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Decorating contractors offer a useful range of skills to home owners who need help redecorating their home's interior, but if the company does not train its employees and they suffer injury or illness, a work injury compensation claim could be made.
Of all the potential work roles on offer in a contractors company, painting may seem one of the safer options. However, if a new employee is not warned that they should aerate the room which they are painting, they could be overcome by fumes or become ill because of them.
The solvents and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in some paints can cause headaches and dizziness as the toxins enter the bloodstream through inhalation, and could result in an individual fainting.
Ventilating a room, which is in the process of being painted, is vital to reducing the risk of health problems for the worker employed to undertake the paint job.
It is also important that rooms which still have relatively fresh paint on the walls are kept well aired so that individuals who might live in the house after the contractors have finished, do not suffer any ill effects from harmful chemicals still being emitted.
As well as potentially causing irritation to the eyes, nose and throat when inhaled, the harsh solvents in some paints are thought to cause birth defects if pregnant women are exposed to them, damage people's nervous systems, and, according to the World Health Organisation, increase the risk of cancers by 20%.
To reduce the possibility of a worker having to make a work injury compensation claim after suffering ill effects of paint fumes, the owners of contracting businesses should make sure that individuals are aware of the dangers and that they open windows in the room where they are working.
A firm might even consider providing their painters with respirator masks and allowing them to have regular breaks outside in the open air.
Failing to warn workers of the dangers of paint fumes, or failure to provide the correct personal protective equipment, could result in the employee sustaining an injury either directly or indirectly from the fumes.
They could suffer health problems from the chemicals they have inhaled during their work, or they could, for example, suffer a head injury after fainting while up a step-ladder.
Making a work injury compensation claim
If your personal health has been negatively affected by paint fumes, after not having been warned or protected against them during your employment at a company, our no win no fee solicitors could help you receive 100% compensation.
To contact us about your work injury compensation claim, ring 0800 10 757 95 or request a phone back. Alternatively you could take a few minutes to fill in our short online claim form with a few details about your case.
