Hearings
England & Wales
02 Feb 2001 [2001] EWCA Civ 100; [2001] ICR 1223, CA
Jeromson v Shell Tankers (UK) Ltd
Additional names
Dawson v Cherry Tree Machine Co Ltd
Subject Matter
FACTORY — Asbestos dust — Protection — Employee mixing for one hour weekly asbestos flock to apply to presses — Whether process to which regulations applicable — Whether carried on “occasionally only” — Asbestos Industry Regulations 1931, reg 2
NEGLIGENCE — Safe system of work — Asbestos — Marine engineers working in ships' engine rooms in 1950s — Danger from asbestos when disturbed — Liability of employer