Manual Handling Injuries Compensation Claims

There are a number of different ways in which you can sustain such injuries.

The injuries generally come about from performing actions that involve:

• Lifting
• Pushing
• Carrying
• Lowering
• Raising Items

Because of this, some of the industries that are most affected by manual handling injuries include those who work in:

• Construction
• Transportation and storage industries
• Agriculture, forestry and fishing
• Human health and social work activities

In order to avoid their employees suffering from manual handling injuries, all employers must be able to prove that they fulfil certain safety regulations in their workplace.

These regulations include:

• Consulting employees on health and safety issues. This consultation must either be directly between employees and employers, or it can also be through a safety representative that is elected by the workforce or appointed by the trade union.
• Carrying out regular risk assessments that address all potential for harm in the workplace, including types of manual handling injuries that could occur.
• Giving all employees information about the risks that are in their workplace and how they are protected, in addition to instructing and training employees on how to avoid them.

In the case of manual handling, employers must take specific care to instruct their employees on the correct way to lift and move heavy loads, to avoid any potential musculoskeletal injuries. This should certainly be a priority for employers, as studies have estimated that these are some of the greatest risks to injury in the workplace.

If you have injured yourself at work because of your employer’s inability to provide the correct training, then you may be able to make a claim. We can help you to provide the right evidence to support your case and get the compensation that you deserve for your accident.

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It is difficult to put an exact time scale on how long your manual handling injury claim could take.

There are two parts to the process. These two stages are:

• Firstly, it has to be determined who is responsible for your injury. In cases like this, your employer will most likely be responsible for your manual handling injury claim.
• Secondly, the medical evidence from your injury must also be assessed in order to determine how it has affected you and therefore how much compensation you can claim.

If you require multiple medical assessments, then your overall claim time could potentially take longer. However, with the right legal assistance, it is possible to move through the process as efficiently as possible.