Safety At Work

Prepared in association with the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH), this book covers the complete syllabus of study necessary for those who wish to become qualified as occupational safety advisors. It is divided into five parts to cover the five major areas of study. Content: Other Butterworths books on Safety, Page ii Front Matter, Page iii Copyright, Page iv Foreword, Page v, E.J. Cullen Preface to third edition, Pages vii-viii, John Ridley Preface to first edition, Pages ix-x, John Ridley List of Contributors, Pages xi-xii More Health and Safety Titles from Butterworth-Heinemann, Page xxiv Introduction to Law, Page 1 Chapter 1 - Explaining the law, Pages 3-31, Brenda Watts Chapter 2 - Principal Health and Safety Acts, Pages 32-54, S. Simpson Chapter 3 - Subordinate safety legislation, Pages 55-79, S. Simpson Chapter 4 - Law of contract, Pages 80-89, R.W. Hodgin Chapter 5 - Industrial relations law, Pages 90-100, J.R. Ridley Chapter 6 - Consumer protection, Pages 101-111, R.G. Lawson Chapter 7 - Insurance cover and compensation, Pages 112-125, A. West Chapter 8 - Civil liability, Pages 126-139, E.J. Skellett Introduction to The management of risk, Page 141 Chapter 9 - Principles of the management of risk, Pages 143-158, L. Bamber Chapter 10 - Risk management: techniques and practices, Pages 159-192, L. Bamber Chapter 11 - Accident investigation and reporting, Pages 193-210, E.W. Adrian Chapter 12 - Records and statistics, Pages 211-238, A.J. Boyle Chapter 13 - The individual, Pages 239-283, A.R. Hale Chapter 14 - Organisation for safety, Pages 284-305, J.R. Ridley Chapter 15 - Employer's obligations for safety, Pages 306-317, J.R. Ridley Introduction to Occupational health and hygiene, Page 319 Chapter 16 - The structure and functions of the human body, Pages 321-343, T. Coates Chapter 17 - Occupational diseases, Pages 344-376, T. Coates, A.R.L. Clark Chapter 18 - Occupational hygiene, Pages 377-400, C. Hartley Chapter 19 - Radiation, Pages 401-417, A.D. Wrixon Chapter 20 - Noise and vibration, Pages 418-440, R.J. Hobbs Chapter 21 - Workplace pollution, heat and ventilation, Pages 441-452, F.S. Gill Chapter 22 - Lighting, Pages 453-461, E.G. Hooper Chapter 23 - Ergonomics and human error, Pages 462-475, C. Mackay, M.C. Whittington Introduction to General science, Page 477 Chapter 24 - Engineering science, Pages 479-499, J.R. Ridley Chapter 25 - Fire precautions, Pages 500-554, P. Waterhouse Chapter 26 - Machinery hazards, Pages 555-576, R.T. Booth Chapter 27 - Mechanical handling, Pages 577-602, K.G. Pearson Chapter 28 - Electricity, Pages 603-621, E.G. Hooper Chapter 29 - Statutory engineering inspections, Pages 622-649, E.S. Long Chapter 30 - Safety on construction sites, Pages 650-678, A. Pinder Chapter 31 - Safe use of chemicals, Pages 679-704, S. Bradley Appendix 1 - Membership of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health, Pages 707-719 Appendix 2 - List of official safety guidance booklets published by HMSO, London, Pages 720-727 Appendix 3 - List of abbreviations, Pages 728-730 Appendix 4 - Organisations providing safety information, Pages 731-732 Appendix 5 - List of Statutes, Regulations and Orders, Pages 733-736 Appendix 6 - List of Cases, Pages 737-739 Index, Pages 740-752 Safety at Work features articles from 25 specialist contributors written in association with the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health. This third edition of the book contains revisions to reflect developments in health and safety legislation and to rationalize the structure of some of the chapters. This book is organized into 31 chapters. Several chapters from the second edition were revised. Chapters on occupational safety law were combined into one chapter. The Management Techniques and Behavioral Science chapters were also combined in to Management of Risk to reflect the growing importance of broad based risk control strategies. A chapter on the employer's obligations for safety was included to replace the behavioral science techniques chapter and the practical day-to-day engineering application of physics and chemistry techniques was retitled Engineering science. A new chapter on the safe use of chemicals has also been added to cover with the important field covered by the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 1988. This book will be of interest to occupational safety professionals and others interested in workplace safety.