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... not permitted to interfere. But this is not a matter of strict liability. It will be fulfilled by the exercise of reasonable care for his employee's duty. The duty is owed to each individual employee. Paris v Stepney Borough Council [1951] A duty is owed to each individual employee and the employer must take account of his circumstances. Jeromson v Shell Tankers (UK) Ltd [2001] In the case of occupational disease, foreseeability of the risk of injury of the same type is sufficient. The employer did not have to foresee the precise disease that the employee is likely to contract. Thus, if it known that the exposure to asbestos dust could produce lung disease, it is irrelevant that the link between asbestos and mesothelioma was not established until a later date. Henderson v Wakefield Shirt Co Ltd [1997] It is not the duty of the employer to go so far as to offer a wholly different ...
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