UID:
(DE-602)edoccha_9960072721502883
Format:
1 online resource (193 p.)
ISBN:
1-84569-500-3
Series Statement:
Quick guide
Content:
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 i
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Cover; A Quick Guide to Health and Safety; Copyright; Contents; The Quick Guide Series; Invitation to New Authors; Introduction; Your 10 Minute A-Z Guide to Health and Safety; A is for ACoP; B is for BUSINESS (YOURS); C is for COMPLEXITY; D is for DANGER; E is for ENFORCEMENT; F is for FIRE; G is for GAS; H is for HAZARD; I is for INSPECTOR; J is for JUDGEMENT; K is for KILLING; L is for LAW; M is for MACHINERY; N is for NECESSITY; O is for Opinion; P is for PPE; Q is for Qualifications; R is for RISK; S is for SLIPS, TRIPS AND FALLS; T is for TOOLS; U is for UNDERSTANDING YOUR HSE INSPECTOR
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V is for VIBRATIONW is for WORKPLACE; X is for X-RAYS; Y is for YOU (as an employer); Z is for ZERO; Chapter 1 Health and Safety Legislation - How Much is There?; 1.1 Some of the other legislation; 1.2 Other sources of information; Chapter 2 Enforcement and the Legal Situation; 2.1 Who enforces the laws and regulations?; 2.2 What is the purpose of enforcement and how is it done?; 2.3 Provision of information and advice; 2.4 Proportionality (action proportional to the risk); 2.5 Improvement notices and prohibition notices - what are they?; 2.6 Reasonably practicable - what does this mean?
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2.7 Who will receive the most attention from enforcing authorities?Chapter 3 Health and Safety . . . so What Business are You in?; 3.1 Business survival; 3.2 Good H&S should be good business; 3.3 As well as hurting people, accidents and injuries cost the business; 3.4 If you think training is expensive - try ignorance; 3.5 What are the most common accidents and causes of injury?; Chapter 4 The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (HSW Act) and What it Means; 4.1 Basic concepts and duties; 4.2 Duties of employers to employees; 4.3 Duties of employers (and self-employed) to others
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4.4 Duties of employees4.5 Consultation with employees; 4.6 Duties to provide safety equipment or PPE; 4.7 Duties of manufacturers; 4.8 Powers given to the enforcing authorities; 4.9 What does 'at work' mean?; 4.10 Management of H&S regulations - what are they?; Chapter 5 Risks and Risk Assessments - What are They?; 5.1 Everyday risks; 5.2 Risk - what do we mean?; 5.3 Risk assessments - what are they?; Chapter 6 Health, Safety and Welfare Requirements in the Workplace; 6.1 What are the applicable regulations?; 6.2 What is a workplace?; 6.3 The regulations and what they require you to do
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6.4 Brief summary of the Construction Workplace Regulations6.5 Enforcement; 6.6 Regular tours of the workplace; Chapter 7 Machinery and Other Work Equipment; 7.1 What are the main regulations with which you have to comply?; 7.2 What equipment is covered by these regulations?; 7.3 How do you know that machines and equipment you buy are safe?; 7.4 What do I have to maintain and inspect?; 7.5 Instruction and training for use and safety; 7.6 Stopping equipment and emergency stops; 7.7 Guards and guarding; 7.8 What to do about cleaning and maintenance; Chapter 8 Pressure Plant and Equipment
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8.1 What is pressure plant and equipment?
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-84569-499-6
Language:
English
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