Secure your load, protect your neck

If you are a driver or passenger driving with an unrestrained load you could be at serious risk of having to make an accident claim for whiplash injuries.

Drivers carrying tools, building materials and even shopping bags that are not secured properly in a vehicle could sustain a serious neck injury in a car accident. The accident could be easily caused by that unrestrained load flying across the vehicle and either blocking the driver's vision or hitting them and causing them serious personal injury.

Whiplash can occur at a speed as low as 5mph and equally an unrestrained load could cause serious damage in a car crash at a low speed. In the event that a load has not been restrained properly, if at all, the load can be propelled forwards from the back seat or the boot and hit the driver or passenger. The impact of the load on the back of their chair is more than likely to strike either their neck or back area and aggravate, if not cause, a whiplash injury.

It seems that in many cases such accidents and resulting accident claims could be prevented by employers. Those that employ workers to carry loads by road should train them adequately so that the equipment is loaded properly and carry out basic risk assessments.

According to Bill Pownall, "These safe systems and risk assessments should as always from part of a company's risk assessment process and health and safety policies, and be covered as part of drivers' induction training in all cases where any type of load or equipment is carried in a vehicle."

It is in any employer's best interests to improve health and safety standards and decrease the chances of their employees being off from work while recovering whiplash symptoms, for example.

Make a cost-free accident claim for whiplash now
Whether you have sustained a whiplash injury in a non-fault car accident or as a result of a work accident, YouClaim are here to help you make an accident claim for compensation.

We can help you claim for pain, suffering, lost earnings, medical expenses and the cost of any adjustments you may need to make to your home.

YouClaim have helped thousands of people to make successful accident claims for the compensation they deserve and we are confident that with our excellent success rate we can help you too.

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