Case in focus: Chell vs Tarmac Cement and Lime Ltd
The case Before Mr Justice Martin Spencer Queen’s Bench Division The facts Tarmac operated an aggregates quarry at Bayston Hill in Shropshire. Mr Chell was employed by Roltech Engineering Ltd and from 2013 worked at the quarry as a subcontracted site fitter alongside Tarmac’s own staff. Tarmac’s detailed health and safety rules for the quarry included a prohibition against intentional or reckless misuse of equipment but did not specifically forbid practical jokes. During 2014 tensions arose at the quarry between the Tarmac employees and the Roltech workers over fears of job losses. Mr...
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