An employer’s duties to provide a safe workplace exists despite the lack of forseeability of any accident of the type which occurred.
Citations:
Times 29-Sep-1995, [1995] SC 518
Statutes:
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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Health and Safety, Scotland
Updated: 09 April 2022; Ref: scu.83328