When you are at work your employer is required to provide you with protection against risks of accident and personal injury.

There are Health and Safety Laws and Regulations in place which are there to help reduce the risk of accident or injury in the workplace. These Laws and Regulations cover a number of different and important areas such as:

• Being provided with safe equipment;
• Being provided with a safe place of work - so that accidents such as tripping and slipping in the workplace, etc. are avoided;
• Receiving adequate training;
• Receiving adequate supervision;
• Being provided with appropriate safety equipment - such as protective gloves and goggles etc.;
• Lifting and manual handling;
• Working at height - such as on a ladder or scaffolding.

If those Laws and Regulations are broken and as a result you sustain an injury, you may be entitled to claim compensation, also known as 'damages'. This is to compensate you for the injuries that you have sustained and any other losses that you have suffered as a result of your injuries, including loss of earnings or travel expenses.

By successfully claiming compensation which is rightfully due to you this can help to ease the burden that an accident or injury at work has unfortunately caused you.

If you do suffer an accident at work:

• Make sure that you record the circumstances of the accident and the injury suffered in the accident book and if appropriate report the same to the Health and Safety Executive;
• Speak to one of our specialist personal injury lawyers as soon as possible for free advice.

Our legal services are provided on a full 'No Win, No Fee' basis.

At Quality Solicitors Oliver & Co we have a dedicated and experienced team of lawyers who specialise in workplace accident claims for compensation all day every day.