A flagstone being laid by a council employee was held to be ‘equipment provided by his employer for the purposes of the employer’s business’ under the 1969 Act. An employer is liable for the defective equipment he provides. What is equipment will vary according to the work. A flagstone was equipment to a road flagger.
Judges:
Lord Jauncey of Tullichettle
Citations:
Ind Summary 15-Nov-1993, Times 15-Oct-1993, [1994] ICR 243, [1993] 1 WLR 1428, [1993] 4 All ER 321, 91 LGR 629, [1993] IRLR 568, [1994] 1 Lloyd’ds Rep 11, [1994] PIQR P8, (1993) 143 NLJ 1479
Statutes:
Employer’s Liability (Defective Equipment) Act 1969
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Appeal From – Knowles v Liverpool City Council CA 2-Jul-1992
A flagstone handled by an employee was equipment for purposes of the Act. . .
Unhelpful – Haigh v Charles W Ireland Ltd HL 1974
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Cited by:
Cited – Spencer-Franks v Kellogg Brown and Root Ltd and others HL 2-Jul-2008
The deceased worked for the defendants on an oil rig. He was injured by a door closer he was attempting to repair. The defendants denied that the mechanism was equipment within the Regulations.
Held: The appeal was allowed. The door closer was . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Personal Injury, Employment, Health and Safety
Updated: 09 April 2022; Ref: scu.82823
