Liability for vibration white finger damage was foreseeable from 1973, but liability began in 1975 when precautions became available against the consequences and so the employer was able to protect his employees.
Citations:
Times 06-Dec-1996, [1996] EWCA Civ 1049
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Baker v Quantum Clothing Group Ltd and Others SC 13-Apr-2011
The court was asked as to the liability of employers in the knitting industry for hearing losses suffered by employees before the 1989 Regulations came into effect. The claimant had worked in a factory between 1971 and 2001, sustaining noise induced . .
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Personal Injury, Limitation, Health and Safety
Updated: 03 November 2022; Ref: scu.140916
