A Safer System of Work - a Common Sense View

The civil courts have continued to take a common sense approach to the determination of what constiutes a safe system of work. The Court of Appeal held that an employer was not liable for an employee's injury when his foot slipped through the gap between scaffolding boards. The scaffolding was erected tangentially around a tall cylindrical vessel, leaving triangular gaps between the vessel and the scaffolding of approximately 12" x 9". Though the employee slipped through one of thes... (47 more words)

Member login

If you are a member of the Workplace Law
Network, please enter your details below

My email address
My password
Keep me logged in:
	I've forgotten my password

Protecting your data

We take data protection very seriously. We will never share your data with third parties. We process data in accordance with: the Data Protection Act 1998; the 11th edition of the British Code of Advertising, Sales Promotion and Marketing Practice; and the DMA Direct Marketing Code of Practice.