Occupational health law
By: Diana M. Kloss.
Edition: 5th ed.
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Chichester, West Sussex, UK; Ames, Iowa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 400
ISBN-13: 9781405185905
Subjects: Industrial safety -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain; Industrial hygiene -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain; Occupational Health -- legislation & jurisprudence -- Great Britain; Civil Rights -- legislation & jurisprudence -- Great Britain; Employment -- legislation & jurisprudence -- Great Britain
Description: A comprehensive guide to occupational health law, this book has been updated to include relevant changes since 1998, including: the Human Rights Act; the Data Protection Act 1998; new case law on compensation; and the Woolf reforms on civil procedures.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The provision of occupational health services; title: The legal status and liability of the OH professional; title: Medical records and confidentiality; title: Pre-employment screening and health surveillance; title: Health and safety at work : the criminal law; title: The law of compensation : welfare benefits; title: The law of compensation : civil liability; title: Employment law; title: Equal opportunities.