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Managers are employed for their professional expertise, which rarely includes familiarity with workplace health and safety. Nevertheless, the avalanche of health and safety regulations introduced as a consequence of the Single Market is exposing managers to a real risk of contravening them, which can have serious personal consequences. This book, written for all managers of people, shows how health and safety can become intuitive, an everyday part of the workplace routine that is an integral part of the job, and not an appendage to it. Part One covers the fundamentals of health and safety, including the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (HASAWA) which remains the UK's primary health and safety legislation, notwithstanding the EC-driven regulations. Part Two describes legislation made under HASAWA before 1993 which is applicable to most businesses. In this part there are chapters dealing with key health and safety matters - fire, accident reporting and COSHH - as well as a composite chapter covering a number of regulations, many of which are simply explained. Part Three deals with the six sets of regulations enacted under the aegis of HASAWA to give effect to EC Directives. These r

Author

Akass, Ron; Akass, Ron. Essential health and safety for managers

Publisher

Gower Publishing Ltd

Published

1994

Language

EN

ISBN

9780566073328

Subjects

Social Science, Management, Medical