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Company car crashes aren’t always your fault
Health and Safety Bulletin | 29 September, 2009 | Hot Topics:
Inside this issue...
- Unauthorised use of a company vehicle? Any injury which occurs as a result is NOT your problem
Dear reader,
I hope you all had a very good long weekend. I was one of the few crazies who was at work on Friday. The one advantage was the dreamy traffic – it took me half the time to get to my office.
If you were lucky enough to go away, I hope you took care on the roads.
Talking of road safety, do you use vehicles to do your business? If you do, you may want to pay attention to the following…
Unauthorised use of a company vehicle? Any injury which occurs as a result is NOT your problem
Question
We have a company vehicle which staff can use in the course of their work. They’re NOT allowed to take the vehicle home. Unknown to us, an employee borrowed the car two weekends ago and was involved in a car accident. Are we liable for the costs of his injuries?
Answer
If your employee took the car without permission and not for work related activities, the vehicle was effectively stolen and your company isn’t responsible for costs related to his injuries.
In the name of safety,
Christel Fouché
Editor-in-Chief: Health and Safety Advisor
Editors note
Nadia Pisanti
Health & Safety Bulletin Editor
The Health & Safety Bulletin keeps our readers in the loop regarding health and safety, through updates regarding reported incidents in the news and questions our health and safety expert Wilna Louw answers. It’s also a platform for subscribers to send in any issues they’re currently experiencing in their workplace.
