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Evidence shows that one of the most common forms that a building site accident may take is a fall from height. It is, therefore, no surprise that this is one of the risks that employees are most likely to be trained to avoid - but it may be a surprise that a savoury snack can be involved in this training.
This refers to the pastie, or PASTIE, in the acronym developed by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to help avoid such falls. This stands for Plan, Avoid, Select, Train, Inspect, Effect.
The first of these steps is, or at least should be, obvious - if work at height is a possibility on a construction site, this should be considered in advance. This would, for example, allow a team to bring the correct tools to let them follow the next step - to avoid working at height where this is possible by selecting the right equipment.
The training referred to in PASTIE is another important method of avoiding construction injury, to the point that failure of employers to provide such training may open the employer to compensation claims succeeding. The same is true of inspections - if a worker suffers personal injury as the result of defective equipment that the employer should have recognised as being substandard, his or her employer may find themselves liable because of their negligent inspection procedures.
Effect - or "actually get on with it" - is the final stage, hopefully with the appropriate levels of safety in place as a result of the preceding five steps.
Compensation claims after building site accidents
If you have suffered personal injury as a result of the PASTIE acronym not being followed, or of any other management lapse, you may be eligible to make a compensation claim. And YouClaim offers a no-cost, no-fuss service to help you do exactly that.
We are able to offer an entirely free service to sufferers of construction injury thanks to the development of a payment model that protects the claimant at all times - win or lose, you will not face fees from us, from your opponent's lawyers, or have to deal with the costs and disbursement that may arise during a compensation claim.
The personal injury solicitors we use are all governed by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, for your confidence, and all work toward securing their clients 100 percent compensation - we do not take any cut from your damages.
Please call us, on 0800 10 757 95, or use our website's echat facility to discuss ways in which we can help with your building site accident claim. Alternatively, complete an online claim form and we'll call you. Either way, we'll strive to help you secure what you deserve.
