A means of access is unsafe if it is a possible cause of injury to anybody acting in a way that a person may be reasonably expected to act in circumstances which may reasonably be expected to occur. Safe cannot mean ‘absolutely safe’.
Judges:
Jenkins LJ
Citations:
[1957] 1 WLR 1154, [1957] 3 All ER 500
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
Updated: 02 May 2022; Ref: scu.440381
