Industrial Injuries Compensation Lawyers
An industrial injury is any disease or bodily damage resulting from working. Industrial injuries can include mesothelioma and other accidents.
Whether you have sustained an injury at work, contracted a disease from your work environment or been involved in a work-related accident, we can help you to make a no-win-no-fee claim and get you the compensation you deserve.
About Industrial Injuries
Common causes of industrial injuries are:
- poor ergonomics,
- manual handling of heavy loads,
- misuse or failure of equipment,
- exposure to general hazards,
- inadequate safety training and clothing,
- jewellery or long hair that becomes tangled in machinery.
General hazards in a work environment include:
- electricity,
- explosive materials,
- fire,
- flammable gases,
- heat,
- height,
- high pressure gases and liquids,
- hot gases and liquids,
- powerful or sharp moving machinery,
- oxygen-free gases or spaces,
- poisonous gases,
- radiation,
- toxic materials,
- work on, near or under water,
- work on, near or under weak or heavy structures.
There are several ways of preventing industrial injuries, including:
- anticipation of problems by risk assessment,
- safety training,
- control banding,
- personal protective equipment,
- respiratory equipment,
- safety guards, mechanisms on machinery,
- and safety barriers.
In addition, past problems can be analysed to find their root causes by using a technique called root cause analysis.