| Tolley's Workplace Accident Handbook Contributor(s): Tyler, Mark (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0754520234 ISBN-13: 9780754520238 Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann OUR PRICE: $67.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2005 Annotation: Accidents are just waiting to happen in the workplace and can be costly to an organisation. Health and Safety legislation is now stricter than ever, with the financial and legal implications for those found contravening these regulations extremely hard-hitting. The Health and Safety Executive estimates that workplace accidents cost British business up to ??9 billion per year. With this in mind, it makes sense to ensure that effective policies and procedures are put in place to minimise the risk to both your employees and your organisation. Tolley??'s Workplace Accident Handbook is a practical guide that ensures those with responsibility for health and safety are aware of their legal obligations regarding accidents at work. It provides a clear explanation of how accidents happen and their impact on the organisation, as well as risk management and accident prevention techniques. Accidents will happen ??? but only by reviewing the causes and assessing the risks can they be effectively prevented. This new handbook shows how. Tolley??'s Workplace Accident Handbook is the only publication that deals specifically with accident prevention and policy, and gives you: * All relevant legislation plus coverage of potential changes to existing legislation * Checklists and case studies to help you put best practices in place * A section on how to prepare for an HSE investigation into a workplace accident * Best practice guidance to help you review and update your current policies and procedures to comply with the latest legislation * A vastly experienced team of authors, guaranteed to give you expert guidance * Covers all relevant legislation * Includeschecklists and case studies to help you put best practices in place * Shows how to prepare for an HSE investigation into a workplace accident |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Industrial Health & Safety |
| Dewey: 344.410 |
| Series: Tolley's Workplace Accident Handbook |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 6.04" W x 9.04" (1.14 lbs) 400 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The handbook will be a practical guidance manual for ensuring health and safety managers are aware of their legal and regulatory obligations regarding accidents. The approach will be practical by giving the user a clear understanding of how accidents happen and the impact upon organisations and how to comply with the law through effectively managing risk. Thus resulting in putting effective policies and procedures in place. A dedicated section on risk management will provide checklists and case studies to enable the user to put best practice into place. The book is suitable for health & safety professionals, risk managers, safety officers, security managers and facilities managers. |