Health & Safety at Work Essentials: The One-Stop Guide to Health and Safety Issues in the Workplace

Over the past 30 years, the health and safety obligations and duties placed upon employers have ballooned. The price for failing to comply, whether through fines or claims by employees, can be high. This is a handy, one-stop guide for anyone responsible for, or interested in these issues in the workplace. Revised and updated for this new ninth edition, the book sets out the background legal essentials and provides succinct, practical advice on what measures to take. Covers: Legal background;managing health and safety; registering your business; maintenance and building work; equipment and machinery; harmful substances; accidents and emergency procedures; healthcare; vehicles in the workplace; protective equipment; recruitment and staff training; insurance provisions; defending HSE prosecutions; corporate manslaughter Includes: diagrams, template documents, useful addresses, publications,regulations, statutes, and work-related diseases and their causes

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