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Source: Health and Safety Bulletin

Issue: 372

Date: 01/10/2008

Publisher: LexisNexis Butterworths

Work equipment in court cases

TOPICS:

health and safety

plant, machinery and equipment

AUTHOR: Howard Fidderman

Howard Fidderman looks at how the appeal courts are approaching the provision and use of work equipment by employers.

On this page:
The case of Mrs Smith
      The need for limits
      Beyond the tools of the trade
      Not work equipment
The case of Spencer-Franks
      Is the door closer work equipment?
      Equipment for all
      Both companies liable
Box 1: PUWER 1998 – the key regulations (extracts).

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