Insurance and Standards Query (landscape architecture)
Wednesday, March 5th, 2008Query from a Perth landscape architect.
It has come to my attention that there is some concern in our industry
to do with specifying skate board inhibitors and liability.
One colleague has had advice from his insurance company not to use them, as
they think the matter will be tested in court when someone is seriously
injured by them and that the liability will fall back onto the
manufacturer or designer.
The reason they are using is that by installing them the
manufacturer/designer is in sighting potential injury to the public.
Is there anyone who can comment on the above?
and
Can anyone provide the following information:
1) Is there an ISO Australian Safety Standard for the product range?
2) Has there been any cases of people being injured from them?
Kind regards
Matt Huxtable