Health & Safety at Work Essentials

In the past 30 years the obligations and duties placed upon employers have ballooned in this complex area. With more legal claims being made daily, the price for failing to comply, whether through fines or claims by employees, can be high. This is a handy, ‘one-stop’ guide for anyone responsible for health and safety issues in the workplace. Revised and expanded for this fifth edition, it sets out the background legal essentials and provides succinct, practical advice on what measures to take.
 
Written by three solicitors specialising in health and safety law and complying with HSE regulations, Health & Safety at Work Essentials covers all the issues you need to know.

Edition:	Fifth		Published	2007
Format:	Paperback		ISBN:	9781905261246
Code:	B635		Price:	£9.99

The joint authors of this book are Mary Duncan, Finbar Cahill and Penny Heighway, all specialists in health and safety law at Henmans Solicitors in Oxford. Their expertise derives from Henmans long-established personal injury practice, which handles claims nationally for both claimants and defendants. Henmans is recognised as a leading personal injury firm in the legal directories. A large specialist team deals with cases, from serious brain injuries and fatal accidents to minor road traffic accidents. The bulk of the work undertaken relates to medium to large claims, arising out of accidents at work, road traffic accidents, and clinical negligence.