The claimant was a security guard employed to collect cash from various sites. He was robbed and shot. The employer had not provided body armour nor encouraged its use. He appealed dismissal of his claim, which had been on the basis that since he was collecting relatively small sums of money, the risks were not high.
Held: The Regulations should not be read as a comfort to the employer. The particular claimant’s appeal succeeded.
Citations:
[2002] EWCA Civ 816
Links:
Statutes:
Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 15, Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Personal Injury, Negligence
Updated: 21 June 2022; Ref: scu.217179
