Health and Safety Law

Cover
Health and Safety Law
Contents
Acknowledgements
Preface
List of abbreviations
Elements of health and safety law
	Sources of law
	The Court hierarchy in England and Wales
	Court procedures
	Tribunals
	Contract of employment
	Dismissal
	Misconduct
	ACAS
	The European dimension
Civil liability
	An employer's liability in tort
	The Tort of negligence
	Insurance
	The Tort of Nuisance
	The Tort of Trespass
	An occupier's Liability
	The Employer's Liability (Defective Equipment) Act 1969
	Defences available in civil liability claims
Statute law
	A quick to status, regulations, approved codes of practice and guidance notes
	The  parliamentary process
	The  principle statutes in force before the health and safety at work,etc act 1974
	The factories act 1961
	Employment rights act 1996
	Children and young people
	Fire safety legislation
	The health and safety at work, etc.act 1974
	Corporate liability,corporate manslaughter and corporate killing
	The social security act 1975
	The  consumer protection act 1987
	The environment protection act 1990(EPA)
	The environment  act 1995
	The european environment agency
	The environment agency
	Sex discrimination
	The race relations act 1976
	The sale of goods act 1979
	The sale and supply of goods act 1994
	Denefits for sickness and disability
	Disability discrimination act 1995
	The trade union reform and employment rights act 1993
	The noise and statutory nuisances 1993
	The noise act 1996
	The criminal justice act 1991
	Levels of statutory duty
	The roles of the enforcing authorities
The Principal Regulations
	Building Regulations 2000
	The chemicals (Hazard Information and packaging for supply)(Chip 2)Regulations 1994
	The chemicals (Hazard Information and packaging for supply)(A mendment) Regulations 2000(Chip 2000)
	Chemicals (Hazard Information and packaging for supply)(Chip 3) Regulations 2002
	The Children (Protection at work)Regulations 1998
	The Confined Spaces Regulations 1997
	The Construction (Design and management) Regulations 1994
	The Constructions(Head protection)Regulations 1969
	The Construction(Healt, Safety and Welfare Regulations 1996
	Control  of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002
	The Control of Major Accident hazards (Comah) Regulations 1999
	The Control of Lead at Work Regulations 2002
	The Control of Pesticides Regulations 1966
	The Control of Substances Hazardous to health (cossh)Regulations 2002
	Transport of Dangerous Goods
	The Dangerous Substances (Notification and marking of sites )Regulations 1990
	The Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmosphere Regulations 2002
	The Electricity at Work Regulations 1969
	The Electricity Equipment (Safety) Regulations 1994
	The Environmental Protection(Duty of Care Regualtion1991
	Fire and Rescue Authorities
	The Fire Certificates (Special Premises) Regulations 1976
	The Fire Precautions (Workplace) Regulations 1997
	The Gas Appliances (Safety) Regulations1992
	The Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulation 1996
	The Gas Safety (Management) Regulations 1996
	The Health and Safety (Consultation with Employees) Regulations 1996
	The Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992
	The Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority) Regulations 1998
	The Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981
	The Health and Safety (Information for Employees) Regulations 1996
	The Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations 1996
	The Highly Flammable Liquids and Liquefied Petroleum Gases Regulations 1972
	The Ionising Radiations Regulations 1999
	The Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (Loler) 1998
	The Lifts Regulations 1997
	The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
	The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992
	The Noise at Work Regulations 1989
	The Notification of Cooling Towers and Evaporative Condensers Regulations 1992
	The Notification of New Substances Regulations 1993
	The Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992–2002
	Pressure Equipment Regulations 1999
	The Pressure Systems Safety Regulations 2000
	The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998
	The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (Riddor) 1995
	The safety representatives and safety Committees regulations 1977
	The Simple Pressure Vessels (Safety) Regulations 1991–1994
	The social security (industrial injuries) (prescribed diseases) regulations 1985–2003
	The Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 1992–1994
	The Transportable Pressure Vessels Regulations 2001
	Waste on Land
	The Controlled Waste Regulations 1992
	Waste Management Licences
	The Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994
	The Waste Regulatory Authorities
	Work away from Base
	The Work in Compressed Air Regulations 1996
	The Working Time Regulations 1998–2002
	The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992
	Current Trends in Health and Safety Legislation
The principal cases
	The Features of a Judgment
	The Principal Cases
	Donoghue v. Stevenson (1932)
	Wilsons & Clyde Coal Co. Ltd v. English (1938)
	Edwards v. National Coal Board (1949)
	Schwalb v. Fass (H) & Son (1946)
	Paris v. Stepney Borough Council (1951)
	Latimer v. AEC Ltd (1952)
	Adsett v. K & L Steelfounders & Engineers Ltd (1953)
	Marshall v. Gotham Co. Ltd (1954)
	Richard Thomas & Baldwin v. Cummings (1955)
	Davie v. New Merton Board Mills and Others (1958)
	Uddin v. Associated Portland Cement Manufacturers Ltd (1965)
	John Summers & Sons Ltd v. Frost (1955)
	Kilgollan v. Cooke & Co. Ltd (1956)
	Close v. Steel Company of Wales Ltd (1961)
	Dewhurst v. Coventry Corporation(1969)
	Lister v. Romford Ice & Cold Storage Ltd (1957)
	White v. Pressed Steel Fisher Ltd (1980)
	Thompson, Gray, Nicholson v. Smiths Ship Repairers (North Shields)Ltd (1984)
	R. v. Swan Hunter Shipbuilders Ltd (1982)
	British Railways Board v. Herrington (1972)
	Ebbs v. James Whitson & Co. Ltd (1952)
	Smith v. Baker & Sons (1891)
	McWilliams (or Cummings) v. Sir William Arrol & Co. Ltd (1962)
	Rylands v. Fletcher (1868)
	Corn v. Weir’s Glass (Hanley) Ltd (1960)
	Mersey Docks and Harbour Board v. Coggins and Griffiths (Liverpool)Ltd (1974)
	Rose v. Plenty (1976)
	Armour v. Skeen (1977)
	Tesco Supermarkets Ltd v. Nattrass (1971)
	R. v. Associated Octel Ltd (1996)
	Alsop v Sheffield City Council (2002)
	Stress at Work Cases
Recommendationsfor employers,managers andthose in control of undertakings
	Health and Safety Management Systems
	Hs(G) 65: Successful Health and Safety Management
	Documentation and record keeping Requirements
	Statements of Health and Safety Policy
	Safety Monitoring
	Accident and Incident Investigation
	Principles of Risk Assessment
	Competent Persons
	Prevention and Control Strategies
	Information, Instruction and Training
	Health Surveillance
Bibliography and further reading
Index