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Office environments are usually one of the safest work-places to be employed in, since there are no large vehicles or dangerous machinery, but individuals can still suffer work injury.
More often than not, offices contain printers, scanners, and a computer and desk light for each worker. This means that there are many electrical wires and these could be a hazard if they are not correctly tidied away.
If wires are left trailing along the floor an employee could easily trip over them, causing that individual personal injury as a result.
An employer has a duty of care to their workers and is likely to be found liable for any harm suffered by staff due to a lack of health and safety because this is a breach of work regulations.
Cables and wires crossing the floor, where employees might walk, are a risk to their personal safety and wellbeing, and, so, should be made safe by the use of cable-tidies or by re-arranging the layout of the office.
Wires can be tied together in a bundle in a cable wrap or with ties, can be attached to walls with cable clips, trunking or conduits, and, if they must go across a walkway, can be covered with a rubber wire protector.
If the company would rather not spend money on these products it should re-arrange the office so that all wires are hidden safely behind office desks, and other furniture, and do not get in the way of employees walking around the work-place.
Failing that, a firm should, at the very least, make the employees aware of the hazard and reduce the risk of work injury by fixing the wires to the floor with a strong and brightly coloured tape.
If an individual falls after tripping over loose wires, they could suffer anything from minor to severe personal injury and may have to stop working for a period of time while they recover.
People working under a contract of service, who have been away from work as a result of injury or illness, for at least four consecutive days, and are earning a certain prescribed wage, are entitled to Statutory Sick Pay while they recuperate for up to 28 weeks.
After this, if a worker still cannot return to work, Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) will begin if the individual applies for it. ESA support services will attempt to help the person go back to work, but this is not always possible.
An individual who has suffered serious personal injury and cannot return to any type of work is likely to suffer financially. Making a compensation claim for pain and loss of earnings can support them if their case is successful.
Work Injury solicitors
If you are unable to go back to work because of a work-related injury, or have had your quality of life reduced in some way by a work accident, you may be eligible to make a claim.
Our personal injury solicitors are experts in the pursuance of work accident compensation and could win you 100% compensation. Contact us on 0800 10 757 95, or request a call back to discuss your work injury with an adviser at a time more appropriate for you.
