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Law Bulletin - December 2006

Included in this Issue

Liability

Fire fighters: failure to train in use of rescue equipment
Contractors can have duty of care to sub-contractor employees
Insurers not liable for abuse by company directors in children’s care homes
Bullying: foreseeable injury
Manual handling: defendant must prove avoiding handling not reasonably practicable
Workplace: failure to assess risk of handling at height was cause of fall
Work equipment: failure to guard
Manhole covers: duty to inspect properly for tipping risks
Do not take inspection records at face value
General state of disrepair enough to win
Leisure Accidents: skiing - binding law
Bowling Lanes: struck out

Legislation

Control of asbestos regulations

Health & Safety

Inspectors step up prosecutions