DEFECTIVE MACHINERY

All employers have an obligation to provide you with suitable and safe work equipment. This is not just limited to the Tools of the Trade. If you have been involved in an accident with equipment at work we can help.

The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations imposes a strict duty of care on your employers to ensure that all work equipment provided from the office kettle up to the most complex of machinery are both suitable and safe for use whilst at work.

It is established in common law that if a piece of machinery fails, no matter what the reason and with or without warning, employers are unable to defend claims against them involving injury – it makes sense if a machine fails it is rarely going to be the employees fault and therefore a claim in negligence arises.  Of course there are exceptions but very few.

Often accidents at work bring with them both great distress and financial hardship. Our specialist Solicitors aim to deal with your claim in the most efficient manner, stating your full case to the other party from the outset and securing the fastest settlement possible.  They will assist you in working out your loss of earnings and as soon as a positive response is received they will ensure that they obtain early compensation payments from the insurers while the rest of your claim is being dealt with.