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Unloading steel stock can be a very hazardous task and, without correct safety practice and precautions, can easily result in workplace accident and consequent work injury claim.
The main causes of steel unloading accidents
Every year in Britain work injury claims are made because employees have suffered injury or death as result of unloading steel stock from vehicles, whether lorries, vans, cranes, forklift trucks, containers, aircraft or seagoing vessels.
Forklift truck and crane accidents
Forklift truck or crane accidents involving steel unloading are a common cause of work injury claims and often result in workers being crushed by steel or the vehicle concerned, or in workers been struck by or falling from the vehicle.
Avoiding steel unloading work accidents
Any steel unloading work undertaken must be preceded by a suitable risk assessment.
Owing to their extreme hazardousness, there are a number of absolute "don'ts" which apply to steel unloading work, these include: never use banding wire or straps to sling material – never stand on a load once it has been attached to equipment – never commence work without first carrying out safety checks – never carry out work without suitably trained workers – never "bar off" during unloading (one of the chief causes of fatal accidents at work involving the unloading of steel).
Manual unloading
For the most part, manual unloading should be avoided. In fact, manual unloading should only be considered a viable and safe choice in exceptional circumstances, such as where the load of steel is small and lightweight.
Claim compensation following an accident at work
Employers owe a duty of care to the people who work for them.
If this duty of care has been breached and you have suffered injury or illness as a result of accident or long-term neglect, you may be entitled to claim compensation.
The personal injury lawyers on YouClaim's specialist work injury claim panel strive to ensure maximum compensation for deserving claimants while all the time providing a completely charge-free service, win or lose.
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