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Our experienced industrial disease lawyers have acted on behalf of trade unions & individuals for many years and may be able to help you claim compensation.
Talk to usIf you or a loved one have worked in a harmful environment, or have been exposed to a substance at work that has caused an illness or disease to develop, then we may be able to help you.
Our industrial and occupational disease solicitors deal with a wide range of industrial illness claims including, but not limited to:
We stand up for people who have been let down my bad safety practices at work, and who may have accidentally been exposed to harmful material through someone else’s negligent actions. All employers have a responsibility to protect their employees, contractors and visitors from exposure to hazardous substances and environments.
Employers are required to have safe working practices and to supply appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) such as: dust masks, ear defenders, protective clothing such as safety gloves and boots.
Asbestos-related diseases | Chemical poisoning & hazardous materials | Respiratory diseases | Industrial & occupational skin diseases | Industrial deafness & noise-induced hearing loss
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The fine dust from disturbed asbestos contains asbestos fibres; when this dust is inhaled, the fibres enter the lungs and can seriously damage the individual’s health.
Individuals who develop asbestosis have a higher risk of developing other serious health conditions including: pleural disease, mesothelioma and lung cancer.
In order to bring a compensation claim for an asbestos related disease it is necessary to establish that your exposure to asbestos was caused by the fault of another; whether it was your employer, a public organisation, a nearby factory or as a result of exposure in your home due to asbestos fibres being transported somehow.
It can take up to 40 years or more after initial exposure for an asbestos related disease to present itself. Each type of disease varies depending upon the exposure to fibres or dust, the time between exposure and the onset of disease.
Employers are required to control the use of chemicals and exposure to hazardous materials at work and must assess the risks in the workplace. Following risk assessments, employers are required to implement and maintain effective control measures. Chemicals or hazardous materials in the workplace can result in poisoning and in some instances diseases such as asthma, dermatitis or cancer.
If you or a loved one have been poisoned by a chemical or harmed by a hazardous material as a result of your working environment then you may be able to bring a claim for compensation.
Employees who work with asbestos, clay, coal, rock, sand and textiles are often exposed to dust that may result in an industrial or occupational respiratory disease if the appropriate safety measures have not been put in place.
Inappropriate exposure to spores in the workplace can also result in occupational respiratory disease compensation claims. Workers who are most at risk of respiratory illness as a result of spores generally work with: grain, wool, hay or animals.
An industrial or occupational skin disease is a skin condition that is wholly or partially caused by your working environment.
Industrial or occupational skin diseases are caused by direct contact with hazardous substances. Contact can occur as a result of: immersion of a body part, touching contaminated tools, splashing and spillages in the workplace. Most industrial and occupational skin diseases affect the hands and the forearms as they are the body parts most likely to be in regular contact with hazardous substances.
Industrial deafness, also referred to as noise induced hearing loss (NIHL), is a form of industrial injury in which damage is gradually caused to your hearing as a result of repeated exposure to excessive noise at work.
Noise induced hearing loss is more commonly found in those who work in typically noisy industries or environments such as steel works, foundries, construction, mining and manufacturing. Exposure to excessively loud noise can overstimulate hair cells in the ear. Where this exposure occurs over a long period of time, the hair cells become damaged, affecting their ability to pick up the various frequencies that are then transmitted to our brains and translated into sound.
Industrial and occupational disease compensation claims should be brought within three years of the date of knowledge. The date of knowledge is generally the date from which you first realised or suspected that your illness was related to your employment; or three years from the date of the onset of your symptoms when it would have been reasonable to make the connection between the illness and the working environment.
In addition to representing general members of the public, we also act on behalf of many trade unions and their members. Our experts recognise that our clients want us to not only fight for the best possible level of financial compensation but also to get them assistance in terms of rehabilitation, medical care and potentially work or home adaptations.
In general you have three years from the date of injury or reasonable knowledge of injury to bring a compensation claim. There are some exceptions to this rule for instance where the matter involves a child in which case the child has three years from the date of their 18th birthday to bring a claim, therefore expiring on the individual’s 21st birthday.
It is important to speak to a legal team as early as possible to avoid any issues with limitation dates.
