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Have you been injured in an accident at work?

If you are involved in an accident at work which causes a personal injury, or if you have contracted an industrial illness through the job that you do, you may be entitled to make a personal injury compensation claim.

All employers have a legal responsibility to provide employees with a safe and secure workplace.  This responsibility includes providing adequate equipment and materials, providing competent co-workers, providing a safe system of work and providing proper training and supervision. 

As accidents at work are common, your employer must have insurance to cover any compensation claims that are made against them by employees who are injured at work.  This is known as Employers Liability Insurance. 

Accidents at work caused by unsafe work premises

Your employer has a responsibility to ensure that the place, or places, where you work are safe.  Therefore if you are injured at work due to a slip on a wet floor, a trip on a raised floor tile, or a fall down some damaged steps, you may be entitled to make a personal injury compensation claim against your employer. 

Accidents at work caused by unsuitable equipment or materials

If you are involved in an accident at work which is caused by unsuitable equipment or materials, you may be entitled to make a compensation claim for any personal injuries that you suffer.  Even if your accident is caused by faulty equipment, materials or machinery supplied by another company, the respsonsibility for ensuring that they are safe for you to use and that you are adequately trained to use them will usually remain with your employer. 

Accidents at work caused by unsafe system of work or lack of proper training

Your employer has a respsonsibility to take reasonable steps to ensure that you are able to carry out your work duties in a safe way in order to avoid any inherent dangers.  For example, if your work involves a lot of heavy lifting, your employer should provide training so you are aware of the correct way to lift items in a way which minimises the risk of injuries.

Accidents at work caused by incompetent staff

Your employer must ensure, to the best of their ability, that the people they employ are competent in their jobs and do not put other people in the workplace at risk by their actions.   Therefore if you are injured at work due to something a fellow employee did, or did not do, your employer is potentially liable for those actions.