On Employers' Liability

The development of employer's liability law. The general principles of negligence. Causation and remoteness of damage. The employer's duty of care. Illustrations of the employer's duty: plant, place of work, method of work, competent employees. Psychiatric injury and stress. The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. Breach of statutory duty. European Law. The general legislation: the Framework Directive, the Temporary Workers Directives and the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations. Workplaces. Machinery and Equipment. Manual handling. Personal protective equipment. Statutory control of substances and phenomena hazardous to health. Working time. The Factories Act 1961: the factory and the occupier. The Factories Act 1961: general safety requirements. Construction. Shipbuilding yards and docks. Foundries. Mines and Quarries. The Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act. Railways, Shipping and aviation. Agriculture and forestry. Offshore oil, gas and mineral industries and diving operations. Enforcement. Industrial relations. Contributory negligence, volenti and unpaid volunteers. The liability of third parties to an injured employee. Employer's liability insurance. Miscellaneous: Crown liability, transfer of undertakings and reporting of accident. Pleading. Explanation of legal terms. Bibliography. Abbreviations.