Notify your
Health and safety representative –
If you have a health and safety representative
you should report your accident to them. They
will make a record of it and take further preventative
action.
Notify your employers
– Report your accident to your employers
immediately and complete an accident report form.
Do not sign any report that is presented to you
if you are still in a state of shock, distressed
or in pain.
Write a description –
As soon as you are able to, write a clear account
of what happened. Sign and date this document
and advise your solicitor that you have such a
document. This could be very useful later in your
claim.
Witnesses –
Take down the names, addresses and telephone numbers
of any witnesses who saw the accident happen or
who saw what caused your accident.
Take Photographs
– Taking photographs of the scene of the
accident could be vital to your claim. If you
are unable to immediately try to make a sketch
as accurately as you can. This is important as
once a claim begins, your employer may not allow
your solicitor to inspect the scene without a
court order.
Previous complaints and
accidents – Notify your solicitor
if you know of any previous complaints or accidents
resulting in the same way as yours. If there were
such reports made in the past and your employer
still failed to take any preventative action which
resulted in your accident, then it may be easier
to prove negligence against them.
Notify the Health and
Safety Executive – For serious
accidents, ensure that your employers notify the
Health and Safety Executive or the Environmental
Health Department.
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