Icy car park roads.

The cold air that caused the water to freeze?

However, I am glad that no serious problems resulted ...

Is this part and parcel with the nonsense that if someone falls on the icy pavement Ior your driveway) outside your house, you are not liable, but if you have cleared the snow etc and they fall, you are liable?

They may not be responsible for causing the ice (!), but they have a duty of care towards those using their facility.

Two weeks ago I fell heavily on the ice in my employer's car park. It's been an acknowledged health hazard for several years and this isn't the first time I've fallen. Our H&S people have raised it many times but the standard response from management is that they can't afford to put down salt or grit, and referring to staff, "They'll just have to be more careful." This at a time when senior management have issued themselves with iPhones and iPads, most of which we never see again, and whose merits and benefits to the college are highly dubious to say the least.

Meanwhile I have a badly damaged and hideously bruised shoulder and have been off work for the past two weeks. I'd have thought an employer would have a duty to provide a safe environment for its staff.

Two weeks sick pay and maybe more, should encourage them to do something intelligent.

I believe that H&S would be taught to most students. Including the legal responsibilites of both the employer and employee.

The employer must provide a safe environment, and a known hazard such as an icy car park might not be defendable in a damages claim. However the wearing of suitablle footwear for the conditions might be the employees responsibility.

Hope you get better soon, and dont rush back. Or go back and moan like buggery about your pain and discomfort. They might learn from your groans.

Rather than ask permission, ask for forgiveness. Organise to have the car-park treated and for the invoice to be sent to your employer. You will at least raise the profile of the issue.