About 50 people die of occupational cancer each and every day of the year. Despite strict government regulations, many employers have completely ignored the warnings and do not provide sufficient care and protection for their employees. The landscape for cancer has changed from what was once thought to be just something older people suffered from. Now younger, fit and healthy workers in the prime of their lives are suffering and dying thanks to negligent employers. The sad fact is that this industrial illness now affects a whole new generation of workers. Young fathers, employees fresh from school or college and anyone else who comes into prolonged contact with the places in which they work are increasingly likely to become yet another statistic.
“My employer should have provided all the safety equipment and given me the proper sort of warnings, but they failed to say anything and we all thought it was safe to work surrounded by the dust” – R. Jones
Additionally worrying is that the young men who are dying do not typically have long working records or previous heavy industry experience. The condition cannot therefore be blamed on a lifetime of breathing dangerous air. It’s clear that occupational cancer of this sort is something contracted relatively quickly and lethally.
Over one in every three people will suffer from this disease. One in every four people will die from this disease. It accounts for 25% of all deaths in England and Wales – and the problem isn’t going away. If you’ve been affected or you consider yourself to have been at risk from an employer who does not properly advise you or provide you with the necessary protective knowledge and equipment then you need to act fast.
Our network of professional solicitors has particular experience in dealing with these claims. You have a legal right to compensation under law if you have been negligently treated by your employer or in your place of work. If you’re unsure, or want to get an expert to confidentially give you advice then simply fill in the contact form on this page and one of our Law Society Panel members will contact you for a friendly and simple chat about legal action for occupational cancer compensation claims. We’ll ask what your situation is and what problems you have experienced. We’ll then give you a no nonsense assessment of the chances of success should you wish to claim compensation.
Don’t become a statistic – protect your legal rights and ensure you have done everything you can to safeguard your future and the future of those who depend on you. Contact us today.
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