Monday 5 March 2012

Personal Injury Claims - Working At Height

Working at height does not always have to involve outdoors construction and building works. There are many professions or roles within a certain job that require employees to work off ground level . It might not be the heights of a building site, but standing on a platform can result in the potential of falling off and the possibility for a personal injury claim Nottingham.

If you think about those jobs from lighting through to hanging signs and banners indoors. All of these will require some kind of platform to stand on. The temptation is there to grab a chair to change a bulb when it will take longer to get a ladder.

Heating and cooling engineers also have to work at heights to inspect pipes and heating and cooling systems. This may involve a scaffold tower and safety gear if the pipes are high off the floor. In some instances ceiling suspension is also an option with the right equipment that will enable a person to be suspended from a ceiling rather than walking on something although can only work if the correct safety precautions are adopted to avoid an accident claim.

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