Work Illness
Claim compensation for work illness/industrial disease
Repetitive movements, exposure to noise or exposure to harmful substances in industrial environments can cause serious illness, often with grave, long-term consequences. However, a workplace illness or industrial disease claim can often be made - Employers in any industry are charged with a duty of care to their employees and a legal framework to ensure minimum risk of endangering them.
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The compliance duties for legislations such as the Health and Safety at Work Act and the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH), exist to enforce this. Whilst thousands of people contract illnesses at work each year, a number of high profile successes have seen compensation awarded in industrial disease cases dating back several decades in, for example, coal mining, chemical production and manufacturing. Where we can find evidence of employer negligence, we’ll pursue a claim for your maximum compensation.
See below for claims information on specific work-related conditions:
We’re experts in work illness claims
Our dedicated, specialist occupational health solicitors deal with all kinds of cases including claims for asbestos diseases, noise induced hearing loss, tinnitus, bronchitis, occupational asthma and other chest complaints, vibration white finger, dermatitis (skin rash), repetitive strain injury, carpal tunnel syndrome and back injuries.
We act on behalf of several trade unions and their members as well as unaffiliated individual claimants. As leading, well experienced practitioners in this field we’re able to quickly identify evidence and precedents to bolster and support your claim.
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About industrial disease claims
It’s wise to pursue your claim within three years of becoming aware of your symptoms, but this doesn’t mean that an illness triggered several years ago cannot be claimed for now. In the late 1990s, we handled a series of claims against British Coal resulting in 40,000 former miners receiving £500 million for their vibration white finger, whilst to date over 100,000 men received approximately £1.5 billion having suffered chronic bronchitis and emphysema caused by their time down Britain’s pits. Similarly, workers for BMW claiming for industrial deafness caused on the production line in the 1960s and 1970s, recently received £8 million in compensation, some 25 years after their employment.
Our specialist solicitors will guide you through your options in making a claim, as well as the process of gathering evidence and compiling a detailed work history and medical history. We’ll arrange the medical investigations we need as evidence and will guide and support you throughout the course of your case, helping you access the benefits and welfare support you’re entitled to.
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What our work illness solicitors will do for you
More than anything, we aim to keep things clear, simple and as straightforward as possible for our clients, so there’s no need for you to worry at any point about the legal complexities or technicalities of your case. You’ll be kept informed throughout the claims process which, put simply, looks like this:
- Your free initial consultation gives us a clear understanding of your workplace illness or industrial disease claim.
- If you have a case we assign our best legal team with the expertise to handle your claim.
- The legal team will investigate and build evidence to back up your case.
- We keep in touch with you throughout, so you’re always informed.
- Finally, with your approval, we arrive at the best compensation settlement possible.
Make contact as soon as you can
It’s important to speak to us as soon as possible – time limitation periods apply and investigating your claim is often easier if you begin proceedings quickly. Your initial consultation with us is free, and we’ll tell you then whether or not your case is worth pursuing. If it is, we’ll carry out our investigation of the case free of charge too.