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#1 2010-06-11 18:35:16
Shaheda Mansur

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I am a Rent Officer and I was doing my visits with work. I slipped on on a wet floor which had been mopped.  There was no sign placed to say the floor was wet.  The place I slipped is a block of flats which the company owns.  I called office and advised the manager of no signs and at it being hazardous. 

I have sprained my knee and ankle, I carried on my work but by the end of the day I was in more pain.  My concerns are that staff members stated that I would not be able to claim as I had not worn correct shoes. 

please advise of what my rights are.

Thank you

#2 2010-06-11 19:27:12
SWAA

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2010-06-03

Posts: 20

Hello Shaheda

I'm not sure when this happened but if it was today there are a few things that you need to do:

1)  Make sure that the accident is recorded in your Company's Accident book
2)  Go and get your leg checked out either at your GP or at hospital
3)  Take some photos of where the accident happened
4)  Were there any witnesses to you falling - take their names and contact details
5)  You say the premises are owned by the Company - so find out who mopped the floor - they can confirm that no warning notice was put out

If, by mopping the floor, the surface is left wet and potentially hazardous then the owners have a duty of care to people that may walk on the surface - the use of a warning sign is the most obvious method.  The absence of this suggests that they may have been negligent, irrespective of the shoes that you were wearing.

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