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Foolish risks.

Authors :
Bridges, Kevin
Taylor, Matthew
Source :
Safety & Health Practitioner. Oct2014, Vol. 32 Issue 10, p15-15. 1p.
Publication Year :
2014

Abstract

The article discusses a court case Poly flor Ltd v Health and Safety Executive presented at the Court of Appeal of Great Britain where Polyflor's technical support engineer broke his arm while undertaking a maintenance work on a conveyor belt. The Court of Appeal found that the accident was caused by the foolish act of the employee but still regarded existence of a risk created by the employer. It informs that Polyflor was also prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0958479X
Volume :
32
Issue :
10
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Safety & Health Practitioner
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
98907296