R v Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Judgment Date | 09 March 1993 |
| Date | 09 March 1993 |
| Court | Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) |
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R v Chargot Ltd (t/a Contract Services) and Others
...the conduct of that operation there is prima facie liability, subject to the defence of reasonable practicability." 20 In R v Board of Trustees of the Science Museum [1993] 1 WLR 1171 it was recognised that this result-based approach is consistent with the general purpose of the Act. The a......
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R v British Steel Plc
...an absolute prohibition. The point is, in fact, covered by the direct authority of two decisions in this Court. In Reg v. Board of Trustees of the Science Museum 1993 I.C.R. 876, this Court considered the provenance of section 3(1) as well as the assistance to be gained from a consideratio......
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Appeal By Hm Inspector Of Health & Safety Against Chevron North Sea Ltd
...unlikely, justified the notice. The 1974 Act was concerned with the possibility of injury (R v Board of Trustees of the Science Museum [1993] 1 WLR 1171, Steyn LJ at p 1177; approved in R v Chargot [2009] 1 WLR 1, Lord Hope at paras 21-22). A restrictive approach to the concept of risk woul......
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Hellfire Entertainment Ltd v Martin Hutton (One of Her Majesty's Inspectors of Health and Safety): 1810086/2018
...[1977] ICR 939 QBD; Readmans Limited and Another v Leeds City Council [1992] C.O.D 419; R v Board of Trustees of the Science Museum [1993] 3 All ER 853 CA; Railtrack plc v Smallwood [2001] ICR 714 QBD; Chilcott v Thermal Transfer Limited [2009] EWHC 2086 (Admin); MWH UK Limited v Victoria S......
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THE WORKPLACE SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT: AN OVERVIEW
...for instance, R v Dunbar[1958] 1 QB 1, R v Carr-Briant, [1943] KB 607. 54 See for instance, R v Board of Trustees of the Science Museum[1993] 3 All ER 853 at 859; Austin Rover Group Ltd v HM Inspector of Factories[1988] Crim LR 752. 55 [1949] 1 KB 704 at 712. 56 In determining whether a cer......
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The OHS regulatory challenges posed by agency workers: evidence from Australia
...regulatorychallenges277 approach to interpreting the key expressions “exposed to risk” (see Rv. Board ofTrustees of the Science Museum [1993] 1 WLR 1171) and “conduct of the undertaking”(Whittaker v. Delmina Pty Ltd [1998)] 87 IR 268 at 280-281; WorkCover Authority ofNew South Wales (Inspec......