Welcome Guest! The IOSH forums are a free resource to both members and non-members. Login or register to use them

Postings made by forum users are personal opinions. IOSH is not responsible for the content or accuracy of any of the information contained in forum postings. Please carefully consider any advice you receive.

Notification

Icon
Error

Options
Go to last post Go to first unread
Davidfilce  
#1 Posted : 08 December 2020 08:15:24(UTC)
Rank: Forum user
Davidfilce

If an employee, on a break, knocks a hot cup of tea or coffee off his table scalding him, is this considered "work related"?

Some say it is because it occured on work premises, some say no because it was not while performing a work related task

Which way do we go?

CptBeaky  
#2 Posted : 08 December 2020 08:22:55(UTC)
Rank: Super forum user
CptBeaky

Assuming the table/chair is not broken which resulted in the employee/coffee losing balance or the coffee isn't dispensed at an abnormally high temperature then I can't see how this would be work related.

CptBeaky  
#3 Posted : 08 December 2020 08:43:33(UTC)
Rank: Super forum user
CptBeaky

Just to clarify, just because something happens at work, doesn't make it work related. It either has to be integral to the work, or the equipment that failed was maintained (or should have been) by the employer.

thanks 1 user thanked CptBeaky for this useful post.
Dave5705 on 11/12/2020(UTC)
nathan13r  
#4 Posted : 03 January 2021 15:28:03(UTC)
Rank: New forum user
nathan13r

Just to clarify, just because something happens at work, doesn't make it work related. It either has to be integral to the work, or the equipment that failed was maintained (or should have been) by the employer.

I think in the same way, but some situations differ from the basic example.

chris.packham  
#5 Posted : 04 January 2021 07:16:34(UTC)
Rank: Super forum user
chris.packham

I think that the key words here are 'on a break'. Technically, therefore, that employee was not engaged in their normal work, so how can what happened be as a result of their work and thus 'work related'?

Wailes900134  
#6 Posted : 04 January 2021 09:58:57(UTC)
Rank: Forum user
Wailes900134

Hi David, What did your preliminary investigation establish?
Users browsing this topic
You cannot post new topics in this forum.
You cannot reply to topics in this forum.
You cannot delete your posts in this forum.
You cannot edit your posts in this forum.
You cannot create polls in this forum.
You cannot vote in polls in this forum.