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From: psci-com: on the public understanding of science
[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Sharon Ann Holgate
Sent: 30 January 2002 16:05
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Liability
Dear All,
I am a freelance science writer and broadcaster, who is about to
start
giving public talks and demonstrations. I am wondering if any list members
have experience of the in-and-outs of public liabilty for this sort of
thing. For example can anyone tell me who is legally liable if I were to
ask a member of the audience to come up and help with something and they
somehow injured themselves? Could they potentially sue me, or would the
venue protect against this sort of thing? Also, would it depend on what
they injured themselves on - for example if they injured themselves on a
table I was using provided by the venue, say, then I presume the venue is
liable, but if the injury was caused by materials I had provided, or they
then injured themselves carrying out an experiment I had suggested they
could try at home, could I get clobbered for it?
I am far too much of a coward to ever attempt any of those wizz-bang
type
experiments in public, so am not anticipating doing anything that would
ordinarily be considered as dangerous. However, accidents do happen with
the most harmless of objects - as the vast number of annual casualty
admissions caused by run-ins with tea cosies show.
I would be grateful for any advice/comments/horror stories on this
topic.
(To avoid clogging this list up with information of limited appeal, I would
respectfully ask that any replies be sent to me off-list unless you feel
the information would be helpful to a wider audience).
Thanking you in advance,
Sharon
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Dr Sharon Ann Holgate CPhys MInstP
Freelance Science Writer and Broadcaster
website: www.sharonannholgate.com
e-mail: [log in to unmask]
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