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Judge Entitled To Find That Employer's Failure To Provide Plumber With Non-Slip Mats Was A Breach Of Statutory Duty And Negligent:Spencer J held that a trial judge had not erred in finding that the appellant employer's failure to provide it's plumber with a non-slip mat when working on a wet carpet constituted a breach of statutory duty (contrary to regulation 4 of the Personal Protective Equipment 1992 and regulation 3 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999) and was negligent. The judge had been entitled to find that there was a risk of injury, thus engaging the 1999 Regulations and that on the facts, the appellant's risk assessment had not gone far enough.
