Gritting in icy conditions - An employer's responsibilities

Firms are being warned not to get complacent over the risk of injury to workers and customers from slippery ice and snow.

According to Norwich Union slips and trips arising from snow and ice remained a frequent cause of insurance claims, and although such incidents were often quite minor, occasionally people would suffer serious injuries.

In one case an employee slipped on ice on a sloping footpath while leaving work and suffered severe bruising and two cracked ribs. Another worker was ... (309 more words)

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