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HEALTH AND SAFETY POCKET BOOK
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By
Jeremy Stranks, MSc, FCIEH, FIOSH, RSP, Managing Consultant, Safety and Hygiene Consultants, UK

Description
The Health and Safety Pocket Book is a handy reference tool for practising health and safety professionals, auditors, managers, HR personnel, employee representatives and anyone with health and safety responsibilities. It is an essential compilation of guidance, data and checklists covering a wide range of health and safety topics, supported by extensive key glossary terms. The A-Z arrangement within the chapters and extensive cross-referencing make the book easy to navigate, while its size and scope make it the ideal volume for ready reference and site visits. The book will also be useful for health and safety courses at all levels. Key features include:
  • The principal health and safety legal requirements for every industry
  • Safety management elements and systems
  • Checklists for major hazards affecting all industries
  • A wealth of charts, hard to remember details and data
  • A glossary of the main concepts of health and safety
  • A list of important health and safety courses, publications and organisations
Jeremy Stranks has over 40 years' experience in occupational safety and health enforcement, management consultancy and training. He is a founding member of NEBOSH and has lectured on all aspects of health and safety. His company Safety & Hygiene Consultants offers organisations advice in the preparation of Statements of Health and Safety Policy, risk assessment and safety monitoring procedures, together with in-house training for all levels of management. He also undertakes expert witness work in both criminal and civil cases.

Audience
Health and Safety consultants and managers; Managers in all industries with health and safety responsibilities; Safety representatives in small to medium sized enterprises; HR managers. Risk assessors; Safety auditors; Lecturers and students on health and safety courses.

Contents
List of abbreviations

Health and Safety Law
Legal background The principle statutes Principal regulations Approved codes of practice HSE guidance notes

Health and Safety Management
Health and safety management in practice Hazard checklists

Health and Safety Information
Tables and figures Forms

Health and Safety Glossary


Appendices
Accredited training courses in occupational health and safety Documentation and record keeping requirements Useful publications and information sources Professional organisations Industries – principal legal requirements Index

Bibliographic details
Paperback, 464 pages, publication date: JUN-2006
ISBN-13: 978-0-7506-6781-4
ISBN-10: 0-7506-6781-8
Imprint: BUTTERWORTH HEINEMANN

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