MSE News: UK braces for snow disruption

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Clearing the work!!!8217;s car park

The workplace car park is covered by!regulation 12(3) of the Workplace (Health Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992!and so employers are under a duty to ensure that all entrances, exits and traffic routes for vehicles and pedestrians are kept free from ice and snow as far as reasonably possible. Employers therefore must be proactive in taking account of weather forecasts and putting measures in place to include clearing snow, gritting surfaces and if necessary closing or diverting routes used by workers and visitors.


Employers do not have to remove every last trace of snow and ice from every part of the ground outside its premises, but employers should have the materials and resources to deal with the snow or ice and be able to carry out these measures. Employers should therefore have grit or gravel in store. The gritting should take place before workers arrive to work. The areas to focus on are car parks, delivery areas, main entrances and exits. If they fail to take such appropriate measures then they may find themselves liable to claims.


Clearing the car park at school and at hospital

Schools and hospitals are employers as well as places where pupils and parents, patients and visitors routinely call. Those institutions must ensure that the paths and car parks are cleared.

Haven't you missed the last, and perhaps most relevant, part of that advice from M/S Canter, Levin and Berg:

Clearing the supermarket car park

The same duties that apply at school and at hospital also apply to the local supermarket or DIY outlet or out of town retail park. The car parks and the pathways to and from the car parks and the shop entrances must be cleared and gritted.

http://www.canter-law.co.uk/news/compensation-slips-trips-snow-ice-2013