Hearings
England & Wales
05 Jul 2002 [2002] EWCA Civ 953; [2002] ICR 1413, CA
King v Sussex Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Subject Matter
HEALTH AND SAFETY — Employer's duty — Manual handling operations — Ambulance technician injured carrying patient downstairs — Use of fire brigade to remove patient through window only alternative — Whether “appropriate” measure to reduce risk to ambulance crew — Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992, reg 4(1) — Council Directive 90/269/EEC, art 3
NEGLIGENCE — Safe system of work — Ambulance crew — Ambulance technician injured carrying patient downstairs — Balance between public duty and reasonable care to avoid to risk to crew — Whether employer negligent