Hazard 31: Sports Grounds
On 25th March 1997 Granada TV were ordered to pay £327,000 plus costs after a make-up artist’s career was ended as a result of being knocked over by a 6 ft 3 in, 17-stone wrestler carrying out a prearranged but unannounced scuffle. The artist was knocked over as the wrestler ran off the set.
Stage, Screen and Radio, April 1997, p. 17
The Legislation
The Fire Safety and Safety of Places of Sport Act 1987
The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
The Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998
The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1992
The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992
The Noise at Work Regulations 1989
The Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975
The Risks
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