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Following any workplace accident, it is a legal requirement that the details of the event are recorded in the company's accident book. These accident books are, therefore, important documents that any business with any employees should have.
The documents have been a necessity since the introduction of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulation 1979. There are two versions available, one published by the government's Stationery Office, and another by the Health and Safety Executive; both meet the requirements of the law mentioned and subsequent updates.
It is important to note that data protection laws mean that victims of industrial accidents putting details of their injury into the accident book should not be able to access the details of previous accidents at work in the same document. Newer versions of the book have features such as tear-out sheets that comply with data protection laws.
Some employers, it is alleged, have used these data protection laws to refuse health and safety examiners access to the accident book, suggesting that the "personal" in personal injury should prevent these records being released. It should be clearly stated that this is not the case, and that information can be anonymised if the sufferer in a work accident wishes.
Some more serious accidents may have to be reported to the HSE under RIDDOR regulations. Read more about RIDDOR here.
Reporting in a workplace accident compensation claim
If you have had an accident at work, you may well be eligible to make a personal injury claim to cover your costs and damages, and the accident book may be able to play a significant part in demonstrating your employer's liability.
Here at YouClaim, we can provide you with access to some of the UK's finest industrial injury solicitors who will be able to help you with your compensation claim on a completely free basis.
Not only do we work on a no win, no fee agreement, but we will protect you from all fees and disbursements, and pass our fees in a won case to the opposition. Plus we undertake to pass 100% compensation to you when we win, and do so under the governance of the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
To discuss how we can help you, without commitment, contact YouClaim through our echat window, our claim form, or our UK hotline: 0800 10 757 95. We look forward to handling your workplace accident claim to a positive conclusion.
