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Demolition accidents
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.
Employers must abide by the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1992. These regulations state that employers must:
- Assess the risks to the health and safety of employees and anyone else that may be affected by the work activities
- Record in writing any significant risk
- Provide health surveillance where there is an adverse health condition related to the relevant work
- Appoint one or more competent nominated persons to assist in complying with the requirements
- Establish emergency procedures which are to be followed in the event of serious imminent danger of a demolition accident
- Provide employees with relevant information regarding identified risks, the measures to be taken and emergency procedures
- Co-operate fully with other employers where work areas are shared, by exchanging information and then passing such information to employees in those areas
- Provide employees with relevant training in respect of duties and tasks allocated to them; induction on first being employed; when transferred to new work or given increased responsibility; and when changes in work equipment or methods are introduced.
If you have been involved in a demolition accident at work, 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 sustained during a demolition accident at work, call our team on 0114 275 2888 and talk to one of our personal injury experts.