Supermarket Accidents - The Legal Position

SUPERMARKET ACCIDENT COMPENSATIONsolicitors who deal with many incidents of this
CLAIMSIt would be fair to say that supermarketsnature. Our clients generally have been the victim
are something of a modern phenomenon. Thereof shoddy practices inside the store where
are around 10 million people who shop regularly inspillages are left unattended to or warning signs
supermarket stores in the UK. One retail chainnot used etc.The supermarket manager have a
alone has up to 2000 stores nationwide. Everylegal duty to ensure that customers are able to
city, town and almost every village has ashop safely and that any hazards are quickly
convenience store.With so many people movingidentified. Spillages, breakages, obstacles and
through the checkouts it will come as no surpriseobstructions must all be dealt with to avoid the
to learn that more than 20,000 customers sufferrisk of injury being sustained by shoppers.Most
injury or harm whilst shopping instores operate an aisle inspection program which
supermarkets.The casualty numbers are notinvolves rigorous checking of the aisles at regular
publicised by the larger stores. There are manyintervals during the day. Staff are expected to
thousands of incidents that go unreportedreport and deal with any hazards as soon as
because the accident victim is simply toopracticable. Whilst the duties imposed are onerous
embarrassed to take the matter further or makethey are nevertheless entirely justified and very
a report to the store manager.A great manymuch in the publics interests.We would
injuries are caused by shoppers slipping onrecommend the following steps to be taken by
produce (fruit for example) or debris left on theanyone suffering injury or harm inside a
floor. The tiled surface can become extremelysupermarket:Report the accident to a member of
hazardous when wet or when objects such asstaff immediately and ensure a full record of the
paper or plastic are dropped.We are a firm ofevent is made.