Comments on: U.K.: “Health and safety experts warn: don’t clear icy pavements, you could get sued” https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/01/u-k-health-and-safety-experts-warn-dont-clear-icy-pavements-you-could-get-sued/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Thu, 14 Jan 2010 05:12:11 +0000 hourly 1 By: January 14 roundup https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/01/u-k-health-and-safety-experts-warn-dont-clear-icy-pavements-you-could-get-sued/comment-page-1/#comment-81929 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 05:12:11 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=15504#comment-81929 […] safety panel: press misreported our views, we do want businesses to grit icy public paths [update to earlier […]

]]> By: Yossarian https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/01/u-k-health-and-safety-experts-warn-dont-clear-icy-pavements-you-could-get-sued/comment-page-1/#comment-81858 Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:20:42 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=15504#comment-81858 The Professional Body in question issued the following clarification:

http://www.iosh.co.uk/news_and_events/news/latest_member_news/iosh_gritting_guidance.aspx

I’ll leave it to your readers to decide about agendas being pursued.

]]> By: David Cobb https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/01/u-k-health-and-safety-experts-warn-dont-clear-icy-pavements-you-could-get-sued/comment-page-1/#comment-81842 Tue, 12 Jan 2010 01:03:58 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=15504#comment-81842 YAY for the right winged zealots who pursue undefined agendas. At least they display some modicum of common sense.

]]> By: Melvin H. https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/01/u-k-health-and-safety-experts-warn-dont-clear-icy-pavements-you-could-get-sued/comment-page-1/#comment-81840 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:42:12 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=15504#comment-81840 Steve, it seems to me that it’s local governments and some associations in Britain who are doing the advising here.. You should show the Overlawyered readers that it is NOT the case, particularly that it’s a “right-wing press . . . pursuing an agenda.”

]]> By: William Nuesslein https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/01/u-k-health-and-safety-experts-warn-dont-clear-icy-pavements-you-could-get-sued/comment-page-1/#comment-81832 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:50:30 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=15504#comment-81832 Last Friday I fell down while shoveling snow from my parking area. My wife found my attempt at flight to be very funny. Whom should I sue?

]]> By: A.W. https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/01/u-k-health-and-safety-experts-warn-dont-clear-icy-pavements-you-could-get-sued/comment-page-1/#comment-81824 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:20:14 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=15504#comment-81824 after the big blizzard down here in NOVA, i went to a mcdonalds, and it was barely shoveled at all. i actually fell down, had some minor scraped palms. i said, “f— them. if they don’t want to make it safe to enter, then i guess they don’t want my business.” i even complained.

my point is I will punish any business that doesn’t clear its walkways. and i am probably not the only one.

]]> By: Steve https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/01/u-k-health-and-safety-experts-warn-dont-clear-icy-pavements-you-could-get-sued/comment-page-1/#comment-81816 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 13:22:55 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=15504#comment-81816 This is poorly-researched rubbish – there is no case-law, only evidence of ambulance chasers being thrown out of court with similar liability cases. You can only be sued if you create a worse hazard than the one already present, and even then the judge would used common sense.

This is the right-wing press pursuing their anti- government aqgenda (again).

If you think otherwise – show me the case.

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