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Grassgas Ltd operates a chemical processing plant at which it employs Steve. Although statute recommends their use, safety goggles are only kept in a locker in the canteen and there are instructions to use them posted at head office. The foreman discourages their use since they slow down work and so decrease the amount of productivity bonus given to the foreman. When Steve requests a pair therefore he is persuaded that he does not need them. There is an accident and Steve is blinded, but he can prove that had he worn the work goggles he would have been uninjured. What is Grassgas Ltd's position? A. It is liable to Steve at common law for failure to provide a safe system of work. B. It is liable to Steve for breach of statutory duty but it is open to the company to raise the defence that it took reasonable care to ensure Steve's safety. C. It is liable to Steve for breach of statutory duty. D. It has no liability to Steve. |