Defective Work Premises
All employers have a duty to take reasonable care for the safety of their staff. Employers must, by law, provide a safe working environment for their employees.
An employer is required to abide by the Workplace Health, Safety and Welfare Regulations. Accidents at work often occur because employers have failed to consider or have breached such safety regulations. The safety regulations include the following requirements in relation to work premises:
- The surfaces of floors and corridors should not contain any hole, slope, or uneven or slippery surface which is likely to cause a person to slip, trip or fall, or cause a person to drop or lose control of anything being lifted.
- Every floor shall have effective means of drainage where necessary.
- So far as is reasonably practicable, every floor in a workplace and the surface of every corridor shall be kept free from obstructions and from any articles or substances which may cause a person to slip, trip or fall.
- Handrails must be provided on all staircases unless the handrail would obstruct the flow of pedestrians.
If you have suffered an accident at work as a result of defective work premises, Ashton Morton Slack’s experienced personal injury team can help you claim compensation.
To find out how to make a claim for compensation for personal injury caused by defective work premises, call our team on 0114 275 2888 and talk to one of our personal injury experts.