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According to the Labour Force Survey, during 2009/2010 there were 233 000 reportable worker injuries which occurred. Many of these victims of work injury may have been able to claim work accident compensation.
When working around heavy objects and machinery, a hard hat should be worn as well as other items of personal protective clothing. The Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992, make it a requirement that employers supply their workers with the protective equipment they need to remain safe from harm at work.
The Health and Safety Executive's short guide to personal protection equipment at work explains that if there are potential hazards, such as "impact from falling or flying objects, risk of head bumping" or "hair entanglement," the employer should provide helmets or bump caps to counteract any work place accidents.
Hard hats
Hard hats come with a manufacturing date code stamped on them to tell the individual owner, or company, how old the helmet is. As a general rule, helmets should be replaced every three years but this is not a legal requirement.
The HSE state that a hard hat should be replaced when the strap or harness is broken or if the helmet's shock absorption, or resistance to penetration, is likely to have declined through length of use or a specific incident which has perhaps damaged it.
Hard hats come in many different colours, although yellow has come to be the most recognisable, representing any building trade.
Some trades use hats in specific colours to show what they are employed to do. For example on large building sites, the electrical team may be wearing blue hats. Often the trained first-aider will also wear a hat of a different colour to other workers, chosen by the company or manager, so that the individual is easier to find in an emergency.
Common hard hat colours are yellow, blue, white, green and red, although other colours are available and are used world-wide.
Bump caps
When a worker is in danger of hitting their head on fixed objects such as piping, regulations state that the employer should provide the employee with a bump cap. A hard hat is also a viable option.
Bump caps have a scalp guard liner underneath a baseball cap-style hat. This is not enough to prevent injury from falling objects, but should protect the worker's head from bumps and scrapes.
Do you want to claim work accident compensation?
If you have suffered a head injury or other work injury because you have not been provided with a helmet or cap by your employer, then you could be eligible to claim compensation for your suffering and loss of earnings.
YouClaim's solicitors work on a no win no fee basis and if your claim is successful you will receive 100% compensation, because we don't take a cut.
To see if you could make a work accident compensation claim after receiving a head injury which was not your fault, just fill in the short online claim form at the top of the page and a member of our team will get back to you about your case at a time specified by you.
