The manufacturing industry is one of the most dangerous to work in. This is mainly due to the chemicals and machinery that are involved in making certain products. Although it can also be highly rewarding, especially if you take pride in your work, it can be demanding and repetitive.
Having a boss that is intent on looking after their worker’s well-being is a must, and if you find that your boss is lacking in this respect and only focused on production volume, then it may be time to look for work elsewhere.
#1 Provide You With Specialist Training
You should be provided with specialist training in the job that you are performing. Knowing how to operate the machinery you will be using in some depth, rather than just a short session where a colleague points and names the parts, could mean the difference between providing quality work or having an accident.
If your job involves using chemicals, you should be educated on the best methods of applying them and the dangers you face while they are in use.
#2 Provide You With the Right Safety Equipment
With this in mind, your boss should supply you with all the required safety gear. If they don’t, ask for it and seek your rights as an employee – if in doubt, don’t do the job, and don’t put yourself in danger.
If you are supplied with safety equipment and protective clothing, use them, regardless of how much of an idiot you think you may look. It is better to be a safe idiot than suffer the consequences of not wearing the correct protective clothing. This is doubly true if an accident happens and your injuries are due to you not wearing the PPE that you were supplied with. In this situation, it is unlikely that you will get any compensation from the company that you are currently working for.
#3 What To Do if Issues Arise
However, if you find that you still have an accident despite using all the safety equipment that you were supplied with – whether it was with the chemicals or machinery that you or even just while you were on site, you will need a lawyer such as M. Reid Acree, Jr., Attorney at Law, P.A. It is likely that the company that you work for have an outstanding defence attorney on their books so you will need one too in order to ensure that you are well compensated.
Having an accident on a manufacturing site is no laughing matter; injuries can be life-changing or even fatal. Having the correct financial support to help you deal with your future and that of your loved ones is a must, especially when medical bills are so high, and the cost of living is still progressively going up. You may find, for instance, that you will be unable to work due to your injuries; relying on loved ones to cover your wages can be hard and can put unnecessary strain on relationships.