Hairdressing Claims
January 10, 2012
Hair accidents happen more frequently and can be more serious than many people think, hair accidents dont just involve hair itself either. You may be able to make a claim for injury to the scalp or skin caused by a hairdressers neglience with the help of a hair lawyer. If you are having your hair dyed or another chemical treatment of a salon, it is well worth asking if the hairdresser has an extended policy on their insurance cover should you need to claim compensation. Hairdessers don’t need to have negligence insurance and so may not be able to pay you compensation.
If you are injured by your hair treatment at the salon here in th UK registration to the hairdressing council is voluntary and currently fewer than 10% of hairdressers in Briatin have registered. Many experienced hairdressers in this country are now calling for tighter regulation in their industry to reduce the amount of injuries inflicted by ‘cowboy’ hairdressers.
Employers have a general duty of care to both their workers and client’s to ensure that safety procedures are observed and that tools and equipment are suitable. All electrical appliances must be regularly checked and adequatley maintained. In regards to the storage and use of chemical solutions employers must abide by the control of substances hazardous to health regulation 2002 (COSHH). We hereby refer you to a case whereby a claimant suffered injuries at the hands of a hairdresser and succesfully pursued a claim and recovered damages.
Case law: Victoris Smith V Hair Associates 2011
On the 25th August 2007 the Claimant attended upon a hairdressing salon to have highlights put in her hair. The stylist did not carry out a test patch to starting the treatment as required. As the hairdresser applied the highlighting tools and solution to the Claimant’s hair she felt a burning on the back of her head. The Claimant requested that the foil be removed. The stylist appeared to burn her hands as she was removing the foils and she used gloves to remove the remaining pieces of foil. When the solution was washed out the Claimant noticed that clumps of hair were coming away from her scalp.
The Claimant attended upon her GP and was found to have hair loss and pus emanating from a chemical burn to her head. On the 10th September 2007 the Claimant attended upn a specialist burns unit for treatment. The patch of affected skin had grown in size to 5cm by 8cm. The client underwent debridment of the wound and a skin graft procedure took place.
The Claimant brought an action against the Defendant and liability was admitted and the Claimant was awarded £21,250.00 tota damages (broken down as follws £14000.00 personal injury and £7250.00 treatment costs as the medical expert had confirmed that the hair would never grow back).
Should you have experienced similar circumstances to the above case then please contact our personal injury experts to discuss and see if we can help with your case on 0800 6127793.
