Peculiar Risk of Harm
Peculiar Risk of Harm refers to the legal principle that if a party hires an independent contractor to perform work that is likely to create a special risk of bodily harm to others, and fails to take necessary precautions, they may be held liable for any resulting harm caused to employees of the contractor.
Also known as
Besondere Gefahr, Ordinarily, one who hires an independent contractor to do work is not liable for the acts or omissions of the independent contractor or its employees. However, if the hirer should recognize that the work is likely to create, during its progress, a peculiar/special risk of bodily harm to others unless special precautions are taken, then the hirer is liable for bodily harm caused to employees for the failure of the independent contractor to exercise reasonable care to take such precautions., Peculiar Risk of Harm, Riesgo Específico de Daño, Riesgo Peculiar de Daño, Risco peculiar de dano, Risque particulier de préjudice, סיכון מיוחד של נזק, हानि का असाधारण जोखिम, 特殊危害风险, 特異な危害のリスク
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