| Document ID (ISN) | 65653 |
| CIS number |
95-2059 |
| ISBN(s) |
0-414-01057-4 |
| Year |
1995 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Craig V., Miller K. |
| Title |
Law of health and safety at work in Scotland |
| Bibliographic information |
Sweet and Maxwell Ltd., Cheriton house, North Way, Andover, Hampshire SP10 5BE, United Kingdom, 1995. xxxvii, 286p. Bibl.ref. Index. Price: GBP 28.50. |
| Abstract |
This book provides an introduction to the law of health and safety as it applies in Scotland. Contents: sources and institutions (criminal law, civil law, approved codes of practice, influence of the European Community, institutions of the law of health and safety at work); the common law and the employer's duty; the statutory regime (the importance of legislation as a mechanism for setting standards; the evolution of health and safety law); requirements of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974; selected areas of statutory regulation; remedies and insurance. Statutes and judicial cases are listed. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
occupational safety and health; legislation; Scotland; United Kingdom |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
responsibilities of employers; public OSH institutions; European Communities; manuals; criminal liability; employee rights; comment on law; case law; comment on directive; workmen's compensation |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Country / State or Province | United Kingdom |
| Subject(s) |
Administration, legislation
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
General safety, health and conditions of work
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Criminal liability in OSH
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