Your employer has a legal obligation to make sure your health and safety is protected at work. If an employer fails to adequately assess the risks and does not provide sufficient safety equipment or adequate work practices and you contract a respiratory disease as a result, then you have the legal right to claim compenstion. Do not simply suffer in silence nor neglect your chance to claim occupational asthma compensation by allowing the time limits to expire. Contact us today for expert legal advice and representation in an occupational asthma compensation claim.
Occupational asthma occurs when individuals inhale irritants at work which causes the airways of the lungs to become inflamed, the muscles in airways to stiffen and over-compensatory mechanisms in the body to produce mucus, stimulating coughing and spitting. The consequences of these symptoms are shortness of breath and a feeling that the victim cannot breath freely. These are distressing and often frightening symptoms that can significantly hinder quality of life and, when an attack occurs, can cause time off work with potential financial repercussions. An occupational asthma compensation claim can redress the balance in your favour.
When should you be concerned that you have contracted occupational asthma? First consider whether you are a worker who falls into the risk category. Do you work with chemicals, dust, vapours, paints, insulation foam or upholstery materials? Are you involved with packaging materials? Alternatively, working with animals may cause occupational asthma because of the properties of hair and dander that can activate the condition. Those who work with food, may suffer from asthma induced by fine substances such as flour and dust from cereals or preservatives. Dust from materials including cotton and fumes from metals may also activate occupational asthma.
If you have suffered from wheezing and tightness in the chest, mucus secretion, coughing and breathlessness, whilst at work or after you leave work, you may be suffering from accupational asthma. An ocupational asthma attack is most likely to occur shortly after work. To avoid recurrence, the victim should demand that the employer installs safety mechanisms and should also visit a solicitor with a view to claiming occupational asthma compensation.
Should your employer have provided you with better protective equipment – face masks and mouth guards for example? Perhaps they should have ensured your exposure to susceptible chemicals was limited or avoided altogether? Our lawyers will work meticulously to examine whether your employer is liable for your condition and whether their inability to protect you has given rise to occupational asthma. Contact us as soon as possible and seek advice on whether you are eligible to claim damages.
All claims are dealt with using the no win no fee scheme and occupational asthma compensation is paid in full. You pay nothing at any time. Your claim is totally risk free. If you would like to speak to a specialist solicitor you can either use the helpline or complete the form or just email us. If after talking to us you decide not to take matters further then you are under no obligation to do so and you will not be charged for our advice.
