{"id":12757,"date":"2013-05-29T14:43:10","date_gmt":"2013-05-29T13:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/?p=12757"},"modified":"2013-05-29T14:43:10","modified_gmt":"2013-05-29T13:43:10","slug":"slipping-accident-in-public-toilet-injury-lawyers-advice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2013\/05\/29\/slipping-accident-in-public-toilet-injury-lawyers-advice\/","title":{"rendered":"Slipping Accident in Public Toilet – Injury Lawyers Advice"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"slipping<\/a>If you go to a public place like a supermarket or a bar, restaurant, or a shop, the occupiers of the premises have an important duty under the Occupiers Liability Act<\/strong> to take all reasonable steps to look after your health and safety as a visitor to their premises. When it comes to slipping hazards, this is generally achieved by having a system of inspection and maintenance which aims to reduce the risk of someone slipping on a wet floor hazard<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Claims under the Occupiers Liability Act<\/strong> are inherently difficult to win because most places nowadays do uphold their duty to take all reasonable steps. As I said earlier, a system of inspection and maintenance can be classed as taking reasonable steps.
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So what about toilets? Well we all know that they are more liable to be a slipping hazard as liquid is more liable to accumulate on the floor. So you could Say that there is a greater onus on the occupier of a premises to have a good system of inspection and maintenance by having a more frequent system perhaps.<\/p>\n

The above however is beside the point I am trying to make. Unfortunately, in our experience, we often find that slipping accidents in toilets are more inherently difficult to win<\/strong> because:<\/p>\n