Injury at work!

greendollar

You do have 3 yrs in which to make a claim .
If your worried about losing your job you should gather all relevant evidence/documention , keep it safe and bide your time .

trinity_enigma

You will be unlikely to find any solicitor willing to take this on at this stage. Yes you have suffered an injury and your employer is probably liable for this.

However the accident only happened 2-3 days ago and the hospital did seem very optimistic about your recovery and expect you to have recovered within a week. You are unlikely to be able to make a claim if your injury does not last at least 4-6 weeks. Bear in mind that a solicitor cannot recover their costs if the injury is not worth more than £1000 then they cannot recover their costs.

Also it is likely the client will face some contrib (I know someone asked about this earlier) because they knew perfectly well that the floor was slippery as he went to help 2 other people who had slipped. He may not be entirely responsible but neither were his employers as people do have to take into account their own choices and actions.

gunman786

Caroline_a wrote: »

Scanning through this I can see no sign of this being entered in an Accident Book. If a worker, be they casual, temporary or permanent suffer any injury in the workplace, this should be put in the Accident Book, and if the worker is off for more than 3 days or requires hospital treatment then it should be reported as per this link http://www.hse.gov.uk/riddor/

I wouldn't fuss too much about claiming compensation yet - it takes forever to happen, but I would keep records of everything that is affected by the injury, so for example, if any of your clothing was ruined, or you couldnt attend an important event (wedding, etc) because you didnt feel well enough. Also make sure that you have photographs etc. I claimed when I broke my leg at work, but as I had to have 2 operations on it and 12 months of physio, it was a long time before I actually put the claim in. They admitted liability straight away but it was still 4 years with all the to-ing and fro-ing, seeing independent consultants etc, before I had any money, so don't expect anything very soon!

I hope you feel better soon!

Edit: Sorry, read too quickly, I see it did go into the accident book!

Thank you all once again for the helpful information. The dept manager wasn't in today, so couldn't get any details of COSHH and the chemical used. However, got to the GP's straight after work today and showed my backside to him as well and he repeated what the nurse from the hospital said for treatment and also prescribed me a cream.

I will also take photos of scarred buttocks as proof when needed for future reference.

I have an important event to go to, though less than 50 days away ,and it's going to be my wedding. So got to wrap myself in bubble wrap as much as possible til then.

dickydonkin

covlass wrote: »

As I previously said employers are responsible for putting things in place and employees for carrying things through that they SHOULD have been taught.

Employees take care of your own health and safety and that of people who may be affected by what you do (or do not do). · Co-operate with others on health and safety, and not interfere with, or misuse, anything provided for your health, safety or welfare.

And what about monitoring, supervision and reviewing?

That should be out lined in their health & safety policy, should it not ? Did the OP state that this was a large company they worked for ?
Employees have the right to work in places where all the risks to your health and safety are properly controlled.

If Employers are not updating policies and risk assessments then they are at fault.

You are constantly duplicating everything that has already been covered in this thread.

You keep repeating what should be done - I am very aware of that - what I am attempting to ascertain for the benefit of the OP is what actually HAS been done, what hasn't and what P&P's are actually in place.

It seems very little.

And what about monitoring, supervision and reviewing?

That should be out lined in their health & safety policy, should it not ? Did the OP state that this was a large company they worked for ?

I cannot understand your correlation between a health and safety policy and a large company. Are you suggesting that because this is a large company, their H&S policy will be up to date, relevant S.M.A.R.T. and fit for purpose?

I don't know what line of work you are in, however as a health & safety professional, I can assure you that this is not always the case - and more important - should never be assumed to be so.

A Health & Safety Policy is just words on paper. Only when the company acts on their statement of intent does that policy become fit for purpose - does it not!

I have seen brilliant professionally drafted H&S policies signed by the controlling mind of the business promising the earth - however, after auditing, many transpire to be worthless and not worth the paper they are written on. Many of those workplaces are also a shambles in respect of H&S.

Details of monitoring and supervision should indeed be 'outlined' in a company's H&S policy - however, it is how (or indeed if) it is implemented that is far more important.

I will also take photos of scarred buttocks as proof when needed for future reference.

Hey gunman - thank heavens for the digital age eh? Imagine having to get those photographs developed at Boots in the days of film - it would certainly make a good talking point for the person developing the film!!!!

gunman786

dpassmore wrote: »

Hey gunman - thank heavens for the digital age eh? Imagine having to get those photographs developed at Boots in the days of film - it would certainly make a good talking point for the person developing the film!!!!

Lol, technologies do make life easier hehe