If your line of work is forklift driving and you have had an accident on the job, you can in some circumstances file for compensation, if your employer did not take the correct safety proceedures to protect you.
If you’ve been involved in a Fork lift truck accident while being the driver, or while working in a warehouse or construction type setting where fork lift trucks are common. Compensation is the specific monetary award that is issued by a tribunal when an employee has filed a successful claim. Compensation for accidents are sometimes paid out when a business insurance cover and the solicitor who represents the victim come to a mutual agreement and a monetary award can be made.
What Causes Fork Lift Accidents?
The cause of most industrial accidents is often negligence. Employers have an obligation under the work and safety act of 1974 to provide a safe working environment for all of their employees. This means that employers have an obligation, a care, and a duty to prevent workplace accidents. In the case of fork lift trucks, this means that any employee who operates a fork lift truck must have adequate training to be able to do their job safely.
This also means, that any employee who works in an area where a forklift truck may be operated must also be trained to perform their jobs safely while in the presence of a fork lift truck. It’s also an employer’s responsibility to ensure that workers are doing their job in a safe manner.
When industrial accidents occur that involves forklifts, in most cases negligence has played a part in that accident. It’s an employer’s responsibility to evaluate each job and each job function as means to assess the amount of risk involved for each job to be completed safely. The second part of employer responsibility is to ensure injury risk is reduced by providing adequate safety equipment, such as bright coloured reflective clothing. In 1974, the government enacted the work in safety act. This is a comprehensive set of laws that spell out specifically, the obligation of an employer has to each of their employees. Accidents that occur on the job while an employee is doing their job are often, but not always the result of negligence on the part of an employer.
Can I Make a Clam?
If you were an employee who was injured while on the job in an incident that involves a forklift truck, then you can file a compensation claim. The best advice that can be given to any employee is to seek the counsel of the solicitor who works with work accidents.
Filing a claim may seem easy and straight forward, but many industrial claims require a legal professional to argue your case. Business insurance cover agencies have solicitors and barristers who work with them to settle cases for far less compensation than would be awarded through a tribunal. If you’ve been injured in a fork lift accidents, you can receive a free phone consultation from one of our team, and we will help you assess whether or not you are eligible to file a claim. To start that process, please fill in the form at the top right of this page, and one of our staff will contact you.
What is a No-Win-No-Fee Solicitor?
A no-win-no-fee solicitor is a legal professional who agrees to represent a victim of a work-related accidents without fee. If the case is lost, the solicitor receives nothing. If the case is one, then the solicitor is paid by the insurance cover of the negligent business. This means that every pound won goes directly to the victim. This is truly a winning situation for every victim of an industrial accident.
How Much Can Be Claimed?
The work in safety act of 1974, set into place a payment structure that we referred to as compensation. The laws that dictate compensation are changed each year. Many industrial accidents have a basic compensation maximum award that is usually set at ₤25,000. There is a second form of compensation that is referred to as a compensatory award. The compensatory award can drive the total value of the compensation claim into the millions of pounds.
This is a primary example of why every victim of an industrial accident should seek the counsel of a qualified solicitor. Many insurance covers will try to settle a claim for ₤25,000. If the victim did not understand the compensation legal framework, then it’s likely they would be cheated out of a great deal of compensation.
Compensation is measured by many little factors by a tribunal. This is another reason why consulting with the legal professional will help your case. Because the compensation framework is so complicated, it’s impossible to say to anybody.