Claim the compensation you deserve if you’ve been injured due to health and safety breach in Northern Ireland.
What is Health and Safety Negligence?
Health and safety negligence is when you suffer an injury because a business or other organisation didn’t maintain a safe environment for you. This could be because the premises, equipment or products they provide are unsafe.
All businesses, employers and public authorities have a legal duty to stop people sustaining preventable harm. This duty is set out in the Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 1978.
The law says employers must take reasonable steps to keep employees, volunteers, visitors and members of the public safe.
Types of Health & Safety Negligence Claims
Our solicitors have handled many types of accident claims over the years. A very high percentage of those claims relate to some of the most common forms of health and safety negligence. These include:
Workplace Accidents
Claims resulting from health and safety negligence by employers, co-workers and contractors. These accidents are often caused by:
- Unsafe working conditions — Accidents caused by faulty machinery, dangerous substances, noisy conditions or a hazardous environment.
- Poor training — When you or someone else received inadequate training to use a piece of machinery, lift heavy objects or perform a dangerous task.
- Lack of PPE — Not being provided with clothing, helmets, goggles, ear defenders or other protective equipment that would have prevented harm.
Accidents in Public Places
Claims arising from health and safety negligence in shops, car parks, restaurants, hospitals, libraries, parks and other public spaces. These accidents are often caused by:
- Poor safety measures — Lack of risk assessment, communication, health and safety processes and accountability to prevent injuries.
- Slips, trips and fall hazards — Wet surfaces, missing or inadequate safety rails, cluttered or uneven flooring and inadequate warning signs can cause accidents.
- Poorly trained staff — Inadequate training on using dangerous machinery, handling hazardous substances or working at heights to protect passers-by.
Serious Injuries & Fatalities
Claims following accidents that result in the most serious and even fatal injuries. These accidents usually involve:
- Wrongful death due to health and safety breaches — When crushes, falls, electrocutions, fires, falling objects and other accidents result in death.
- Life-changing injuries due to unsafe environments — Serious injuries caused because reasonable health and safety measures weren’t followed to keep people safe.
Claiming Health & Safety Compensation in Northern Ireland
If you’ve suffered a preventable injury because someone failed to take steps to keep you safe, you could be eligible to claim health and safety compensation in Northern Ireland. You can claim if you’re:
- An employee who was injured because your employer failed in their duty of care to protect you.
- A member of the public who was injured on a business premises or in a public space because the correct health and safety precautions were not taken.
- The family member of a loved one who was seriously or fatally injured in either of these circumstances.
The amount of health and safety compensation you get will depend on the seriousness of the injuries you suffered. Your payout will include both general damages and special damages.
General Damages – awarded based on the severity of your injuries, the level of pain you’ve endured and the impact on your quality of life.
Special Damages – awarded for financial losses resulting from your injuries, such as loss of earnings, medical or physio fees and travel costs.
Contact us for an accurate estimate of how much health and safety compensation you could receive.
How Our Health & Safety Solicitors Help You
Our solicitors are here to make it as easy as possible for you to make a health and safety negligence claim. That starts with a free, no-obligation consultation. We will listen to your story carefully and considerately before offering initial legal advice on your claim.
If you decide to proceed, we will help you gather evidence, handle all the paperwork and ultimately negotiate a settlement for the compensation you deserve.
To do this, we will use all the experience we’ve built since 1992, including recently representing a client injured in a health and safety breach at a leisure centre in Northern Ireland.
Garret McCann – Health & Safety Claims Solicitor
- Garret qualified as a Solicitor in 2010 after graduating from Queens University Belfast in Law.
- Garret also has gained significant experience in the area of Personal Injury Law and has secured millions in damages for clients.
- For expert legal advice call Garret on 028 9446 1509
FAQs
Who is responsible for health and safety at work?
Employers have ultimate responsibility for health and safety at work. An employer’s duty of care for the health and safety of employees and other members of the public is set out in the Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 1978.
But the law also places responsibility on individual managers and employees for ensuring health and safety at work.
Can I make a health and safety negligence claim against a current employer?
Yes, you can make a health and safety negligence claim against a current employer who has failed in their duty of care to you. You shouldn’t be concerned about the impact on your employer’s finances and how that could affect your employment. Your health and safety negligence compensation would be paid by your employer’s insurance company, not your employer directly.
Do you offer health & safety legal services for businesses?
Yes, we are happy to help employers protect themselves against future health and safety negligence claims in Northern Ireland by making sure they have all the correct legal measures in place. Contact us to discuss our health and safety legal services for businesses.
What costs are associated with making a health and safety claim?
We offer a free consultation to start your health and safety negligence claim. After that, we will seek to claim your legal fees from the insurance company of the business you are claiming against.
Contact Our Health & Safety Solicitors Today
If you’ve suffered as the result of a health and safety breach, contact our solicitors to see how much you could claim.
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