Navigating Health and Safety Law

Overview

Health and safety is a vast and expanding subject. New regulations seem to come into force even before existing legislation has been thoroughly adopted by employers. This report will help you pre-empt the attendant issues – so that, should the regulators start asking about documentation and procedure, you’re prepared and confident.

Navigating Health and Safety Law explains all the key health and safety regulations without the usual recourse to jargon. With practical examples and checklists, the report enables almost anyone with managerial responsibility to quickly grasp the demands and nuances of the key laws involved.

This special report will give you a workable answer to questions such as:

• Is my health and safety policy legally compliant?
• How do I avoid being liable for an employee’s ill health arising from previous employment?
• Who should carry out safety inspections – is it my responsibility?

Who should read this briefing

• HR and personnel professionals
• Facilities managers
• In-house legal teams
• Chief executives in SME’s
• Professional advisors

Content

The report’s contents enables the busy manager to efficiently deal with the full range of responsibilities that apply to health and safety across a broad range of issues:

• Enforcement and insurance
• Legislation and inspections
• How to respond to enforcement paperwork
• The insurer’s viewpoint
• Gross negligence, contributory negligence and personal responsibility
• Constructive dismissal
• Compensation and civil law
• Health and safety law
• The duty of care
• Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations
• Safe systems of work
• Contractor control and construction safety
• Risk assessment and measurement
• Accident management
• First aid
• RIDDOR
• HSG 65
• Legally required training
• Human error, improving the safety culture and behavioural safety
• Risk perception and monitoring tools
• Health and safety committee
• Audits and permits
• Statutory inspection records
• How to produce a safety policy tailored to your business

APPENDICES

• Choosing a consultant
• Important reference works
• Checklists for particular industries
• Useful websites

The author

Chris Pope is an active Chartered Member of the Institute of Occupational Health & Safety with 16 years experience in health and safety and over 30 years in the construction industry. He also has a role locally and regionally in other health and safety associations. He manages a small training consultancy and is a consulting editor for three publications for Wolters Kluwer (formerly Croner). Chris travels widely advising small to medium enterprises in chemical, education, engineering, entertainment, construction and retail.

CPD

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Certificate of completion

Upon reading this publication participants are invited to undertake a final assessment in the form of an on-line multiple choice paper. Upon passing, a certificate of completion will be made available to you, which can be included as part of your CPD requirements should you consider it relevant to your professional development needs.