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    This document outlines key civil case law related to employer's duties and liability, including: 1) It discusses several landmark cases that established employers' duties to provide safe work equipment and workplaces, take reasonable care, and protect employees from foreseeable dangers. 2) It also addresses cases related to vicarious liability, the extent of employers' non-delegable duties of care, and liability for the acts of contractors and employees. 3) The document covers legal principles like contributory negligence, negligence of fellow employees, common law duties of care, and defenses like volenti non fit injuria.

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    Case Law Rule Order - Diploma Syllabus

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    Nebosh Diploma Unit A1

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    This document outlines key civil case law related to employer's duties and liability, including: 1) It discusses several landmark cases that established employers' duties to provide safe work equipment and workplaces, take reasonable care, and protect employees from foreseeable dangers. 2) It also addresses cases related to vicarious liability, the extent of employers' non-delegable duties of care, and liability for the acts of contractors and employees. 3) The document covers legal principles like contributory negligence, negligence of fellow employees, common law duties of care, and defenses like volenti non fit injuria.

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    Civil Case Law Nebosh Diploma Syllabus A9.2 Highlights

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    This document outlines key civil case law related to employer's duties and liability, including: 1) It discusses several landmark cases that established employers' duties to provide safe work equipment and workplaces, take reasonable care, and protect employees from foreseeable dangers. 2) It also addresses cases related to vicarious liability, the extent of employers' non-delegable duties of care, and liability for the acts of contractors and employees. 3) The document covers legal principles like contributory negligence, negligence of fellow employees, common law duties of care, and defenses like volenti non fit injuria.

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    contributorynegligence
    UddinvAssociatedPortlandCementManufacturersLtd[1965]
    developmentofruleinRylandsvFletcher;liabilitydoesnotapplyretrospectivelyin
    CambridgeWaterCovEasternCountiesLeatherplc[1994]
    absenceofforeseeabilityofharm
    differencebetweenpracticableandreasonablypracticable
    MarshallvGotham&CoLtd[1954]
    dischargeofdutytotakereasonablecare
    LatimervAECLtd[1953]
    dutyofcommonhumanityinrelationtotrespassers
    BritishRailwaysBoardvHerrington[1971]
    employernotliablewhereinjuryresultsfromlatentdefectintoolsorequipment(led
    DavievNewMertonBoardMillsLimited[1958]
    to,andremediedby,EmployersLiability(DefectiveEquipment)Act1969)
    employersdutyofcareinrelationtomentalillhealtharisingfromexcessive
    WalkervNorthumberlandCountyCouncil[1995]
    workload
    employersdutytoprovidecompetentfellowemployees;issueofhorseplayatwork HudsonvRidgeManufacturingCoLtd[1957]
    employersdutytomaintainworkequipment
    BarkwayvSouthWalesTransportCoLtd[1950]
    employersdutytoprotectemployeesfromknownandreasonablyforeseeable
    ThompsonandothersvSmithsShipRepairers(NorthShields)[1984]
    danger;dateofknowledgeofrisk
    employersdutytoprovidenecessaryequipment
    BradfordvRobinsonRentalsLtd[1967]
    employersdutytoprovideasafeplaceofwork
    PainevColneValleyElectricitySupplyCompany[1938]
    employersdutytoprovideasafesystemofwork
    GeneralCleaningContractorsvChristmas[1952]
    employersdutytoprovidesufficientplant
    MachrayvStewartandLloydsLtd[1964]
    employersdutytoprovide,andelementsof,asafesystemofwork
    SpeedvSwift(Thomas)&CoLtd[1943]
    employersLiability(DefectiveEquipment)Act1969extendstomaterialsusedat
    KnowlesvLiverpoolCountyCouncil[1993]
    work
    extentofcommonlawdutyofcareofemployerandnondelegablenatureofduty
    WilsonsandClydeCoalCovEnglish[1938]
    owed.
    extenttowhichemployermaybeheldvicariouslyliablefornegligenceofcontractor MerseyDocksandHarbourBoardvCogginsandGriffith(Liverpool)Ltd[1946]
    higherdutyofcareexpectedofanexperiencedemployee
    Qualcast(Wolverhampton)LtdvHaynes[1959]
    higherdutyofcareowedtovulnerableemployees
    ParisvStepneyBoroughCouncil[1951]
    meaningofpracticable
    AdsettvK&LSteelfounders&EngineersLtd[1953]
    meaningofreasonablypracticable
    EdwardsvNationalCoalBoard[1949]
    natureofabsoluteduty
    Summers(John)&SonsvFrost[1955]
    negligenceoffellowemployeesrevicariousliability;jointtortfeasersandsubrogation ListervRomfordIceandColdStorageCoLtd[1957]
    nonapplicationofvolentinonfitinjuriawhereaidgiventocoemployeeorthirdparty
    reasonablenessinrelationtoharmfromstressatwork
    selfemployedworkersmayberegardedasemployees
    successfulclaimoftortofbreachofstatutorydutyrequireslosstobea
    consequenceofthebreach
    theneighbourprinciple;reasonablecare;dutyofmanufacturertoenduser
    tortrelativetoescapeofstoredmaterials
    vicariousliabilityofemployerforactsofemployee
    vicariousliabilityrelativetoanextremeactofhorseplay

    BakervTEHopkins&SonsLtd[1959]
    SutherlandvHattonandothers[2002]
    FergusonvJohnDawsonandPartnersLtd[1976]
    CornvWeirsGlass(Hanley)Ltd[1960]
    DonoghuevStevenson[1932]
    RylandsvFletcher[1868]
    RosevPlenty[1976]
    SmithvCrossleyBrothersLtd[1951]

    volentinonfitinjuriaandsolefaultofclaimantasdefencesinemployerliabilitycases ICIvShatwell[1965]

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