RIP Tesco....

[Rosie1958]

Hmmmm .......... I've just found an article stating that Tesco's was fined £48,000 in 2011 for breaches in health and safety at one of their stores regarding the unsafe loading and loading of goods and also failing to report 3 accidents of their employees. I have contacted the local Environmental Health Department about my own accident at the local Tesco's store and they are now pursuing a further breach. They have a duty of care to their staff and customers, what an unprofessional shower they are ........ bye Tesco's!

[lastlid]

Hmmmm .......... I've just found an article stating that Tesco's was fined £48,000 in 2011 for breaches in health and safety at one of their stores regarding the unsafe loading and loading of goods and also failing to report 3 accidents of their employees. I have contacted the local Environmental Health Department about my own accident at the local Tesco's store and they are now pursuing a further breach. They have a duty of care to their staff and customers, what an unprofessional shower they are ........ bye Tesco's!

Section 3.1 of the 1974 Health and Safety at Work Act.....


"It shall be the duty of every employer to conduct his undertaking in such a way as to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that persons not in his employment who may be affected thereby are not thereby exposed to risks to their health or safety".

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1974/37/section/3

If they had a duty of care and if section 3.1 has been breached and can be proven to be breached then you have a case.

[lastlid]

Prosecuted under RIDDOR....for not reporting...

http://www.healthandsafetyatwork.com...iddor-failures

[lastlid]

"Tesco rings up £20,000 fine for sliced fingers.
Tesco fined £20,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2 and PUWER 1998. A dough-dividing machine had a faulty interlock switch which resulted in employees being instructed to use the emergency stop button instead. Lifting the lid off the machine without pressing the button became commonplace. Monitoring by management should have noticed this and rectified the situation. As a result the blade sliced off the tips of two fingers of an employee".

http://www.hastam.co.uk/hsnews/archi...2-february.php

[Rosie1958]

Section 3.1 of the 1974 Health and Safety at Work Act.....


"It shall be the duty of every employer to conduct his undertaking in such a way as to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that persons not in his employment who may be affected thereby are not thereby exposed to risks to their health or safety".

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1974/37/section/3

If they had a duty of care and if section 3.1 has been breached and can be proven to be breached then you have a case.

Thank you Lastlid, I am also familiar with the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 and the Management of H&S at Work Regulations.

Tesco's has a duty of care to it's staff, customers and visitors and must provide safe access and egress on their premises with suitable risk assessments in place. Any cases of breach will normally be brought by the Environmental Health Dept/ or the HSE, rather than by individuals but there has to be liaison with the local regulator before that happens. The case is being pursued by Environmental Health.

[lastlid]

Thank you Lastlid, I am also familiar with the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 and the Management of H&S at Work Regulations.

Tesco's has a duty of care to it's staff, customers and visitors and must provide safe access and egress on their premises with suitable risk assessments in place. Any cases of breach will normally be brought by the Environmental Health Dept/ or the HSE, rather than by individuals but there has to be liaison with the local regulator before that happens. The case is being pursued by Environmental Health.

Aren't we all safety officers these days.! I believe, as an individual, one can go through the civil courts, alternatively.

[Rosie1958]

Aren't we all safety officers these days.! I believe, as an individual, one can go through the civil courts, alternatively.

I think you are getting confused with Personal Injury Claims, which are a different matter and are able to be pursued by individuals

[lastlid]

I think you are getting confused with Personal Injury Claims, which are a different matter and are able to be pursued by individuals

Oh. OK.