Bilton v Fastnet Highlands LTd: OHCS 20 Nov 1997

It was for the defenders to say what steps they had been taken to comply with their obligations under the Regulations, not for an employee complainant to say what should happen.

Citations:

Times 20-Nov-1997, [1998] SLT 1323

Statutes:

Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 1988 (SI 1988 No 1657)

Jurisdiction:

Scotland

Cited by:

CitedDugmore v Swansea NHS Trust and Another CA 21-Nov-2002
The claimant had become sensitive to latex dust while working for the first employer, then suffered an anaphylactic shock when coming into contact with the dust while employed by the second.
Held: The regulations required that ‘every employer . .
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Updated: 28 April 2022; Ref: scu.78406