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To feed festival-goers, event catering trailers and marquees, serving a wide variety of food, are often instated on festival sites. Employers of the staff on these trailers must ensure that they adhere to safety regulations to avoid their staff from having to make a festival accident claim.
Health and hygiene inspectors should rate each individual catering trailer, at every festival, to check that they are safe to serve food. The inspector will take note of any alterations that the person in charge is required to make and has the power to decide whether a trailer is safe enough to open.
Once the inspector has left, it is important that staff maintain the same high standards of hygiene and safety throughout the festival.
Floors in a trailer should always be kept clean, and marquees serving or storing food should similarly have a clean, waterproof ground sheet.
Festivals have a reputation for creating a lot of mud, therefore it is a good idea for staff to change into a different pair of shoes when entering a trailer to avoid transferring any outside mud onto clean floors.
Dirty floors are not only unhygienic, but also pose a large risk to staff who could slip, trip or fall and suffer a serious personal injury.
Any cables or wires that run across the workplace must be covered over or taped down to prevent workers from getting their foot caught and causing a trip accident.
Employers should frequently check that cooking equipment and heating facilities are kept in a safe working condition to avoid an unnecessary accident. For example, if a tap on an urn is not working properly, it could spray a member of staff with boiling water and lead them to make a work accident claim.
Knives should always be kept sharp with the aid of a knife sharpener. Cutting food with a blunt knife is dangerous as the knife could slip and harm a worker.
Just in case an accident does happen, food caterers should always have a first aid kit available.
Making a claim for a festival accident
Unfortunately employers don't always go to the lengths they should to ensure their staff's safety which can later result in a personal injury.
If you have suffered an injury due to somebody else's negligence you may be able to claim compensation for your pain, suffering and any loss of earnings.
To speak to an experienced compensation solicitor at YouClaim about making a claim, give us call a on 0800 10 757 95. Alternatively, if you are calling from a mobile, call our mobile friendly number on 0333 240 0871.
