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Following an accident at work, it is possible that a company will be visited by the Health and Safety Executive for an inspection. Certain types of accidents will make an inspection compulsory, but others may arise unexpectedly if the HSE uses its discretion, so it could well be wise for anyone who may be involved in such an investigation - which could be employers and workers - to have an understanding of what that might involve.
For most work accidents, the investigator will be part of the HSE's Field Operations Directorate; however, cases in mines or nuclear plants, for example, come under other departments within the safety body.
The first drive of an HSE investigation into a work injury, or a near miss, is to establish what happened to which people, and how. It is only once the details of the accident have been established that the investigator begins to explore the reasons why it happened.
As well as the worker who suffered personal injury, if possible, the people that will be interviewed could include other people involved in the activity that led to the accident, witnesses, and managers with a duty of care toward the person or people involved in the accident. The investigator will be looking for evidence, from interviews and physical evidence, that shows whether the systems of work in place were unsafe or not.
If the evidence does show that the work injury resulted from failures in the employer's safety systems, the HSE may choose to prosecute, but this is not its only option; it may also choose to issue a notice, or to give advice to the company. Alternatively, an investigation may show that the employer did everything in his or her power to prevent work accidents from happening - or that insufficient evidence is available to decide the issue either way.
Personal injury solicitors and accident at work claims
It is not necessary for an HSE investigation to result in prosecution for a personal injury claim relating to the same work accident to be viable. If you have been hurt through your work, you may be eligible to claim compensation, and YouClaim can help you do so, for free.
Our panel of no win, no fee solicitors has perfected a payment model where no-one pays in the rare cases we lose, and the opposing party is charged when we win. Furthermore, you are protected from all other costs that may arise during a claim, and we give you a 100 percent compensation promise that means we will take no cut from the damages awarded to you.
All the personal injury solicitors we work with are governed by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, so you can rely on full professionalism during your compensation claim, and the advisors on our UK hotline are helpful, knowledgeable, and ready to talk to you in plain English, without unnecessary jargon.
For more information about how we can help you regarding your accident at work, please call 0800 10 757 95, complete an claim form, or just echat to us through this website.
