Health, Safety and Welfare Law in Ireland

Joseph Kinsella (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

223 Seiten

2008
Gill Education (Verlag)
978-0-7171-4460-0 (ISBN)

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A new introduction to Health, Safety & Welfare law in Ireland, written in an accessible language

• Describes the principal duties and obligations of employers and employees as outlined in the Health & Safety at Work Acts 1989 to 2005 and including subsequent Regulations

• Covers all areas of occupational health and safety law, including that relevant to the construction industry and the caring professions, e.g. childcare

• Addresses issues relating to the provision and promotion of safe and healthy working practices, systems and training

• Identifies and discusses risk factors in relation to safety under the Health, Safety & Work General Purpose Regulations

• Discusses the role and function of the Health and Safety Authority, and outlines the Health Safety & Welfare Construction Regulations 2006, including the legal duties imposed by those Regulations

• Introduces legislative provisions governing employee welfare, such as maternity leave and unfair dismissal, and considers the issue of Insurance in relation to the workplace and the Law governing this practice

• Examines the roles and functions of the Rights Commissioner, Employment Equality Authority, Employment Appeals Tribunal and the Labour Court in relation to workplace welfare

• Suitable for: – Students taking courses on Construction, Security Studies, Childcare, Introduction to Nursing, Social Care, Health Care, Community & Health Services; where Safety & Health at Work FETAC level 5 is a module

• Also suitable for: – BTEC Higher Diploma in Applied Social Care – Irish Institute of Purchasing & Materials Management Risk Assessment and Health & Safety’s Management course – FETAC Level 5 Certificate in Agriculture (Teagasc) – FÁS Safe Pass courses

Joseph Kinsella teaches Health & Safety Law in Cork College of Commerce, Morrison’s Island, Cork.

Chapters 1 & 2: Health & Safety at Work Acts 1989 & 2005

Chapter 3: Safety in the Workplace (General Purpose Regulations)

Chapter 4: General Health of Workers

Chapter 5: Safety Officials & Committees

Chapter 6: Health & Safety Authority

Chapter 7: Health Safety & Welfare Construction Regulations 2006

Chapter 8: Health & Safety in the Caring Professions

Chapters 9 & 10: Employee Welfare

Chapter 11: Culture of Safety in the Workplace

Chapter 12: Insurance

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.4.2008
Verlagsort	Dublin
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 232 mm
Gewicht	347 g
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► Arbeits- / Sozialrecht ► Arbeitsrecht
	Recht / Steuern ► Arbeits- / Sozialrecht ► Sozialrecht
	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
ISBN-10	0-7171-4460-7 / 0717144607
ISBN-13	978-0-7171-4460-0 / 9780717144600
Zustand	Neuware