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The general rule
is that the employer must take reasonable care to ensure all employees
health and safety.
This is usually by providing a
safe system of work where any potential risks are assessed and if possible
reduced as much as is reasonably possible. This could be by something as
simple as altering the layout of the premises or providing training and
instruction on how best to carry out tasks in the safest manner.
Or by providing adequate plant,
this may range from the provision of heavy machinery down to even the most
basic of office equipment such as tables and chairs. These would also have
to be adequate for the purpose for which they are used and would have to be
replaced, repaired or maintained on a regular basis.
Simple work aids and equipment
such as ear defenders should be used to avoid hearing problems. We can help
with
industrial deafness compensation in the event that your employer has let
you down regarding health and safety.
Finally the employer must ensure
that fellow employees are competent to reduce the risk of human error
causing accidents at work whether through ignorance, negligence or malice.
So even if a fellow employee causes you to sustain an injury then as long as
they are acting in the course of their work it is possible that your
employer may be liable for their actions.
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