Comcare Injury Advice

Com­care is a National scheme which is sup­posed to pro­vide all scheme employ­ers with an inte­grated safety, reha­bil­i­ta­tion and com­pen­sa­tion sys­tem, no mat­ter what Aus­tralian State or Ter­ri­tory an employer oper­ates in or where its employ­ees are located. It cov­ers Com­mon­wealth Gov­ern­ment employ­ees, along with the employ­ees of some of the larger National com­pa­nies like Aus­tralia Post, Chubb Secu­rity and Linfox.

A sim­i­lar scheme oper­ated for the Aus­tralian Defence Force, and the mar­itime indus­try are cov­ered by Seacare.

Com­care and asso­ci­ated schemes are well known for try­ing to keep pay­ments to a min­i­mum and please remem­ber that deci­sions made can be dis­puted and to do so the cor­rect legal rep­re­sen­ta­tion is required to assist. Most per­sonal injury lawyers across Aus­tralia do not han­dle or spe­cialise in han­dling Com­care dis­putes, com­mon law claims and lump sum cases and there­fore you advice should be sought lawyer by today con­tact­ing compensationinjurycom.au.

Have You Suf­fered A Work­place Injury?

If you’ve been injured in the work place, you are not alone. All over Aus­tralia there are lit­er­ally thou­sands and thou­sands of work­ers who suf­fer injuries on the job each year. These injuries are caused by a num­ber of fac­tors, but the end result is always the same: loss. Lost wages, lost time, and lost qual­ity of life. Don’t take these losses sit­ting down; you have the right to apply for work­ers com­pen­sa­tion and to get the help you are owed in get­ting your health and life back.

Work­place Injuries

No one is immune from the pos­si­bil­ity of get­ting injured at work. Whether you’re an office worker in Can­berra or a post­man in Taree, acci­dents can hap­pen anywhere.

Some facts about work­place injuries:

• Most on the job injuries hap­pen to males.
• RSI is the most com­mon injury suf­fered by office workers
• Tools are fre­quently involved in work­place injuries
• A large num­ber of work­place injuries involve dam­age to the eyes and hands

Com­mon causes of on the job injuries include:-

• Dropped items
• Slip and falls
• Repet­i­tive Strain Injuries

What To Do After A Work­place Injury

After you’ve been injured it’s crit­i­cal that you:

Report That You’ve Been Injured to Your Employer: This report should be in writ­ing, prefer­ably in the company’s Acci­dent Book, that way there is a record that can be traced in the case of any ques­tions or prob­lems in the future.

Seek Med­ical Assis­tance: Most employ­ers will auto­mat­i­cally require that you receive a med­ical eval­u­a­tion by a physi­cian, but even if they do not, you should do so on your own. Make sure that in addi­tion to keep­ing a copy of your eval­u­a­tion, you con­tinue to doc­u­ment any con­tin­ued med­ical treat­ment that you receive as well.

Do You Qual­ify For Work­pace Injury Compensation?

Just because you are injured ‘on the job’ does not mean that you will be able to file a Work­ers Com­pen­sa­tion claim. Your injury may not qual­ify under the laws of work­ers injury com­pen­sa­tion if:

• You were in vio­la­tion of com­pany and / or State or Ter­ri­tory laws at the time the acci­dent occurred
• You fail to notify your employer in an ade­quate amount of time

Due to the com­plex­ity of the law and the nature of your injury, seek­ing legal assis­tance and advice if you’ve been injured whilst work­ing is a sen­si­ble and rec­om­mended course of action and this should be sought by con­tact­ing compensationinjurycom.au today.