Industrial Diseases and Industrial Illnesses
Industrial diseases and workplace illnesses are sometimes developed after coming into contact with a harmful substance in the workplace.
If you develop an illness which you believe has been caused by work or connected to your job, you should seek medical advice immediately. If the doctor confirms that your illness has been caused by work it is advisable to seek legal advice about making an industrial disease claim for compensation and also advice in relation to possible entitlement to state benefits.
It is your employer's duty to protect you from hazardous substances and hazardous situations whilst you are in work and to minimise the risks of you developing a work related illness or disease. Your employer does not have grounds to dismiss you just for making a work related compensation claim. Your employer's insurers would normally be paying any workplace compensation and not your employer.
Freeclaim Solicitors have expert industrial illness and work illness compensation solicitors who can provide no win no fee legal advice for a range of industrial diseases and injuries at work including:
- Asbestosis/Mesothelioma
- Industrial Deafness/Tinnitus
- Vibration white finger
- Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI)
- Dermatitis
- Asthma
Freeclaim industrial disease solicitors can also help with emphysema, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), pneumoconiosis, latex allergy compensation claims, carpal tunnel syndrome, radiation exposure claims, pesticide exposure claims, silicosis claims, serious illnesses due to chemical exposure, respiratory diseases, farmer's lung, welder's lung, solvent exposure claims, and other illnesses and diseases caused by your working environment.
We can also help with chemical poisoning compensation claims, including mercury, toluene, carbon monoxide, hydrocarbon, chromium, benzene, dioxin and Methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) poisoning.
Can I claim compensation for an industrial disease or a work illness? Will it cost me anything?
To find out whether you have a work compensation claim relating to an industrial disease or work illness, please contact our expert industrial disease solicitors online for free, confidential advice. Even if you are not sure whether you have a valid work compensation claim, you can telephone us now on 0800 24 34 09 to discuss the matter.
We have an excellent track record in helping clients claim industrial disease compensation for work related illnesses. This is a complex area of the law and we would always recommend you speak direct to a qualified and experienced industrial disease solicitor.
Remember it won't cost you a penny to pursue your claim, win or lose, as we work on a no win no fee basis with no catches. Our Freeclaim GUARANTEE means you receive 100% or your rightful compensation with no deductions. We receive our fees from the other side.
Case Studies
Mr M received £45,000 in compensation following a repetitive strain injury (RSI) claim against his employers which was rigorously defended.
£240,000 compensation secured for the widow of a man poisoned by only 9 months' work with asbestos. Her husband was diagnosed with Mesothelioma 43 years after his employment post war in the 1950s and 1960s, long before records were kept. Freeclaim Solicitors finally proved his employment through letters passing between the then sweethearts, which identified his workplace and employers, in what was a highly detailed search.
In another case expected to settle for over £100,000, Freeclaim asbestos solicitors are helping a widow claim compensation after her husband died of Mesothelioma. He had worked making parts for the railways where, post war, asbestos was frequently used.
Freeclaim Solicitors are also working on a number of high profile poisoning/contamination cases arising out of possible health hazards in Manchester University's Rutherford Building, which have attracted the attention of the news media. See our news archive for the full case details.