Safety at work /
Safety at Work features articles from 25 specialist contributors written in association with the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health. This third edition of the book contains revisions to reflect developments in health and safety legislation and to rationalize the structure of some of the c...
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
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London ; Boston :
Butterworth-Heinemann,
1990
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Edition: | Third edition |
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Table of Contents:
- Front Cover; Safety at Work; Copyright Page; Preface to third edition; Preface to first edition; List of Contributors; Table of Contents; Part I: Law ; Chapter 1. Explaining the law; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 The incident; 1.3 Some possible actions arising from the incident; 1.4 Legal issues of the incident; 1.5 Criminal and civil law; 1.6 Branches of law; 1.7 Law and fact; 1.8 The courts; 1.9 Judicial precedent; 1.10 Court procedure; 1.11 Identity of court personnel; 1.12 Industrial Tribunals; 1.13 European Community Courts; 1.14 Sources of English law; 1.15 Legislation
- 1.16 Safety legislation before the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act1.17 Principles developed by the courts; References; Further reading; Chapter 2. Principal Health and Safety Acts; 2.1 The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974; 2.2 The Factories Act 1961; 2.3 The Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act 1963; 2.4 The Fire Precautions Act 1971; 2.5 The Mines and Quarries Acts 1954-71; 2.6 The Control of Pollution Act 1974; 2.7 The Road Traffic Acts 1972-74; 2.8 The Public Health Act 1936; 2.9 Petroleum (Consolidation) Act 1928; 2.10 Crown premises
- 2.11 Other Acts listed in schedule 1 of the HSW ActReferences; Further reading; Chapter 3. Subordinate safety legislation; 3.1 Abrasive Wheels Regulations 1970; 3.2 The Construction (General Provisions) Regulations 1961; 3.3 The Construction (Health and Welfare) Regulations 1966; 3.4 The Construction (Lifting Operations) Regulations 1961; 3.5 The Construction (Working Places) Regulations 1966; 3.6 The Asbestos at Work Regulations 1989; 3.7 The Asbestos (Licensing) Regulations 1983; 3.8 The Control of Industrial Major Accident Hazards Regulations 1984 (CIMAH)
- 3.17 Highly Flammable Liquids and Liquefied Petroleum Gases Regulations 19723.18 The Ionising Radiations Regulations 1985; 3.19 The Power Presses Regulations 1965-72; 3.20 The Protection of the Eyes Regulations 1974; 3.21 The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1985; 3.22 The Safety Representatives and Safety Committee Regulations 1977; 3.23 The Safety Signs Regulations 1980; 3.24 The Woodworking Machines Regulations 1974; 3.25 The Noise at Work Regulations 1989; References; Some Other Regulations; Chapter 4. Law of Contract; 4.1 Contracts
- 3.9 The Control of Lead at Work Regulations 19803.10 The Control of Pollution (Special Waste) Regulations 1980; 3.11 The Control of Pollution (Supply and Use of Injurious Substances) Regulations 1980; 3.12 The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 1988; 3.13 The Electricity at Work Regulations 1989; 3.14 The Fire Certificates (Special Premises) Regulations 1976; 3.15 The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (Application outside Great Britain) Order 1989; 3.16 The Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981