A guide to health and safety for the whole family

As parents or guardians, our aim is to keep our children and family safe at all times. However, no matter how much we try to protect our loved ones, accidents can still happen.

This guide will offer some tips and advice on how to keep your family safe and will also cover what legal support is available to you.

Accidents in a public place

Public place accidents, sometimes referred to as public liability accidents, happen when someone is injured outside of their own home.

Places where a public liability accident might happen include at a:

• Supermarket
• Park
• Gym
• Beach
• Theme park
• Or on the street.

Accidents can occur in all these locations. People slip on wet floors, have items fall on them or trip over on uneven surfaces.

Whether you’re suffering from broken bones or a more serious, life-threatening injury as a result of an accident that was not your fault, you may be able make a claim for compensation.

Making a legal claim

If you have been a victim of an injury because of poor health and safety in a public place, then you may be entitled to make a claim.

It’s important to make a personal injury claim as soon as possible as in most cases there is a strict time limit of three years.

If you have a child under the age of 18, you can start a personal injury claim on a child’s behalf too.

Accidents abroad

Although we are unable to travel abroad at the moment, families will be hoping to take to the air and sea once again in the future.

It’s important to know what you should do if a member of your family gets injured while abroad.

Firstly, you should get medical treatment immediately – not only to make sure that everything is okay but also because failure to do so could affect the success of your claim. You should also tell your hotel receptionist, or travel rep, about your accident as soon as possible after the accident happened.

If there are any accident log books, you should fill these out too, and in as much detail as you can. Taking photographs of where the accident happened will also help when it comes to making your claim, as well as keeping any receipts for any expenses paid in relation to your holiday injury.

You should then seek professional legal advice in order to make a successful claim for an accident abroad.

Thompsons Solicitors has been fighting for the injured and mistreated since 1921. The firm has significant experience of winning personal injury claims and secures hundreds of millions of pounds in personal injury compensation for clients over the past 100 years.

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