Silicosis Compensation Claims

The circumstances around each claim vary, so we can’t say exactly how long your claim will take.

Much of how long your claim will take depends on whether your former employer accepts blame for your condition. If they do accept responsibility and agree with the amount of compensation, we’ll be able to settle your claim quickly.

However, we will need to prove their responsibility if they won’t accept it, which can mean your claim will take longer. If your employer disputes the amount of compensation we are claiming for, we may need to initiate court proceedings. This is a last resort, but don’t worry, we will be with you every step of the way, no matter what it takes.

There are various pieces of evidence that can be submitted to support your silicosis claim.

Evidence we can use includes:

• Witness statements from former colleagues
• Your medical records
• Your employment history to establish where you were exposed to silica dust
• Financial records to prove any costs you have incurred or income you have lost from silicosis
• Independent medical assessments, if needed
• Our Silica Dust Register, showing your work history.

As well as silicosis, silica dust exposure can cause various other diseases including:

• Lung Cancer
• Tuberculosis
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
• Autoimmune disease.

If you believe that you have been exposed to some form of silica dust at any point in your working life, but you don't currently have any symptoms or diagnosed conditions, it is important to make sure you keep a record of the potential exposure(s) so that you can have quick access to the information in the future to help build any legal claims against an employer.

To help, we have a register that allows you to record periods of employment, employers’ details and what sort of exposures you might have had during that time.

We will keep your register details private and secure and only contact you to make sure you are happy to stay on our register or in the event of a potential silica claim being received involving your employer(s). Adding your details to our register is free of charge.

Sign our Silica Exposure Register