Are employers liable for injuries sustained by visitors to the workplace?
- Yes. The law states that the person conducting the business or undertaking (‘PCBU’) must provide for workers and others to be protected from the risk of harm.
- Visitors to the workplace are generally considered to come within the meaning of ‘others.’
- Visitors are obliged to take reasonable care for their own safety and for the safety of those around them.
- Visitors are also obliged to comply with any reasonable orders or instructions of the PCBU.
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