work which means that the amount of money you are bringing in drops. In order to cover vital bills and meet medical costs, compensation could be the only way you have to proceed.
You should not worry that making a claim like this could result in expenses to yourself. No win no fee solicitors will be able to assess your accident at work claim and decide whether you have a reasonable case. This means that in no circumstances will you have to pay for any of the legal process. If you win, the defendant pays, but if you lose the solicitor will pay. No win no fee solicitors should also be able to provide you with a free assessment of your case and a frank opinion on what you can hope to get out of it.