• Accident at Work

Have you ever been involved in an accident at work? I hope your answer is “no”, but you need to accept the fact that accidents do happen, more often than you might be aware of. Although accidents are often just unfortunate events, to avoid these accidents there are a few things that need some consideration.

Safety around your workplace

By law your employers need to ensure the safety in and around the whole perimeter of your workplace. It is the responsibility of the employer to take safety measures to the extreme, that will keep the accident risk to a minimum, even though there can never be a 100% certainty that nothing will happen.

Proper equipment for your job

It is the duty of the employer to ensure that you are equipped with the correct tools to carry out your daily tasks and keep you away from injuries. There are several factors that need mentioning; like the routine tasks you have to carry out, the materials/tools involved and the risk factors of your operations. If there is an increased danger factor in one or more of your operations, you need to be informed in due time of this fact.

Proper training for you and your fellow workers

Appropriate training for you and your work colleagues to carry out your daily tasks, is essential. Employers need to make sure that you are not being put at risk by other workers. The employers are responsible if adequate training is not given. They are also responsible if for example a work colleague comes to work drunk and due to it a misfortunate mishap happens to you.

The employers are also directly responsible of the conditions in which you work. There has to be vital lighting, appropriate ventilation, right tools/equipment, etc. If one or more of these factors are overlooked and an accident at work happens, you have to find out which aspects warrant you for an accident at work claim.

Usually, people who are entitled to an accident at work claim are in doubt whether to go for it or not. This is because they are, most of the time, either frightened or simply ashamed of their employers or fellow-workers. In most cases, they simply get a sick pay until they are capable of working again. But every man should know his rights and the things that led to the accident have to be analysed. If your injury has been caused by negligence and ignorance of the factors which I pointed out above, then you should really consider getting that claim. With all the risks involved.

It is important that these factors, incidents, accidents are not ignored. There is a 100% possibility it will occur again. Possibly not to you, as you may well have learned your lesson (the hard way) but to your work colleagues. Aside from the financial accomplishment, your action will also help others and, who knows, it may even save lives.

So, basically, in one of these situations, you have 2 options:
1. Request an accident at work claim.If you think that what happened entitles you to claim, then I say go for it. Of course, there is a risk that you will make your employers angry. Moreover, you will probably get strange looks from some of your fellow workers. But others may even support you. The matter of fact is that you suffered an injury which perhaps could have been avoided. We’re talking about your life here, your body. It’s easy for others to stand back and say “Oh my God, how can he do that?” when nothing happened to them. They will be carrying on with their lives as normal, it will be you that would be suffering.
2. Get your sick pay and do nothing else. Although it may seem more convenient at the time, but fact is it’s not. Think carefully before you decide to sit back and do nothing about it.

An accident at work can result to be very hazardous so think what option would you choose??

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