Scaffolding Accidents

One of the biggest problems to the construction industry is defective scaffolding with the potential to collapse and with an estimated 65% of the construction industry using scaffolding this problem has the potential to cause serious injury.

2.3 million workers across several occupations use scaffolding on a regular basis. Construction works, builders, bricklayers, painters, window cleaners and miners are just some of the people who are most at risk when it comes to defective scaffolding.

Worryingly an average of 50 people die in the UK each year due to scaffolding that has collapsed and over 4,500 are injured due to faulty scaffolding.

Scaffolding is a temporary platform built by workers to complete their jobs; they help employees reach areas of buildings that are otherwise impossible to get to. Scaffolding is a valuable part of many occupations, which is why it is extremely important it is constructed in the right manner and done so by someone who is skilled and trained to do so.

Scaffolding becomes a hazard if it is constructed badly or used incorrectly. If the scaffolding is constructed without following the exact installation guides it has the potential to collapse and if it is used in the wrong way, for example if someone jumps on the scaffolding when using it the scaffolding has the potential to become unstable. Also using the wrong type of material or defective material to construct the scaffolding makes it becomes very dangerous. Any of these things can increase the chance of the scaffolding collapsing and increases your risk of falling off the scaffolding or your tools falling off the scaffolding, which can endanger not only you but the people on the ground below you.

Scaffolding must be treated in the correct way otherwise accidents will happen. There are guidelines in place to ensure that when you are using scaffolding you are doing so in a safe and secure manner. These guidelines are scaffolding regulations that can be found in the Work at Height Regulations – National Access and Scaffolding Confederation (NASC). This is governed by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to ensure that employers stick to British and European scaffolding standards.

Having an accident as a result of defective scaffolding could leave you with serious personal injury that could be anything from a sprain, broken bones to head, back and spinal injury. Personal injury such as these could seriously affect your life and alter the way in which you live as well as leaving you out of work.

If you have suffered personal injury in the last three years due to a scaffolding accident that wasn’t your fault then you could be entitled to personal injury compensation. Here at Accident Consultant we can help you win the compensation that you deserve after an accident that wasn’t your fault. We specialise in no win no fee personal injury compensation claims. A no win no fee claim means that in a successful claim you keep 100% of the money that you are awarded and your fees are paid by the losing party.

Accident Consultant have many years of experience in scaffolding accident claims and have helped people just like you get the compensation that they deserve after an accident that was due to someone else’s negligence.

If you would like more information about claiming after a scaffolding accident that wasn't your fault then visit our main site Accident Consult for more infomation on Accident at Work or if you would like to get your claim underway then fill in our online claim form or call us today on 08081 68 69 70.