Expertise And Understanding From Irwin Mitchell
As an employee, you have a right to expect your employer to protect you adequately from the risks of environment in which you work. Part of that protection involves providing the correct training for your role.
If that training is inadequate, the result can be an accident at work leading to minor injury or even, in some cases, more serious injury or death.
At Irwin Mitchell we fight fearlessly to achieve the best outcome for your industrial injury claim whether your injury is minor or major. We’re renowned for our understanding of the issues affecting you and your family following workplace accidents which are the result of poor work training and we know what positive action to take to make a difference.
Our lawyers offer the highest level of professionalism and expertise, combined with dedication and sensitivity.
Above all, we put you first.
Handling Inadequate Training Claims With Expertise And Sensitivity
Irwin Mitchell can assist you in making a claim for compensation if you have been involved in an accident at work that could have been avoided through better training.
If you are involved in an accident as a result of inadequate training, we can help you recover damages or compensation from your employer.
Employers have a duty to provide training for their employees to enable them to perform their role both safely and effectively. This is particularly important when an employee is expected to use complex machinery or work to particular methods or standards.
Accidents caused by poor work training can occur in any occupation, but an examples may be:
On machinery, employees should be made aware of how to operate the machine as well as the relevant safety procedures, including where the emergency stop button is.
In a warehouse, workers should receive training on manual handling techniques.
Your employer should not deny responsibility for any injuries that you may have sustained in a workplace accident by relying on the fact that you may have received training and gained experience at a previous place of work. Under all circumstances, employers must:
- Make their own assessment of each worker’s abilities
- Ensure that training regularly occurs so that previous training isn’t forgotten
- Provide fresh training for new work equipment or new systems of work
- Demonstrate a particular duty to look out for more vulnerable employees, including young, pregnant or temporary workers
- Take reasonable steps to ensure that workers are following training methods - and that ‘corner-cutting’ is not sanctioned by the management when trained methods are not being followed by workers.
Proven Expertise In Inadequate Training Claims
Irwin Mitchell is also one of the largest and most experienced personal injury law firms in the country.
Our team includes many of the country’s finest personal injury lawyers. They operate in highly specialised teams, offering the highest level of legal expertise in claims involving poor training. To see some of the workers we have helped please click into "case studies" above.
Irwin Mitchell’s Commitment To Making A Difference
Irwin Mitchell’s first commitment is to you, and to achieving the best outcome for your claim.
We also have a long history of campaigning with leading organisations in numerous personal injury fields. Together with those organisations we seek improvements in health and safety, prevent accident and injury where possible, and improve the quality of life and levels of compensation for those who have suffered injury.
We have also pursued many leading legal cases in order to improve the prospects of success of claims for various forms of personal injury, and to obtain fairer compensation.