In the year 2008/09 there were 29.3 million days lost due to work-related ill health and work place injuries, an average of 1.24 days per worker according to statistics by the Health & Safety Executive. Therefore it is vital that employers seek to make provisions to ensure that their employees’ health and safety is adequately protected.
There are many statutory regulations for the protection of employees, including the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, and the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992. If an employer breached their duty under these Regulations this would be strong evidence of fault in a personal injury claim. In order to bring a successful injury at work claim, the claimant needs to show that the employer owed them a duty of care which the employer breached and this breach caused injury to the employee which was reasonably foreseeable.
Personal injury claims have a limitation period of three years from the date of the incident causing the injury, or the first date when the claimant has knowledge of the cause of action. Therefore it is vital that if someone has a claim they should seek legal advice as soon as possible otherwise they may be time-barred from bringing a claim. Examples of awards for injuries at work include £110,000 for a man when a forklift run over his foot and leg and £210,000 for a man who suffered a serious foot injury suffered at work.
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