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Institutions are under numerous obligations to make sure that all of their property is safe and maintained properly. This duty covers both the physical buildings and the equipment, furniture, machinery and objects within them.
Obligations arise under the occupiers liability legislation and health and safety law in relation to halls of residence, lecture theatres, libraries, sports facilities and other property owned or in the institutions' control. The paper can be accessed in pdf format here - Duty of Care in the Further and Higher Education Sectors.