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Fall from height injury and the importance of training and correct tools

A fall from height injury can cause anything from relatively minor damage to the victim, to catastrophic, life-changing injuries or even death.

In many cases, falls occur in a workplace and take place due to poor health and safety training, lack of personal protective equipment, or lack of safety barriers.

Employers have a duty of care to the individuals they employ, and should make sure that they are correctly trained and have all the equipment needed to reduce their risk of suffering a non-fault accident and personal injury.

Failure to do this could mean that one or more workers become injured due to their lack of awareness of the correct procedure for certain jobs, and also due to the fact that they have not been given items which would facilitate their task as well as rendering it much safer.

For example, employees who are working at height should be given harnesses so that they cannot fall, and be provided with tools which are easy to use where there is perhaps not much space available to set them down while not in use.

Ideally an area in which the employees have to work at height should have safety barriers on the side to further reduce the possibility of someone falling from the edge.

In the event that a worker sustains personal injury due to an employer's negligence, the victim, or their family, may be eligible to make a compensation claim for their pain, suffering and any resulting loss of earnings.

Claiming after a fall from height injury
If you have suffered an injury after falling from height at work, YouClaim's work injury solicitors could secure you a settlement from your employer.

If you believe that you may be entitled to make a claim for your work-related injuries, simply phone us on 0800 10 757 95, speak to one of our advisers over the internet about your fall from height injury case using live help, or fill in a short online claim form and we will get back to you as soon as possible regarding your case.