Faulty Safety Equipment

As we all know, not all workplaces involve sitting in the office safely and working. There are various industries such as construction and many others that involve a risk or a health hazard to the healthy living of people working in it. For instance, a person working in a factory that has loud noises of machines, which is even more than what human ears can listen to, may lead to permanent loss of hearing for the rest of his life. Hence, it becomes the duty of the owner to reduce the noise somehow or to provide to its workers with proper safety equipments so as to ensure that hearing ability of people working there is not affected by the immense noise while they are on the job. The employer must make sure that no faulty safety equipment is provided to employees that do not properly perform the function that is expected from it. That is to say, even after using these safety equipments, any employee suffers from hearing problems and the doctor suggests that it is due to noise at the workplace, the employee has all the right to ask for a claim for the same from the employer. These faulty safety equipment compensation claims are included under the product liability claims. These claims being a part of product liability can also extend up to or can assert the liability of the faulty equipment and thereby the person who has been harmed by it, to the company or person, who has designed, sold, manufactured and finished that product.   
 
Similarly, there are eye shields, helmets, safety shoes, coveralls, gloves and many others to protect different parts of the body that can be worn by workers depending on the nature of their work. Nevertheless, these safety equipments are to minimise the accidents and any health problems to employees due to exposure to different circumstances at the workplace, but what if these equipments turns out to be faulty?  There are problems that can occur due top faulty safety equipment as well in case:

• No proper guidelines have been provided by the employer regarding use of these equipments leading to its improper use that might have led to its damage.
• They are not cleaned, maintained and replaced properly.

These equipments are provided to workers without any charge and must be ensured by the employer if these personal protective equipments are actually fit enough to serve the purpose for which it has been purchased.

Obviously compensation claims can be very complicated and it would be unwise to attempt to pursue a claim without professional assistance which should be provided by a solicitor with expertise in this field. Excalibur Solicitors is a specialist personal injury practice dealing with all types of injury claims such as road accidents, accidents at work, accidents in public places, medical negligence. If you have been injured in the last three years and require advice on your potential compensation claim we can provide a free legal assessment of your case if you complete our Application Form. We operate on a "No Win No Fee" basis at no cost to you.

The information in this article is designed to provide general information only. Whilst every effort has been made to ensure that the information provided is accurate, it does not constitute legal or other professional advice.