LRD guides and handbook October 2024

Health and Safety Law 2024

His appeal was dismissed. The judgment made clear that the court must take into account the relevant occupational context. In concluding that the manual handling operation did not pose a foreseeable risk of injury, and the first judge was entitled to take into account the dynamic risk assessment training and its content. In the absence of expert evidence on the alleged dangerousness of the pump, they were also entitled to conclude that the handling manoeuvre did not carry an intrinsic risk of injury.