Tripping and slipping / by Denis Carey.

Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire : EMIS Professional Publishing, c2003.

2nd ed.

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Liability for slip and fall accidents -- England.

Torts.

Accident law.

Liability (Law)

Personal injuries.

Damages.

Section one: General overview: 1. Introduction

2. Case preparation

Section two: Highways: Highways - classification and creation

4. Maintenance

5. Statutory duty to maintain

6. The statutory defense

7. Snow and ice

8. Nuisance

Section three: Premises: 9. Common law and statutory law

10. Common duty of care

11. Children, rescuers, workers, retailers, contractors

12. Trespassers, rights of way, volenti, warnings

13. Landlords

Section four: Slips and trips at work: 14. Basic priciples

15. Stautory provisions - overview

16. Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999

17. Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992

18. Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998

19. Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992

20. Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992

21. Factories Act 1961

Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act 1963, Mines and Quarries Act 1954, Construction Regulations

23. Contributory negligence and res ipsa loquitur

24. Bibliography/resources

Appendix 1 - sources of information and expert witnesses

Appendix 2 - slip controls

Appendix 3 - trip controls

Appendix 4 - A. Checklist/slip or trip at work

B. slip and trip prevention - dealing with hazards

Appendix 5 - footwear

Appendix 6

Occupier's Liability Acts (extracts)

Appendix 7

Precendents.

Includes index.

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xxiii, 258 p.