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One of the sources of information in a work accident case may be the Representative of Employee Safety, or ROES. This is a person who is the point of contact between workers and management over safety issues where there is no union-appointed safety representative.
Not every firm has a ROES; a small business with few workers, for example, may be able to do without one. But, as a business has a duty to consult its workers regarding the health and safety issues that may help avoid work injury, it is often more efficient for the management team to discuss such issues with a single person than with every individual worker.
The UK government describes their role as "representing the interests of workers to the employer in consultation with the HSE or HSENI and other safety or environmental enforcement agencies," and "speaking to the employer about hazards at work and other health and safety issues."
The ROES is elected by the workforce, and has the right to relevant training in avoidance of accidents in the workplace, and to paid time off work to undergo this training. The employer is also bound to consult with this person over matters such as changes in working practice, delivery of health and safety training to employees and assessing the risks of personal injury that new technology brings.
If a compensation claim does result from an accident at work, the ROES is therefore likely to be a relevant witness; if the firm has failed to consult with him or her, or has not provided the representative with sufficient training or resources to meet his or her duties, it may be relevant evidence that a no win, no fee solicitor can use to prove a client's case.
Personal injury experts in work accident cases
If you have suffered injury in an accident at work, you may be eligible to make a compensation claim. Here at YouClaim, we can offer free advice that will help you decide whether or not you have a strong case, and free representation, if you decide to proceed, to help you secure the compensation you deserve.
Our advisors will not pressure you into a claim you are not happy to make, and will not use unnecessary jargon.
Our no win, no fee model is designed to protect our claimants from our fees, their opponent's lawyer fees and all costs that arise in a work injury claim. We also guarantee that 100 percent compensation in a winning case goes directly to our claimants.
To find out how we could help you, please call an advisor on 0800 10 757 95, chat to us online, or complete a claim form so that someone from our work accident team can call you and help you begin exploring a potential compensation claim.
