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1 online resource (xxii, 169 pages) |
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text txt rdacontent |
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computer c rdamedia |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
| Series |
Quick guide |
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Quick guide (Cambridge, England)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-164) and index. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Summary |
Health and safety issues now impose upon almost every part of business life. The system of enforcement is managed and implemented in the UK by The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) - but at times it can be difficult to know exactly which bits of this elaborate spider's web should be applied in a given instance, and which are most important. This Quick Guide puts the subject into context, providing a rational overview and a valid starting point to applying health and safety in the workplace, and offers a concise and readily accessible interpretation of what health and safety legislation means in practice. Puts health and safety in to contextProvides a rational overview and starting point to applying health and safety in the workplaceOffers a concise interpretation of health and safety legislation in practice. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- how to use this book-- Your 10 minute a-z guide to health and safety-- Health and safety legislation -- how much is there? Enforcement and the legal situation-- Health and safety -- so what business are you in? HSAW act 1974 and what it means-- Risks and risk assessments -- what are they? Health, safety and welfare requirements in the workplace-- Machinery and other work equipment-- Pressure plant and equipment-- Lifting and handling-- Noise-- Hazardous substances-- Electricity-- Working at height-- VDUs-- What to do about protecting employees-- Other health and safety matters-- Will you be prosecuted? References, further reading, and other sources of information. |
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Great Britain. Health and Safety at Work Act, 1974.
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Industrial safety -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain.
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Industrial hygiene -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain.
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Work environment -- Great Britain -- Safety measures.
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LAW -- Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
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Industrial hygiene -- Law and legislation
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Industrial safety -- Law and legislation
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Work environment -- Safety measures
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Great Britain https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJdmp7p3cx8hpmJ8HvmTpP
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Industry.
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| Cover Title |
Health and safety |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Gilbert, R. Quick guide to health and safety. Cambridge, England : Matthews Engineering Training : Woodhead Pub., 2008 1845694996 9781845694999 (OCoLC)243740440 |
| ISBN |
9781845695002 (electronic bk.) |
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1845695003 (electronic bk.) |
| Standard No. |
AU@ 000043467248 |
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AU@ 000049572561 |
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CHNEW 001007660 |
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DEBBG BV042314611 |
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DEBSZ 400024330 |
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DEBSZ 431642214 |
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GBVCP 802644171 |
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UKMGB 017596542 |
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