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Many manual workers who suffer back injuries from a building site accident could avoid the pain, loss of earnings and possible long-term disability if they and their bosses take a few precautions to minimise damage.
Planning is often the key to avoiding harmful workplace accidents and personal injury and, depending on the size of a construction project, this responsibility can belong to a number of people.
An experienced foreman should be able to judge the physical capabilities as well as the skills of his workforce and allocate jobs accordingly. Apart from size and strength of an individual, age and training also make a difference to how they lift and carry materials.
Young and inexperienced people need to be taught safe ways of moving heavy objects in order to reduce the risk of injury to themselves and others on the site.
Whoever is in charge of ordering raw materials, such as steel girders, should consider how they are to be moved and stored on a site and, if necessary, arrange for lifting machinery to be available so avoiding the need for too much manual lifting.
Small bags of cement, the use of barrows, mini cranes and scaffolding hoists can all ease the load for workers and often make the job quicker as well as safer. Repetitive carrying for long periods should be restricted where possible as this also adds strain to the body.
Men who have spent all their working lives in the building trade often pride themselves on their strength and fitness but their bodies, and particularly their backs, are still liable to damage if mistreated.
Back injuries from incorrect lifting or straining can include damage to tissue, muscles, joints and discs. Many of these clear up with rest, painkillers and sometimes physiotherapy but more serious injury may entail an operation and treatment continuing for months or years.
Employers on a construction site have a responsibility to protect their workers, including sub-contractors, and if a lifting accident occurs through their failure or actions, they could be liable to answer a compensation claim from the victim for damages.
No win no fee building site accident specialist
If you or a loved one has been the victim of a workplace accident, such as a lifting injury, which was not your fault, you may want to consider consulting a no win, no fee specialist solicitor.
The solicitors who work with YouClaim throughout the UK have many years of successfully helping people to make building site accident compensation claims. They offer free, easy-to-understand guidance at every stage of a claim and you have the assurance that all are supervised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
What's more, these expert lawyers operate on a no win, no fee basis so you can be sure that not only do they have your best interests at heart but also offer a 100% guarantee that all compensation won for a building site accident claimant such as yourself will be paid to you.
You can start to find out about the possibility of making a building site accident claim with a call to one of our helpful legal advisers. If you prefer, there is an online claim form on this website and we can ring you back or email. Our free phone number is 0800 10 757 95.
