Action Needs To Be Taken To Reduce 8 000 Forklift Accidents Annually

Added: (Tue Aug 24 2010)

Pressbox (Press Release) - The legal firm 100%Compensation are launching a campaign to raise awareness of the high number of forklift truck accidents that happen in the UK each year, a staggering 8,000 accidents. But each forklift accident is a statistic, whereas in reality each accident is about pain and suffering to the person injured and 100%Compensation want to reduce the instance of accidents to ensure that the work environment becomes safe for all and that those injured receive legal redress.

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Although the incidence of forklift accidents is not widespread within the media, it is astonishing to think that around 8,000 people per annum sustain some kind of injury from a forklift accident. 100%Compensation are keen to raise awareness of the dangers of working in an environment where forklift trucks operate and to ensure that the workplace is made safe for everyone and that those who have been injured can be compensated and the workplace made safe.

Each person who sustains an injury as a result of a forklift accident is not just a statistic. They are a person who has to deal with the after effect of the accident. They may be off work, they may be concerned about their future and they may even have financial worries resulting directly from the accident. They experience not only an accident, but fears, stresses and anxieties on top; through no fault of their own, which is shocking in the modern workplace.

Some people even die in a forklift accident every year, so there is no room for complacency, everyone who works within an environment has a duty to ensure that safe working practices are adopted and that there safety is always maintained.

After clients have had a forklift accident, they can be afraid to pursue a claim because they are fearful that they will amass large legal bills. Yet with organisations like 100%Compensation, all legal costs are met, but more importantly, justice is done.

Anyone suffering an injury caused by a forklift accident needs to ensure that they do seek legal redress, or else the practices and procedures that led to the accident happening could well happen again and this time it could be fatal.

So there is a need to stand up and seek some kind of recompense for the accident, if only to ensure that the workplace becomes safe and the 8,000 forklift accidents that happen each year can be reduced to levels that are acceptable. The Health and Safety Executive, to whom the 8,000 accidents are reported each year can take action, but not in every case.

That is why individuals who have suffered a forklift accident need to take action and stand firm to make the workplace a safe and secure place to work, which is appropriate to the 21st Century workplace.