Managing Health and Safety

Michael Bateman (Autor)

Loseblattwerk

2003
ICSA Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-86072-174-8 (ISBN)

Infos

In today's increasingly litigious world, it is more important than ever to ensure that you and your company comply with the law in every respect. Managing Health and Safety is a comprehensive reference to health and safety law for the busy manager. Written in a practical and accessible way, this loose-leaf system enables users to gain a good understanding of the requirements of the law in relation to employees and others. It is an ideal reference for anyone whose role includes responsibility for health and safety. As well as setting out the legal requirements, Managing Health and Safety helps to interpret what they mean, and explain what employers need to do to ensure compliance - essential for businesses without the expertise of a full-time specialist. Also included are sample documents and forms which can be adapted to meet specific needs, including sample contents for a health and safety policy together with forms for carrying out health and safety inspections, reporting on accident investigations and recording risk assessments.
Managing Health and Safety will show you how to: *Carry out risk assessments *Establish appropriate record keeping procedures *Institute proper safety procedures *Recognise areas where specialist advice is essential *Understand requirements for health and safety in specific situations This indispensable reference work leaves you in no doubt as to your legal duties and demonstrates clearly and simply how to comply with such obligations. Includes FREE CD-ROM With your subscription to Managing Health and Safety, you will receive a free CD-Rom, containing ready-made documents and forms for you to customise, print out and use. What's Included: First year's subscription: Looseleaf publication in binder plus CD-ROM and twice-yearly updating supplements. Subsequent years: Updated CD-ROM plus twice yearly updating supplements.

Autor

Mike Bateman is an experienced Health and Safety Consultant. He has previously worked as an Inspector for the Health and Safety Executive, as well as spending over 15 years as a Health and Safety Manager in industry. He formed his own consultancy in 1991 and has clients including industrial, commercial and public bodies of all sizes. He is a corporate member of the Institution of Occupational Safety andHealth and a Registered Safety Practitioner.

Inhalt

HEALTH AND SAFETY LAW * An introduction to health and safety law * Statutory law and its enforcement * Civil law MANAGING HEALTH AND SAFETY * The health and safety policy * Requirements of the Management Regulations * Important elements of health and safety management * Investigating accidents and incidents * Monitoring health and safety * Communication and consultation * Selection and management of contractors * Safe systems of work * Health and safety records and documentation * RISK ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS * General risk assessments * COSHH assessments * Noise assessments * Manual handling assessments * Display screen equipment assessments * Assessment of PPE requirements * Fire OTHER IMPORTANT HEALTH AND SAFETY TOPICS * Work equipment * The workplace * Electrical safety * Occupational health and first aid Sources of information and advice Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 30.4.2003
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft
• ISBN-10: 1-86072-174-5 / 1860721745
• ISBN-13: 978-1-86072-174-8 / 9781860721748
• Zustand: Neuware