Building Sites and Accident Claims
Of all the different places to work, a building site is the most hazardous.
Accidents happen for a multitude of reasons: faulty wiring; falling materials; falling from a height; use of power tools; faulty machinery; collapsing foundations.
Trip, slip, fall injuries constitute the bulk of accident claims pertaining to building sites.
As part of the sector, people working on building sites should expect certain standard of safety from their employer.
Safe use of machinery, along with working methods, should be explained to every single person that is allowed access to a building site.
Equipment should be regularly checked, which means machinery, as well as scaffolding and hoists.
Employers should be given safety equipment, and always supplied with the right tools for the job.
Without getting into the minutiae of building site safety, there is a lot of regulation in place.
Still, like with any industry, you get people that follow procedure and people who do not follow procedure.
This is how accidents occur, and a person injured on a building site, as a result of negligence, can make a no win no fee personal injury claim.
It is relatively easy to find a solicitor that specialises in building site related personal injury claims.
A person can contact their local firm of solicitors, or find a legal representative online.
It can be an advantage to use someone locally if a person wants to convene with their solicitor on a face to face level, and be updated as regularly as possible.
Of course, this is not a necessity.
The solicitor will be able to use their knowledge in this are to get fair compensation for the person they are representing.
The more experienced the solicitor the better, because there is far less likelihood of a case being taken to court.
Insurance companies do not like the negative exposure that this brings about for their clients.
This is a big plus for the injured party, because it invariably means that a claim is settled far quicker, and without any detriment to the final compensation figure.
Accidents happen for a multitude of reasons: faulty wiring; falling materials; falling from a height; use of power tools; faulty machinery; collapsing foundations.
Trip, slip, fall injuries constitute the bulk of accident claims pertaining to building sites.
As part of the sector, people working on building sites should expect certain standard of safety from their employer.
Safe use of machinery, along with working methods, should be explained to every single person that is allowed access to a building site.
Equipment should be regularly checked, which means machinery, as well as scaffolding and hoists.
Employers should be given safety equipment, and always supplied with the right tools for the job.
Without getting into the minutiae of building site safety, there is a lot of regulation in place.
Still, like with any industry, you get people that follow procedure and people who do not follow procedure.
This is how accidents occur, and a person injured on a building site, as a result of negligence, can make a no win no fee personal injury claim.
It is relatively easy to find a solicitor that specialises in building site related personal injury claims.
A person can contact their local firm of solicitors, or find a legal representative online.
It can be an advantage to use someone locally if a person wants to convene with their solicitor on a face to face level, and be updated as regularly as possible.
Of course, this is not a necessity.
The solicitor will be able to use their knowledge in this are to get fair compensation for the person they are representing.
The more experienced the solicitor the better, because there is far less likelihood of a case being taken to court.
Insurance companies do not like the negative exposure that this brings about for their clients.
This is a big plus for the injured party, because it invariably means that a claim is settled far quicker, and without any detriment to the final compensation figure.