The Legal Aspects of Industrial Hygiene and Safety

Title: The Legal Aspects of Industrial Hygiene and Safety
Author: Kurt W. Dreger
ISBN: 1498773419 / 9781498773416
Format: Soft Cover
Pages: 120
Publisher: CRC Press
Year: 2018
Availability: 2 to 3 weeks

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The Legal Aspects of Industrial Hygiene and Safety explores various legal issues that are often encountered by Industrial Hygiene and Safety managers during their careers. A description is presented of the various legal concepts and processes that often arise in the IH/S practice, including tort, contract, and administrative law. The goal is to provide IH/S managers with sufficient knowledge to be able to incorporate legal risk analysis into everyday decision-making and policy development. This book will explore the legal issues that arise in IH/S practice and will be helpful to new IH/S managers as they progress in their careers.

  • Explores various legal issues that are often encountered by Industrial Hygiene and Safety managers during their careers
  • Provides insight into the legal issues and processes to IH/S managers that are traditionally only available to attorneys
  • Improves the IH/S managers' ability to communicate complex IH/S issues to in-house counsel Presents tools and knowledge to IH/S managers so they can better consider the legal risks of the decisions they make
  • Covers various legal concepts and processes that can arise in the IH/S practice, including tort, contract, and administrative law

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Introduction

Chapter 1 : The Legal Implications of the Employment Relationship
Chapter 2 : Tort Law and Its Impact on IH/S Contract Law
Chapter 3 : The Administrative Law System
Chapter 4 : Criminal Law Aspects of IH/S
Chapter 5 : Employment Litigation
Chapter 6 : Workers Compensation
Chapter 7 : The Consequences of Injury or Illness
Chapter 8 : IH/S Documents and Records
Chapter 9 : Legal Research and Risk Analysis

Index