Thinking of claiming for an accident at work?

If you have been injured at work, it probably comes as no surprise that you may be able to make a claim for compensation for your injuries. What you may not realize is that you may also make a claim if the injury is the result of negligence of another employee. If you are injured at all at work, it's a good idea to find out what your rights are as far as filing a claim and receiving compensation for your injuries, loss of work time, etc. You also may not realize that you have a certain amount of time after the injury happened, in order to file your claim, generally this period of time is three years from the date of the injury, but those times can vary depending on the type and location of the injury. Many employees resist the idea of filing a claim due to worry about what the manager or fellow employees may think, say or do. You need to remember that it is not the employer, but the employer's insurance company that is responsible for the claim. All employers have liability insurance for just such a reason.

Every employer has the responsibility to take their employee's health and safety into consideration when planning working conditions and providing working tools. The responsibility the employer has depends on many things including the age of the employee. If you need to bring a claim against your employer for compensation, you will need a solicitor that will be able to show the duty of care that your employer was responsible for providing to you. In your work environment, your employer should provide competent staff to interact with you, if your injury was caused by the actions of incompetent staff, your employer will have responsibility for that. Your employer is also responsible for providing adequate tools to perform your job. This means anything from a wrench to an office chair. Your employer is responsible for considering the environment you will be working in, the job you will be performing and choose the tools that are correct for both, meaning very simply, the right tools for the job. If your employer provides inadequate or incorrect tools to do your job and it results in injury to you, your employer is responsible for that injury.

Your employer is responsible for figuring out the system and mechanics for performing your job in the safest way possible. For instance, if you are working in a restaurant and there is a blind corner, a mirror should be installed in such a way that it reveals anyone coming in your direction before you turn the corner. If you are injured for lack of safe practices in a situation like this, your employer would be responsible for your injuries. If you perform a job that is repetitive in nature, it could result in RSI or repetitive strain injury, your employer will need to design your work schedule in such a way as to reduce the possibility of this type of injury to a minimum.

If you are unsure as to whether or not you are qualified to file a claim, you may want to check with a solicitor, there are many solicitors that offer free compensation and others that work on a no win, no pay basis.

This article was written by Tom Sangers on behalf of Claims for you who offer no win no fee compensation and other Accident Claims.