Product Safety and Liability dissects the risk points, the role of product liability audits, case histories to reflect the statutory mind, crisis management, insurance, and once again, the role of the in-house lawyer. Managing a Crisis , as an appendix takes an illustration to explain different views on meeting the crisis and tackle the product risk. Another role that corporates have had to compulsorily don is that of being environmentally friendly and responsible the demand is from the layperson and regulator alike. Compliance programmes to keep track of constantly changing environmental laws and their suitable implementation become essential. Environmental Compliance reasons that it is incumbent for responsible companies to prepare for the future, have appropriate compliance manuals in place, use environmental audits, be ready for crises and have an intelligent and combative staff in the in-house legal function who regularly update the legislative developments and conduct due diligence.
Case studies lend added credibility to the chapter.
Health and Safety at work is invariably addressed by every business sector not necessarily confined in the physical sense of the words, but also including equipment design, ergonomics, disposal of waste and emissions, restriction on working hours, trade union rights et al. Regulatory involvement, as in Product liability and Environment, is phenomenal. Having a Policy statement, Safety management systems, legal audits and due diligence, processes to deal with enforcements and inspections and crisis management becomes inviolate. A comparative chart of the enforcement powers in several EU states is eye opening. A completely different legal risk arises by not managing the Communications and Document creation processes effectively.