Quick guide to health and safety /

Health and safety issues now impose upon almost every part of business life. The system of enforcement is managed and implemented in the UK by The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) - but at times it can be difficult to know exactly which bits of this elaborate spider's web should be applied in...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gilbert, R. (Ray)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, England : Matthews Engineering Training : Woodhead Pub., 2008.
Colección:Quick guide (Cambridge, England)
Temas:
Great Britain. > Health and Safety at Work Act, 1974.
Industrial safety > Law and legislation > Great Britain.
Industrial hygiene > Law and legislation > Great Britain.
Work environment > Great Britain > Safety measures.
LAW > Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
Industrial hygiene > Law and legislation.
Industrial safety > Law and legislation.
Work environment > Safety measures.
Industry.
Great Britain.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • how to use this book-- Your 10 minute a-z guide to health and safety-- Health and safety legislation
  • how much is there? Enforcement and the legal situation-- Health and safety
  • so what business are you in? HSAW act 1974 and what it means-- Risks and risk assessments
  • what are they? Health, safety and welfare requirements in the workplace-- Machinery and other work equipment-- Pressure plant and equipment-- Lifting and handling-- Noise-- Hazardous substances-- Electricity-- Working at height-- VDUs-- What to do about protecting employees-- Other health and safety matters-- Will you be prosecuted? References, further reading, and other sources of information.

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