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Work accident

Post by Richie848evo » 21 Aug 2016, 09:19

I've had a needlestick injury at work considering putting in a claim due to the ongoing treatment that I need, occupational health at work are absolutely dog shit as well.
Any recommendations of companies to use?


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Re: Work accident

Post by Clarkey » 21 Aug 2016, 10:04

Richie848evo wrote:I've had a needlestick injury at work considering putting in a claim due to the ongoing treatment that I need, occupational health at work are absolutely dog shit as well.
Any recommendations of companies to use?


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Does your house insurance come with legal cover / legal assistance? You'll perhaps end up with a better company that way than if you try and find a generic no win no fee type set up, but I guess unless you go to a recommendation based on similar conditions it's hard to know who's good until you're in it

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Re: Work accident

Post by rumpoldstilskin » 21 Aug 2016, 21:53

Richie848evo wrote:I've had a needlestick injury at work considering putting in a claim due to the ongoing treatment that I need, occupational health at work are absolutely dog shit as well.
Any recommendations of companies to use?


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On a serious note i'll ask sister as she's always coming across this as a phlebotomist

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Re: Work accident

Post by Richie848evo » 21 Aug 2016, 22:07

rumpoldstilskin wrote:
Richie848evo wrote:I've had a needlestick injury at work considering putting in a claim due to the ongoing treatment that I need, occupational health at work are absolutely dog shit as well.
Any recommendations of companies to use?


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On a serious note i'll ask sister as she's always coming across this as a phlebotomist
Cheers mate


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Re: Work accident

Post by Stumoores » 22 Aug 2016, 07:28

Are you not in a union Brother Richie ?
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Re: Work accident

Post by Richie848evo » 22 Aug 2016, 08:20

No mate i'm not a fan of the unions

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Re: Work accident

Post by ListerTheStupid » 22 Aug 2016, 12:10

Richie848evo wrote:I've had a needlestick injury at work considering putting in a claim due to the ongoing treatment that I need, occupational health at work are absolutely dog shit as well.
Any recommendations of companies to use?

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Re: Work accident

Post by rumpoldstilskin » 22 Aug 2016, 23:32

Richie848evo wrote:
rumpoldstilskin wrote:
Richie848evo wrote:I've had a needlestick injury at work considering putting in a claim due to the ongoing treatment that I need, occupational health at work are absolutely dog shit as well.
Any recommendations of companies to use?


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free aids whoop

On a serious note i'll ask sister as she's always coming across this as a phlebotomist
Cheers mate


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just got off the phone to her, first big ask was 'have you reported it to the police?' Before you cam claim, also to go get bloods done and a Hep B As a matter of urgency!!

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Re: Work accident

Post by rumpoldstilskin » 22 Aug 2016, 23:34

Richie848evo wrote:I've had a needlestick injury at work considering putting in a claim due to the ongoing treatment that I need, occupational health at work are absolutely dog shit as well.
Any recommendations of companies to use?


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Reporting work-related sharps injuries
Sharps injuries must be reported to HSE under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR) if:

an employee is injured by a sharp known to be contaminated with a blood-borne virus (BBV), eg hepatitis B or C or HIV. This is reportable as a dangerous occurrence;
the employee receives a sharps injury and a BBV acquired by this route seroconverts. This is reportable as a disease;
if the injury itself is so severe that it must be reported.
If the sharp is not contaminated with a BBV, or the source of the sharps injury cannot be traced, it is not reportable to HSE, unless the injury itself causes an over-seven-day injury. If the employee develops a disease attributable to the injury, then it must be reported.

BBV is a blood born virus so GET CHECKED!

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Re: Work accident

Post by rumpoldstilskin » 22 Aug 2016, 23:35

Not to make you worry or ewt but there are a lot of foreign people coming through that airport, them Southerners carry all sorts


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