Accidents Involving Refuse Collectors Can Give Rise To Injury Claims
If your job involves working as a refuse collector, you may be entitled to make an injury claim if you get involved in an accident due to another person's fault.
There are numerous ways in which refuse collectors can get hurt whilst at work.
Depending on the type of accident, injuries sustained by refuse collectors can vary in severity.
Some of the main types of accidents refuse collectors can get involved in include the following: Road Traffic Accidents Refuse collectors are mostly required to travel around in lorries.
They are often required to drive the vehicle or travel as passengers in waste collection trucks.
They can be involved in road traffic accidents if they have been hit by another vehicle.
They can be injured as drivers, passengers or pedestrians.
Even street sweepers can get involved in road traffic accidents.
In order to prevent accidents involving garbage collectors, it is important that employers provide them with high visibility clothing and other necessary personal protective equipment.
Slips and Trips Refuse collectors spend much of their time on roads and public pavements.
Sometimes, they are also required to access private properties and face the risk of slips and trips.
Slips and trips can be caused by raised paving slabs, potholes and any kind of defect in the path surface or road.
If a refuse collector slips or trips on a road or public pavement due to no fault, an injury claim for compensation can be made.
Needlestick Injuries and Lacerations When handling waste material, these workers are generally at a risk of being exposed to dangerous or sharp objects such as pins, broken bottles, needles, etc which has not been correctly disposed of.
To prevent workers from sustaining needlestick injuries and lacerations, it is important that they are provided with adequate personal protective equipment.
If employers fail to provide this to refuse collectors, they may be held liable for injuries sustained by workers.
Manual Handling Injuries The use of wheelie bins has made it quite easy for garbage collectors to perform lifting and manual handling tasks.
But, in those areas where this facility does not exist, workers are at a risk of sustaining manual handling injuries.
Employers must provide workers with mechanical assistance that can help them perform manual handling tasks easily.
In addition, they must provide adequate training to the workers.
If an employer's failure has resulted in an accident and injury to a worker, the worker may be entitled to make an accident claim.
There are numerous ways in which refuse collectors can get hurt whilst at work.
Depending on the type of accident, injuries sustained by refuse collectors can vary in severity.
Some of the main types of accidents refuse collectors can get involved in include the following: Road Traffic Accidents Refuse collectors are mostly required to travel around in lorries.
They are often required to drive the vehicle or travel as passengers in waste collection trucks.
They can be involved in road traffic accidents if they have been hit by another vehicle.
They can be injured as drivers, passengers or pedestrians.
Even street sweepers can get involved in road traffic accidents.
In order to prevent accidents involving garbage collectors, it is important that employers provide them with high visibility clothing and other necessary personal protective equipment.
Slips and Trips Refuse collectors spend much of their time on roads and public pavements.
Sometimes, they are also required to access private properties and face the risk of slips and trips.
Slips and trips can be caused by raised paving slabs, potholes and any kind of defect in the path surface or road.
If a refuse collector slips or trips on a road or public pavement due to no fault, an injury claim for compensation can be made.
Needlestick Injuries and Lacerations When handling waste material, these workers are generally at a risk of being exposed to dangerous or sharp objects such as pins, broken bottles, needles, etc which has not been correctly disposed of.
To prevent workers from sustaining needlestick injuries and lacerations, it is important that they are provided with adequate personal protective equipment.
If employers fail to provide this to refuse collectors, they may be held liable for injuries sustained by workers.
Manual Handling Injuries The use of wheelie bins has made it quite easy for garbage collectors to perform lifting and manual handling tasks.
But, in those areas where this facility does not exist, workers are at a risk of sustaining manual handling injuries.
Employers must provide workers with mechanical assistance that can help them perform manual handling tasks easily.
In addition, they must provide adequate training to the workers.
If an employer's failure has resulted in an accident and injury to a worker, the worker may be entitled to make an accident claim.
