Health and safety regulations are your friends

People who look out for public safety are good guys. At YouClaim, if you have to make a compensation claim, your personal injury solicitor is probably going to become your best friend for a while, at least.

I recently had the unfortunate task of explaining to a group of elderly residents in a sheltered housing scheme why they could not put up last year's Christmas lights in the communal lounge.

The lights had failed the Portable Appliance Testing that had just taken place and it was one of my first duties as a temporary housing manager to have to explain the vagaries of Health and Safety regulations to a group of disgruntled pensioners who wanted to sing carols round a brightly lit tree.

I even went on to the RoSPA (Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents) website and printed details of safe' lights that could be bought and put up. It was no use though; I had been branded a Scrooge' along with the bah-humbug' regulations I had quoted.

One bright spark even asked, "Can we bring down candles instead?"

I know they might have been joking with me, but they did appear to fail to see the reasoning behind why the lights could not be used.

A fire caused by faulty wiring of old lights would have been no laughing matter, and if one of the resident's grandchildren had received an electric shock from old style, high voltage lights that weren't double insulated, would they have been able to live their own thoughtlessness.

Personal Injury Solicitors are definitely Good Guys

APIL (the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers) provides specific training to law students and law professionals who wish to direct their practice towards personal injury compensation claims.

YouClaim's personal injury solicitors have all undertaken specific, thorough training and are governed by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, confirming their credentials as top lawyers working on your behalf.

If you have suffered personal injury as a result of another person's neglect of Health and Safety regulations then call us on 0800 10 757 95 to see if you could make a compensation claim. Our Personal Injury Solicitors will guide you expertly through every part of the process. Fill out an online claim form or request a time for one of our representatives to call you back.