Expertise And Understanding From Irwin Mitchell
As an employee, you have a right to expect your employer to protect you against hazards in your workplace. When this protection is either missing or flawed, a simple slip or trip can result in minor or sometimes serious injury, or even death.
At Irwin Mitchell we fight fearlessly to achieve the best outcome for you whether your slip or trip injury is minor or major. We’re renowned for our understanding of the issues affecting you and your family due to an accident at work, and we know what positive action to take to make a difference.
Our lawyers offer the highest level of professionalism and expertise on every slip and trip claim, combined with dedication and sensitivity.
Above all, we put you first.
Handling Claims For Slips And Trips With Expertise And Sensitivity
Irwin Mitchell is one of the UK’s leading legal groups for slip and trip claims at work.
Many people who trip up or slip at work are uncertain whether they could make a personal injury or compensation claim, perhaps feeling that it must have been their own fault for not looking where they were going.
But the legal system makes allowances for the fact that, in the real world, workers frequently injure themselves by tripping over obstructions left in inappropriate places, or slipping on spillages which have not been mopped up. This may be because a worker has been concentrating on their job rather than where they are walking.
Here are examples of slip and trip compensation claims that are often successful:
- Failure to repair or warn of a tripping hazard (e.g. a raised carpet tile/hole in floor)
- Failure to light an area adequately
- Failure to use a suitable flooring material in the workplace
- Failure to provide handrails or other safety measures on stairs
There are laws which place obligations on employers and owners of premises to protect you from slips and trips. In cases where this obligation may not have been met, you could be entitled to make a claim for compensation.
The main regulations that protect workers in this area are The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 and The Work at Height Regulations 2005.
Irwin Mitchell has a team of specialist personal injury solicitors who can help you with your trip injury or slip injury claim. If you do suffer an accident at work, contact us as straight away.
Proven Expertise In Claims For Slips And Trips
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 for slips and trips.
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 a trip or slip 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.