Health and Safety at Work requires employers to ensure the health and safety of all employees and anyone who may be affected by their work. This includes taking steps to control slip and fall risks.
Health and Safety Regulations include duties on employers to assess risks (including slip risks) and take action to control these risks.
These guides are issued by the Health Department. Following the guidance is not compulsory and you are free to take other action. But if you do follow the guidance you will normally be doing enough to comply with the law. Health and safety inspectors seek to secure compliance with the law and may refer to this guidance as illustrating good practice.
LEGAL DEFINITIONS OF NEGLIGENCE – Failure to use a reasonable amount of care when such failure results in injury or damage to another.
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