The Facts

• 1.3 million people who worked last year were suffering from an illness (long-standing and new cases) that they believe was caused, or made worse, by their current or past employment.*
• 555,000 of these were new conditions, which started during the course of the last year.*
• 23.4 million working days were lost last year due to work-related ill health and 5.1 million days were lost as a result of workplace injuries.*

(Source - Health and Safety Executive Statistics 2009/10)

Your employer has a duty to provide you with a safe place of work and has responsibilities to make sure that any risk to your health within the workplace is kept to a minimum.

Unfortunately, some irresponsible employers have often failed to comply with these laws and put employees at risk. The resulting conditions can sometimes appear very quickly, or may take months or even years to develop and be diagnosed.

The effects of industrial illnesses can be devastating upon the individual and their family and in some cases, even life threatening.

Any job that requires workers to use hand held tools, work in noisy environments, or that involves a degree of exposure to hazardous substances (such as asbestos or chemicals) could lead to the onset of an industrial disease. You may have worked in these environments many years ago but only recently noticed the symptoms.

If you have developed or been diagnosed with an illness caused by work within the last 2-3 years you should seek advice immediately, as you could be entitled to compensation.

Our specialist industrial disease solicitors will be able to identify the best course of legal action and instruct the right medical expert, whilst treating your case individually and with sensitivity.

This is a specialised area of law and our solicitors have over 20 years experience behind them, enabling them to give you the best possible support and maximize your potential compensation. Their experience includes test litigation, Court of Appeal experience and class actions. No case is too big or too small for them to consider.

For a free consultation about a potential compensation claim, call us now on 0845 644 5135 or complete the claim form.