Office buildings and other commercial premises may become hazardous if rainwater has been trodden into indoor areas on the shoes and boots of workers. In wet conditions, anti-slip matting should be placed down on tiled floor areas near entrances and exits to work premises. In an emergency, cardboard packaging can be used as a temporary alternative. During periods of freezing weather, employers must take various measures to ensure that all external and internal floor surfaces on their property are safe for staff to walk on, particularly when workers are entering and leaving the premises in the morning and after work. This applies to workplace car parks, walkways and any other outdoor area that is accessible to staff, which must be liberally gritted during periods of ice and snow.

Slips and trips cause more injuries at work than any other accident type, and wet floors are most commonly to blame. Accident of this kind may result in strains or sprains to muscles, tendons and ligaments, particularly in the wrists and ankles, which often bear the brunt of the physical strain and damage when a person slips and falls. More serious injuries include broken bones, head injuries and concussion, if a person strikes their head against a hard surface on falling. Employers are required by law to take all reasonable measures to prevent workers slipping on wet floors at work, and will be found to have acted negligently if they have failed to do so, and this failure has directly caused a worker’s injuries.

Our solicitors have experience in representing clients who have slipped on wet floors at work and been injured through no fault of their own. Bartletts Solicitors can help you claim the compensation you deserve if you have been injured in such circumstances. Contact our team of specialist lawyers today for free, confidential legal advice that you can rely on.

Claiming with us is easy. Get a free no obligation initial consultation about your case, your rights, and our no win no fee agreement. All information can be taken over the phone. Medical treatment is local to you. We aim to keep the claims process short by keeping claims out of court. If your claim does need to go to court it is unlikely that you will need to attend court, as cases settle before the final hearing.

We can advise you about job security and dismissal concerns, as well as matters related to sick pay. Dismissal without a valid reason and without due procedures being followed is against the law, and can result in a claim for unfair dismissal being brought against the employer. Employers are also legally obliged to pay Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) to injured employees, and may pay more than the minimum depending on the terms of an individual’s employment contract. Contact us today for free no obligation advice.

Compensation will pay for private healthcare treatment. It will also cover:

Physiotherapy

Psychological therapy

Expenses (such as the cost of travel to hospital appointments)

Loss of income

Household adaptations

The amount of compensation you receive will depend on the severity of your injuries and the likelihood that you’ll make a full recovery. We’ll seek expert opinions on what care you’ll need to ensure that the compensation we claim will be sufficient.