| Accidents in the workplace can happen
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| | environment should be recorded in the
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| very often if health and safety measures
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| | accident book that is a legal requirement
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| aren't in place. Health and safety
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| | by all employers. Once you've had your
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| regulations are a legal requirement by
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| | accident enquire in the accident book
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| any employer and whatever the
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| | what other accidents have happened and if
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| circumstances should be in place. If an
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| | any of them got any compensation as well
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| accident does happen the employee should
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| | as how the employee was treated. All this
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| report it to their employer and write it
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| | information will then help you and your
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| in the accident book immediately. If the
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| | solicitor in knowing how to deal with
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| accident has caused the employee to pay
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| | your case.
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| medical costs, not attend work or
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| | 7. Whatever your accident at work was
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| suffering of any sort they may have a
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| | don't ignore it, any accident however big
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| compensation claim against the company.
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| | or small shouldn't have happened in the
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| My top 10 tips to help you make a
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| | first place. You need to speak up don't
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| compensation claim are: -
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| | suffer in silence, if the accident wasn't
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| 1. In any work environment all employees
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| | your fault you are entitled to claim
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| should know the health and safety
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| | compensation for your suffering, any
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| standards in place at their workplace.
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| | medical costs and any loss of earnings
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| These should be told by a member of
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| | whilst you've been off work from the
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| management or a trainer so employees can
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| | accident.
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| try and avoid accidents in the workplace.
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| | 8. All employees should know exactly
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| 2. Most people believe your very unlikely
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| | where the accident book is kept, then if
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| to have an accident whilst in an office
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| | an accident does occur, the injured party
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| working you think most work type
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| | or a friend or manager can write all the
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| accidents happen in factories, but
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| | details of the accident in the accident
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| accidents in offices does happen. If you
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| | book. In larger companies there might not
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| have an accident in an office it's the
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| | be an accident book but a system in which
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| same as having one in a factory speak up
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| | forms can be printed out and all the
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| and tell someone.
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| | details recorded on the sheet then the
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| 3. The more evidence you have the
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| | details are inputted into a computer
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| stronger your case will be, so if you do
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| | system. Then the worker who was injured
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| fall, slip, trip over something document
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| | can claim their entitled compensation by
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| it with location and time and take
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| | using their copy of the accident form.
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| photographs if possible, also if there
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| | 9. If you've had an accident at work and
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| are any witnesses keep a note of who they
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| | your going to claim compensation from
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| are. If there are events leading up to
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| | your employer you may receive threats
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| the accident document all of this as well
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| | from the employer or your supervisors.
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| as anything you remember during and after
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| | Don't listen to them or give into them,
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| the accident.
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| | there trying to scare you into stopping
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| 4. Get yourself an experienced solicitor
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| | claiming compensation. Remember its your
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| who has evidence that they have been
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| | legal and civil right to claim
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| involved in a work accident compensation
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| | compensation so ignore them and they
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| claim before with good results. A lot of
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| | might be scaring you as they know they
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| solicitors' now offer a No Win No Fee
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| | are liable for your accident and will
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| service, this means you don't have to pay
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| | have to pay you compensation for your
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| them a penny until the case is won and
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| | accident. If your scared by the threats
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| then they recover their costs from the
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| | tell your solicitor and they may contact
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| other party and if you don't win your
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| | the police and offer you protection.
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| case you still won't need to pay them a
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| | 10. Always ask your solicitor all the
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| penny.
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| | questions you have, if you think the
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| 5. Gather as much evidence as you can
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| | accident was your fault, ask a solicitor
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| from your accident. The more evidence you
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| | for advice you may only be thinking it's
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| have the more likely you are to win your
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| | your fault because you're scared of
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| compensation claim. Your employer will be
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| | claiming against your employer.
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| held responsible for the accident if the
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| | Whatever your accident, however it
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| case is proved and you will receive the
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| | happened you have a legal and civil right
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| compensation you deserve from your
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| | to claim compensation if the accident at
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| suffering.
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| | work wasn't your fault.
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| 6. Any accident within your work
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