Health and safety outside premises: where do duties end?

A decision by City of York Council to prosecute businesses that display ‘A-boards’ outside premises has prompted questions about where an employer’s health and safety responsibility ends.

A complaint that standing signs placed on the pavement posed a health and safety risk to blind people has led to businesses in York being warned that a failure to remove the ‘obstructive’ boards could potentially result in a fine of up to £2,500.

The move has been met wi... (549 more words)

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