Taylor v Chief Constable of Hampshire Police

Subject Matter

HEALTH AND SAFETY — Employer’s liability — Personal protective equipment — Police officer required to dispose of plants and equipment from cannabis factory — Defendant’s risk assessment considering irritation to skin from contact with plants only risk — Officer supplied with thin latex gloves suffering laceration to thumb opening sealed window — Whether defendant under duty to provide “personal protective equipment” suitable to protect against risk from sharp edges — Whether in breach of duty — Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992, reg 4

[2013] EWCA Civ 496; [2013] ICR 1150; [2013] PIQR P20; [2013] WLR (D) 171, CA