Avoiding work accidents through National Curriculum teaching

Inexperienced workers can find themselves more open to suffering a work accident, and the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health has therefore called for good health and safety practice to be part of the National Curriculum. This would avoid the pain and distress of an industrial accident and the costs and hard work of a personal injury compensation claim.

The president of the IOSH draws attention to statistics, which show that "In the last decade, 64 under-19s have been killed at work. These deaths come from many sectors of the workplace, from construction to vehicle mechanics, stable hands, warehouse workers and the agricultural sector.

"The workplace can be a dangerous place, especially for the inexperienced. Employers and young people need to understand this and young people must be given adequate workplace training and supervision."

The IOSH therefore has made the Workplace Hazard Awareness Course (WHAC) available to all schools on a free basis, and a spokesperson claims that "Just by spending some time going through the course [teachers will] help to increase their pupils' understanding of the workplace and of health and safety, hopefully helping to ensure they're not injured or killed at work.

"We call on the government to hurry up and make teaching health and safety on the National Curriculum mandatory. That way, we'll be able to help keep the workers of the future safe and to cut the terrible toll of young worker deaths."

Making a work accident compensation claim
If you have been involved in an accident at work, whether you are a new employee or an old hand, and the accident involved at least a measure of someone else's fault, you may well be able to make a compensation claim for any costs, damages and other expenditures that this incident has caused.

If this is the case, YouClaim would be your ideal partner in making your claim succeed. Our team of personal injury lawyers is second to none, with every member drawn from a firm approved by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, and all are experts in their fields who can still discuss your case in plain English.

We handle all industrial accident claims on a no win, no fee basis; this means there is no fee if your case is not successful, and in a successful case we charge our winning fee to your opponent. We also make a 100% compensation guarantee, under which you are assured of receiving every penny that is awarded to you in damages.

YouClaim's team of advisors is waiting for your call. We will discuss your case in confidence and with sensitivity, and help you to find the right personal injury lawyer for your needs. Call 0800 10 757 95, or use our claim form and e-chat systems to speak with us online. Let our work accident team help your claim to a successful conclusion.