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R v Nelson Group Services (Maintenance) Ltd

Series: Weekly Law Reports ; [1999] 13 August 1999Publication details: 2000Subject(s): Summary: CA 30 July 1999. Health & safety. Statutory offence. Employer's liability. Employees negligently installing gas appliances. Whether acts or omissions of employees constituting conduct by employer of its undertaking. Whether employer conducting undertaking "so far as is reasonably practicable" to avoid risks to other persons. Whether taking "all reasonable steps" to prevent contravention of safety regulations by employees. Health & Safety at Work etc Act 1974. Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1994. TAKEN FROM JOURNAL HEADNOTE.

CA 30 July 1999. Health & safety. Statutory offence. Employer's liability. Employees negligently installing gas appliances. Whether acts or omissions of employees constituting conduct by employer of its undertaking. Whether employer conducting undertaking "so far as is reasonably practicable" to avoid risks to other persons. Whether taking "all reasonable steps" to prevent contravention of safety regulations by employees. Health & Safety at Work etc Act 1974. Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1994. TAKEN FROM JOURNAL HEADNOTE.