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9780750610186

Safety At Work

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  • ISBN13:

    9780750610186

  • ISBN10:

    0750610182

  • Edition: 3rd
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1990-01-01
  • Publisher: BUTTERWORTH-HEINEMANN

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Safety at Work is widely accepted as the authoritative guide to safety and health. Written by a team of specialist contributors, under the editorship of John Ridley, the book covers all aspects of safety management.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Preface to fourth edition
Preface to first edition
List of contributors
Lawp. 1
Explaining the lawp. 3
Principal Health and Safety Actsp. 38
Subordinate safety legislationp. 57
Law of contractp. 83
Industrial relations lawp. 94
Consumer protectionp. 112
Insurance cover and compensationp. 127
Civil liabilityp. 141
The management of riskp. 155
Principles of the management of riskp. 157
Risk management: techniques and practicesp. 174
Accident investigation and reportingp. 208
Records and statisticsp. 226
The individualp. 254
Organisation for safetyp. 299
Employer's obligations for safetyp. 321
Occupational health and hygienep. 335
The structure and functions of the human bodyp. 337
Occupational diseasesp. 360
Occupational hygienep. 400
Radiationp. 425
Noise and vibrationp. 442
Workplace pollution, heat and ventilationp. 465
Lightingp. 477
Ergonomics and human errorp. 486
General sciencep. 501
Engineering sciencep. 503
Fire precautionsp. 524
Safe use of machineryp. 580
Mechanical handlingp. 603
Electricityp. 629
Statutory engineering inspectionsp. 648
Safety on construction sitesp. 678
Safe use of chemicalsp. 710
Appendix 1 The Institution of Occupational Safety and Healthp. 745
Appendix 2 The National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Healthp. 746
Appendix 3 List of official safety guidance bookletsp. 759
Appendix 4 List of abbreviationsp. 769
Appendix 5 Organisations providing safety informationp. 772
Appendix 6 List of Statutes, Regulations and Ordersp. 774
Appendix 7 List of Casesp. 779
Indexp. 782
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