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Electrical injury can involve serious bodily harm that may require continued medical attention. There are inherent dangers when working with electricity and is your employer’s legal responsibility to ensure you are not exposed to risks unnecessarily. You are eligible to receive compensation if you have suffered an electrical injury at work due to your employer’s failure to meet the health and safety standards for their industry.

Electrical Injury Hazards
Your employer must ensure that you are aware of the risks associated with electrical work and trained in how to mitigate these hazards. This includes providing the proper Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for the job. Below are common hazards faced by electricians working in Scotland:

Live Power
Live power sources should be turned off, or isolated prior to commencing work to prevent injury. Electrocution can cause life-altering injuries including burns, shocks, and internal injuries. High current should be
handled with extreme caution. A powerful shock can damage your internal organs such as your heart. You are eligible to receive compensation when the responsible party instructs you that an area’s power has been turned off, and it wasn’t, resulting in injuries.

Faulty Equipment
Equipment failure can create a hazardous scenario. Electrical equipment such as voltmeters is essential in confirming the voltage level of an electrical system. When these tools malfunction, it often leads to serious injury. It is your employer’s responsibility to ensure that all equipment and tools are properly maintained. They must also conduct inspections to ensure the equipment is functioning properly. You are eligible to receive compensation when defective equipment has caused you to be wrongfully injured. Claim Solutions Scotland Ltd can conduct a thorough investigation of your accident to help determine if faulty equipment is the cause.

Working from Heights
There are additional risks that must be accounted for when working from scaffolding and ladders. Items can fall from height causing serious head injuries to those below. There is also the risk of falling from heights. In most cases, this occurs because a ladder is placed on uneven ground or the operator is leaning or using the top step. Falls from heights can cause serious head and neck injuries such as whiplash. Whiplash is particularly dangerous because those injured can go weeks before they feel the pain. You should always seek medical attention when you suffer a fall from heights.

Exposure to Asbestos
According to recent Health and Safety Executive (HSE) statistics, there were 2,515 deaths attributed to asbestos-related mesothelioma in Great Britain in 2014. Mesothelioma is one of the rare cases where occupational disease can be directly counted and because of this, the HSE has launched multiple campaigns in an attempt to help raise people’s awareness about the dangers of asbestos exposure.

Cuts and Lacerations
Employers must provide their staff with the proper PPE prior to beginning their work. Gloves should be worn while doing electrical work to minimise the chances of a cut to your hands and fingers. Cuts, scrapes, and lacerations can happen without warning and it is your employer responsibility to ensure you are not being exposed to sharp and dangerous object needlessly. Protective guards must be put in place on sharp and dangerous items to prevent injury.

Bumps
Electricians can be forced to work in very confined spaces such as service panels and ducts. In tight spaces such as these, it may not be possible to wear a traditional hard hat. Your employer must provide you with a slim fitting bump hat to keep your head protected in these close quarters.

Multiple Contractors
Electricians are often working alongside other contractors exposing them to additional risks. Whenever there are multiple parties working on a job site you have a higher risk of injury occurring. Slips and trips accounted for 119,000 non-fatal injuries across Great Britain in 2013/14 -2015/16.

Electrical Injury – What is My Employer Responsibilities?
Your employer must adhere to the HSE standards regulating their industry or they can be held financially responsible for any losses accrued due to their negligence. This includes providing employees with the proper training to do their job correctly. Safety equipment has to be used whenever possible to reduce employees’ exposure to dangers. The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 (EAW) dictate that your employer must avoid all unnecessary risk. You can lodge a claim when your employer fails to meet these standards. Claim Solutions Scotland Ltd can help you to determine what rules were breached and help you to lodge your claim against your employer.

Can I Be Fired for Lodging an Electrical Injury Claim Against My Employer?
Your employer cannot punish you at all for lodging a claim against them. Any good employer would want their employee to have access to the best medical facilities possible so they can heal as quickly as possible. Remember, it is not your employer that pays your claim. Your employer’s insurer will be financially liable for ensuring you receive your compensation. This same insurer has been accepting premiums from your employer for years and by filing a claim, you allow your employer to recoup some of those losses by exercising their insurance protections.

What If I Am Self-Employed?
Your employer cannot punish you at all for lodging a claim against them. Any good employer would want their employee to have access to the best medical facilities possible so they can heal as quickly as possible. Remember, it is not your employer that pays your claim. Your employer’s insurer will be financially liable for ensuring you receive your compensation. This same insurer has been accepting premiums from your employer for years and by filing a claim, you allow your employer to recoup some of those losses by exercising their insurance protections.

How Long Do I have to Lodge a Claim?
You must lodge your claim within three years of the date you were injured. You will be unable to seek financial compensation for your losses if you decide to wait too long. It is better to start the claim’s process immediately because you will have greater access to witnesses and other supporting evidence. Claim Solutions Scotland Ltd will help you to lodge your claim quickly and in a stress-free manner.

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Electrician Injured at Work Claims-electrical injury

Electrical injury can involve serious bodily harm that may require continued medical attention. There are inherent dangers when working with electricity and is your employer’s legal responsibility to ensure you are not exposed to risks unnecessarily. You are eligible to receive compensation if you have suffered an electrical injury at work due to your employer’s failure to meet the health and safety standards for their industry.

Electrical Injury Hazards
Your employer must ensure that you are aware of the risks associated with electrical work and trained in how to mitigate these hazards. This includes providing the proper Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for the job. Below are common hazards faced by electricians working in Scotland:

Live Power
Live power sources should be turned off, or isolated prior to commencing work to prevent injury. Electrocution can cause life-altering injuries including burns, shocks, and internal injuries. High current should be
handled with extreme caution. A powerful shock can damage your internal organs such as your heart. You are eligible to receive compensation when the responsible party instructs you that an area’s power has been turned off, and it wasn’t, resulting in injuries.

Faulty Equipment
Equipment failure can create a hazardous scenario. Electrical equipment such as voltmeters is essential in confirming the voltage level of an electrical system. When these tools malfunction, it often leads to serious injury. It is your employer’s responsibility to ensure that all equipment and tools are properly maintained. They must also conduct inspections to ensure the equipment is functioning properly. You are eligible to receive compensation when defective equipment has caused you to be wrongfully injured. Claim Solutions Scotland Ltd can conduct a thorough investigation of your accident to help determine if faulty equipment is the cause.

Working from Heights
There are additional risks that must be accounted for when working from scaffolding and ladders. Items can fall from height causing serious head injuries to those below. There is also the risk of falling from heights. In most cases, this occurs because a ladder is placed on uneven ground or the operator is leaning or using the top step. Falls from heights can cause serious head and neck injuries such as whiplash. Whiplash is particularly dangerous because those injured can go weeks before they feel the pain. You should always seek medical attention when you suffer a fall from heights.

Exposure to Asbestos
According to recent Health and Safety Executive (HSE) statistics, there were 2,515 deaths attributed to asbestos-related mesothelioma in Great Britain in 2014. Mesothelioma is one of the rare cases where occupational disease can be directly counted and because of this, the HSE has launched multiple campaigns in an attempt to help raise people’s awareness about the dangers of asbestos exposure.

Cuts and Lacerations
Employers must provide their staff with the proper PPE prior to beginning their work. Gloves should be worn while doing electrical work to minimise the chances of a cut to your hands and fingers. Cuts, scrapes, and lacerations can happen without warning and it is your employer responsibility to ensure you are not being exposed to sharp and dangerous object needlessly. Protective guards must be put in place on sharp and dangerous items to prevent injury.

Bumps
Electricians can be forced to work in very confined spaces such as service panels and ducts. In tight spaces such as these, it may not be possible to wear a traditional hard hat. Your employer must provide you with a slim fitting bump hat to keep your head protected in these close quarters.

Multiple Contractors
Electricians are often working alongside other contractors exposing them to additional risks. Whenever there are multiple parties working on a job site you have a higher risk of injury occurring. Slips and trips accounted for 119,000 non-fatal injuries across Great Britain in 2013/14 -2015/16.

Electrical Injury – What is My Employer Responsibilities?
Your employer must adhere to the HSE standards regulating their industry or they can be held financially responsible for any losses accrued due to their negligence. This includes providing employees with the proper training to do their job correctly. Safety equipment has to be used whenever possible to reduce employees’ exposure to dangers. The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 (EAW) dictate that your employer must avoid all unnecessary risk. You can lodge a claim when your employer fails to meet these standards. Claim Solutions Scotland Ltd can help you to determine what rules were breached and help you to lodge your claim against your employer.

Can I Be Fired for Lodging an Electrical Injury Claim Against My Employer?
Your employer cannot punish you at all for lodging a claim against them. Any good employer would want their employee to have access to the best medical facilities possible so they can heal as quickly as possible. Remember, it is not your employer that pays your claim. Your employer’s insurer will be financially liable for ensuring you receive your compensation. This same insurer has been accepting premiums from your employer for years and by filing a claim, you allow your employer to recoup some of those losses by exercising their insurance protections.

What If I Am Self-Employed?
Your employer cannot punish you at all for lodging a claim against them. Any good employer would want their employee to have access to the best medical facilities possible so they can heal as quickly as possible. Remember, it is not your employer that pays your claim. Your employer’s insurer will be financially liable for ensuring you receive your compensation. This same insurer has been accepting premiums from your employer for years and by filing a claim, you allow your employer to recoup some of those losses by exercising their insurance protections.

How Long Do I have to Lodge a Claim?
You must lodge your claim within three years of the date you were injured. You will be unable to seek financial compensation for your losses if you decide to wait too long. It is better to start the claim’s process immediately because you will have greater access to witnesses and other supporting evidence. Claim Solutions Scotland Ltd will help you to lodge your claim quickly and in a stress-free manner.

Start Your Claim
Contact us to start the claim’s process today.

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