Employers owe their employees a duty of care to protect them from accidents occurring at work. Did you know that if you suffer an accident whilst at work you may be entitled to claim compensation for any injuries that you have? If you are successful in a claim against your employer you will be entitled to damages.
In many situations the employer has a strict liability towards the safety of his employees. Strict liability means that during a personal injury case the claimant does have to prove negligence on behalf of the employer, the liability is unquestionable. Examples include that it is the responsibility of an employer to make sure employees have safe tools and equipments to use; also employees should be given safety training before they use such equipment or tools. An employer can be held accountable if this is not done and as a result an employee suffers an injury.
The following are some examples of employer responsibilities, which if practised should prevent injury and harm coming to their employees and avoid the risk of work accident claims: