Quick guide to health and safety
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : R Gilbert
- ناشر : Cambridge, England : Matthews Engineering Training : Woodhead Pub
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2008
- شابک / ISBN : 9781845695002
Description
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.
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 offering a concise and readily accessible interpretation of what health and safety legislation means in practice.
