Workplace Accident - Initial Steps You Need To Take
When a workplace accident occurs, most people are so paralysed by shock that they forget to take certain initial necessary steps.
Doing so will later help in the compensation claims case.
As soon as an injury has been reported, the following things must be done.
First step to take is reporting the accident to the immediate senior or supervisor and calling an ambulance.
If there are representatives or workers responsible for first aid, informing them of the accident will help the victim get medical aid at the earliest.
Every work place should have an accident book as mandated by the government.
Any work related accident how minor it may be, should be recorded in this book.
Details such as the date, time and place of occurrence and any other possible detail should be included in the book.
Medical attention should be given to the injured person.
All injuries, minor and major should be reported so that the medical report has clear details of all injuries sustained.
This report will be produced in court during the compensation claim litigation.
Writing down the happenings of the day as soon as the person can remember is the best way to preserve details.
An attorney might find it useful for gathering evidences and obtaining testimonials from potential witnesses.
Some workplace will have questionnaire for recording the details of the accidents from the victims own experience.
If such a facility is available, it should be used to the fullest.
The supervisor must take responsibility of investigating the possible cause of the accident.
This way further such incidents can be avoided.
It will also reduce unnecessary damages to the company.
The victim must request for absence of leave and the employer must inform the same to the Health and Safety Executive if the leave is availed for more than 3 days.
The injured worker should as an aftermath, keep a record of all the symptoms.
Also he/she should keep record of all the expenses endured for the entire period right from the injury.
All these bills will help in filing for the rightful amount during compensation claim.
To have worked for an employer for such a long time and plotting to pin a legal web for the same company seems really awkward.
But this is a necessary step that every person should take so that the workplace becomes a better place to work in.
Taking these step will help others from getting into trouble, help the injured person get the attention medically and financially and lead the employer to take the worker's health more seriously.
Only if the workers file workplace accident compensation claims, will the company make sure no more such incidences occur in the future.
Stepping back and not taking any step is not going to be helpful to anybody.
Help make your work place safe.
Doing so will later help in the compensation claims case.
As soon as an injury has been reported, the following things must be done.
First step to take is reporting the accident to the immediate senior or supervisor and calling an ambulance.
If there are representatives or workers responsible for first aid, informing them of the accident will help the victim get medical aid at the earliest.
Every work place should have an accident book as mandated by the government.
Any work related accident how minor it may be, should be recorded in this book.
Details such as the date, time and place of occurrence and any other possible detail should be included in the book.
Medical attention should be given to the injured person.
All injuries, minor and major should be reported so that the medical report has clear details of all injuries sustained.
This report will be produced in court during the compensation claim litigation.
Writing down the happenings of the day as soon as the person can remember is the best way to preserve details.
An attorney might find it useful for gathering evidences and obtaining testimonials from potential witnesses.
Some workplace will have questionnaire for recording the details of the accidents from the victims own experience.
If such a facility is available, it should be used to the fullest.
The supervisor must take responsibility of investigating the possible cause of the accident.
This way further such incidents can be avoided.
It will also reduce unnecessary damages to the company.
The victim must request for absence of leave and the employer must inform the same to the Health and Safety Executive if the leave is availed for more than 3 days.
The injured worker should as an aftermath, keep a record of all the symptoms.
Also he/she should keep record of all the expenses endured for the entire period right from the injury.
All these bills will help in filing for the rightful amount during compensation claim.
To have worked for an employer for such a long time and plotting to pin a legal web for the same company seems really awkward.
But this is a necessary step that every person should take so that the workplace becomes a better place to work in.
Taking these step will help others from getting into trouble, help the injured person get the attention medically and financially and lead the employer to take the worker's health more seriously.
Only if the workers file workplace accident compensation claims, will the company make sure no more such incidences occur in the future.
Stepping back and not taking any step is not going to be helpful to anybody.
Help make your work place safe.
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