Author: The Institution of Structural Engineers' Health and Safety Panel
1 January 2012
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The Institution of Structural Engineers' Health and Safety Panel
The Structural Engineer, Volume 90, Issue 1, 2012, Page(s) 1
The question of whose terms of trading apply in a contract remains one of the most common causes of dispute between commercial contracting parties. At the heart of this question lie two of the most fundamental and elementary principles of contract law, namely the principles of "offer" and "acceptance".
By way of introducing a new series of articles from Structural-Safety.org – a programme that combines the activities of SCOSS and CROSS - Director Alastair Soane provides some background to the initiative.
This article considers the safety issues regarding both visitors to a construction site and staff employed full time on a site concerning vehicles.