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compensation following an accident
illness or injury - nationwide
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Many people who work in industrial trades are specifically trained for one role in which they are very experienced.
However, general labourers may not be especially skilled in one area of a certain trade since they usually have general knowledge of many different jobs within the industrial setting.
Depending on what jobs they have undertaken in the past they may need to be given some training before being presented with a role in the workplace, since they may not have much experience in it.
Any employer using general labourers should make sure that the individuals are either only given tasks they are knowledgeable in, or given training so that they can safely carry out certain types of work they have previously not practiced.
Failing to check if a general labourer has had experience of a specific role could result in the worker, or other employees, suffering a personal injury.
Some of the roles on offer may be largely unskilled, such as putting up safety signs and preparing plaster, and other tasks might require practical knowledge, such as building work-site huts, bricklaying or pouring foundations.
Nevertheless, any job that a labourer is undertaking could potentially cause an accident and therefore they should be trained or supervised by a worker who is experienced in the task, if the labourer has little or no prior knowledge of how to safely complete the job.
An employer has a duty of care to those under their employment even if the individuals will only be working for them for a short amount of time.
Any non-fault injuries sustained by either a general labourer or a permanently employed industrial worker, are likely to be the responsibility of the employer.
As such, an employer could have a compensation claim made against them for a worker's pain, suffering and any loss of earnings.
Industrial injury claims by general labourers
As a labourer, is it important that you are healthy and mobile, so if you have become injured in a non-fault accident while employed on an industrial site we could help you claim compensation.
To see if you could pursue an industrial injury claim contact us on 0800 10 757 95, fill in a short online claim form, or talk to one of our helpful advisers over the internet using live help.
