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Falls from height, often ladder accidents, remain the UK's single biggest workplace killer with 45 fatalities in 2006/07 and a further 3750 major injuries.
It may be surprising to many, but ladder accidents are not just confined to typically hazardous industries such as construction and window cleaning. In fact, the risk more closely affects many of us than we would initially think.
One setting where this is particularly true is the school environment. In schools, ladders are used for a whole variety of tasks. Whether it is putting up displays, placing or retrieving items from storage, cleaning, opening or closing windows or some curriculum-based activity, the ladder is actually an essential piece of teacher-student equipment.
Naturally, where there is such a reliance on a risk-associated piece of equipment, the HSE has published best practice guidance for schools in the UK. This guidance pertains not only to conventional tall ladders but also to kickstools, stepladders and tower scaffolds.
And it is not only teachers and students who are at risk of suffering personal injury in an on-campus fall from height. Caretakers, site managers and cleaners will all be exposed to some level of hazard; this is why their needs are also provided for in the best practice guidelines.
The risk is real and ever-present, and employers who do not seek to minimise it may incur liability for no win, no fee claims. For example, in 2008 a school caretaker received a £38,750 work injury settlement from Hampshire County Council for the injuries he sustained in a 6ft ladder fall. Although he did not receive the 100% compensation he had been hoping for, the judge hearing the case agreed that the training provided by the council had failed to properly address all the relevant safety issues.
No win, no fee work injury compensation lawyers
If you are among the thousands of people who suffer injury in falls from height in the UK each year, you may be entitled to claim compensation.
Such accidents happen for a variety of reasons, and rarely purely because of employee negligence.
Perhaps you received insufficient training, perhaps there was little or no risk assessment or maybe you were provided with unsafe equipment: whatever the case, if some form of employer negligence can be proven, it should be possible to claim compensation.
Our panel of personal injury lawyers, all of whom are governed by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, contains members you specialise in representing ladder accident claims.
Fortunately for you, they can bring their expertise to your case at absolutely no cost. This means, win or lose, you will never be liable for any costs, fees or disbursements.
Furthermore, with our 100% compensation promise, you can rest assured that no cut will ever be taken.
If you would like to discover more about how we might be able to help you, call us today for an obligation-free chat, on 0800 10 757 95.
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