(Newswire.net — February 1, 2018) — The employer is responsible for protecting the employee. This is something everyone needs to know. However, in the event an injury happens while doing tasks for your job, not all companies act in a proper way. You might even be told that there is workers compensation insurance in place and this might be incorrect. It is really important that you know your rights and that you know what do to in the event accidents happen at work. Here are some things that should be known, from the offices of Naqvi Injury Law.
Reporting Work Accidents
All serious work accidents, dangerous incidents and diseases have to be reported by the employer but you should also report them as soon as you can. The employer is usually obliged by law to report death, dangerous incidents (like a collapsing scaffold), major injuries (like broken ribs), diseases and all other injuries that will stop employee from working. If you are involved, you basically want to be sure that the injury was reported. If not, you have to do it as the employer may not be interested to work with the authorities or insurance companies.
Work Safety Responsibility
Employers need to carry out risk assessments and then do what is necessary to guarantee visitor and employee safety and health. Various things have to be decided like the presence of first aiders at work or the aid equipment that has to be presented. At the same time, worker safety training is crucial in the process. If you are not told what safe working environment means at the workplace, all injuries are covered. If you are instructed about safety rules and you break them, causing the injury, the employer is rarely considered responsible.
Recording Work Accidents
All work injuries have to be recorded. This includes the minor injuries. Contrary to popular belief, your workers compensation will also cover minor incidents that happen at work. Keeping accidents books is done for the benefit of the employees as this offers a record of all that happened. However, the employer is also in an advantageous situation because this helps to take future actions that would stop similar accidents from appearing.
Making The Injury Claim
When injured at work and you believe the employer is responsible you can make a compensation claim. There is usually a time frame in which this is possible but it is long enough. A lawyer is always recommended to represent you because of the fact this guarantees you will have someone that knows the law in your corner. The employer has to be insured and offer compensations for injuries that happened while at work. The problem is that sometimes you are not going to be offered as much as you should have. In this case you want to take it one step further and sue the employer.
Most personal injury cases are very easy to handle by all those involved. You will receive a compensation that is suitable based on exactly what happened. When this does not happen, working with the attorney allows you to heal up while someone else takes care of the legal process.