Salt spreading over the winter

[Daniel Jiggins]

You are right about employers and their responsibilities in the workplace. I was referring to the landlords of these estates, they get round their responsibilities and liabilities by supplying grit bins and put the onus onto the tenant.They would leave themselves open to prosecution if they were to supply the service.

 

Extract:

 

If a landlord has granted a right of way to the tenant (and more than likely also their visitors and employees) over the estate areas, then there will be an obligation to ensure that the right of way can be exercised safely. That said, this doesn’t mean that a landlord has to clear every inch of every possible route of access. Case law (see McCondichie v Mains Medical Centre [2004] L.R. 4 below), sets out that landlords aren’t liable for someone who may have an accident in a car park, for example if they have put a reasonable system to clear access routes in place.

 

However, effectively gritting and clearing all access routes could be a particularly onerous task, one which a landlord will struggle to maintain. A practical solution would be for a landlord to facilitate the removal of snow by providing the tenant with the necessary equipment, along with a regularly restocked grit bin.

 

Bob

 

 

I only do offices, supermarkets, Retail outlets etc so wasn't aware of the landlord part.

[aspenarb]

Anyone considering offering the service would be wise to stock up in the summer months,the price of bagged salt during a cold snap rockets and supplies dry up. The last time we needed a top up during a cold snap the salt had gone up threefold.

 

Bob