| Whilst we are here to help accident victims | | | | accident. Procedures you should have in place |
| to make personal injury claims, we are also | | | | include one to deal with any spillages (eg do |
| keen to use our experience to provide advice | | | | not leave the area of the spillage until |
| to try and prevent accidents happening in the | | | | another colleague attends, detail how the |
| first place. This guide gives you some advice | | | | clean up should take place, and ensure the |
| for you to consider for your workplace. | | | | procedure includes placing a sign at the |
| | | | scene of the spillage warning of the wet |
| Carry Out Regular Inspections/Risk | | | | area). |
| Assessments | | | | |
| | | | Do you have procedures in place to ensure |
| Many accidents are caused by inadequate | | | | that any packaging removed from goods |
| thought given to the workplace. At least once | | | | received is placed in special containers and |
| a month you should review all of your | | | | not left lying around? If you have salesmen |
| premises and look for hazards that could | | | | driving across the country, have to advised |
| cause an accident. Are there wires or leads | | | | them to take rest breaks to avoid car |
| that are not properly covered? Could someone | | | | accidents? |
| trip over them leading to a personal injury | | | | |
| claim against your business? Is there | | | | Document Training |
| unnecessary packaging left around which could | | | | |
| cause someone to trip? Do you provide | | | | If you provide your employees with training |
| adequate clothing, seating, heating and all | | | | on health and safety in the workplace ensure |
| other necessary equipment to ensure your | | | | that they sign to confirm they have received |
| employees can carry out their duties? | | | | the training and the date it is provided. If |
| | | | the training relates to a particularly |
| Review thoroughly and consider carefully the | | | | hazardous activity, ensure it is repeated at |
| implications of the Management of Health and | | | | regular intervals, again documenting it on |
| Safety at Work Regulations 1999 (Management | | | | each occasion. Training must be given if your |
| Regulations) which specifies the need to | | | | employees are required to lift heavy items at |
| identify all hazards that could cause | | | | any time. |
| personal injury to your staff or members of | | | | |
| the public. | | | | Seek Professional Advice |
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| Document Procedures | | | | The advice provided here is intended only as |
| | | | a guide and is not to be relied upon. For |
| If a personal injury claim is made against | | | | professional advice you will need to employ a |
| you you need to be able to demonstrate that | | | | Health and Safety inspector. We can provide |
| you had in place adequate inspection | | | | you with details of one if you would like us |
| procedures, as mentioned above, but also that | | | | to. Our contact details can be found on our |
| you had procedures in place to follow if any | | | | website. |
| event occurred which could lead to an | | | | |