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Safety tips for roof working to avoid work injury claims

Some of the worst work injury claims occur after falls from height and, according to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), they remain the most common reason behind workplace death.

The HSE website contains information regarding working at height and how to avoid accidents and the consequence of work injury claims.

Minor roof work safety tips to avoid work injury claims
Even minor roof work carries a host of dangers and risks, so the HSE have devised a set of tips for minor roof work.

• Minor roof work is such that it only involves a small area and will be relatively quick to complete; minutes, not hours. The employer should know fully what the job entails and they should ensure that anyone employed to carry out the work should have relevant experience and training.
• The work should be properly planned before commencement; including a risk assessment and plan of action in an emergency or in the event of a fall from height. Workers for the job should be involved in the planning and choice of equipment to be used.
• The roof must be checked to see if it strong enough to bear the weight of workers and all equipment required.
• Nothing should be able to fall from the roof and injure people below. If there is a risk of this, then the area below should be kept clear of persons.
• The workers should take frequent breaks, especially if working from a ladder a worker on a ladder needs to take a break after every 30 minutes of work.
• When using a ladder there must be three points of contact wherever possible.
• If hired equipment is being used the employer must make sure he and all workers know how to use it competently and safely; and how it needs to be installed and dismantled correctly.

Full safety advice on minor roof work can be found on the HSE website at http://www.hse.gov.uk/falls/roof.htm.

Work injury claims with the experts
Just as the HSE are the experts in providing safety advice, here at YouClaim we believe we are the experts in providing legal advice and litigation services for work injury claims. If you have suffered personal injury in a work accident that was not your fault or was partly due to the actions of another party, you may be able to make a compensation claim.

After calling our free UK helpline on 0800 10 757 95 or filling in an online claim form we will quickly assess your case and tell you whether we believe you are eligible for compensation. You will then be assigned an accident claim solicitor who will look after your case.

Making a compensation claim with YouClaim is entirely risk free as we work on a 100% compensation, no win no fee basis. This means, win or lose, you will not have to pay a penny for our services. If you need time to think then we can call you back at a more convenient time, just let us have a few details about the circumstances of your accident and we will do the rest.

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