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11. Health and Safety at Work
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This chapter considers the provisions of the Health and Safety at Work, etc Act 1974. It covers the background to the HSWA, covering both the criminal and civil liablity for health and safety. It considers the powers of inspectors, enforcement of the Act, improvement notices and prohibition notices, the burden of proof and appeals; statutory duties on health, safety, and welfare; the impact of European law; burden of proof; the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007; and compensation for injuries at work. It also looks at a number of health and safety regulations, and in particular the ‘six pack’. Also looked at is the extent of the employer’s duty, and its duty to unborn children, and the limitation period for bringing an action.
Title: 11. Health and Safety at Work
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This chapter considers the provisions of the Health and Safety at Work, etc Act 1974.
It covers the background to the HSWA, covering both the criminal and civil liablity for health and safety.
It considers the powers of inspectors, enforcement of the Act, improvement notices and prohibition notices, the burden of proof and appeals; statutory duties on health, safety, and welfare; the impact of European law; burden of proof; the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007; and compensation for injuries at work.
It also looks at a number of health and safety regulations, and in particular the ‘six pack’.
Also looked at is the extent of the employer’s duty, and its duty to unborn children, and the limitation period for bringing an action.
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