Health, safety and welfare law in Ireland / Joseph Kinsella.
Material type: TextPublication details: Dublin : Gill & Macmillan, 2008.Description: xi, 211 p. ; 24 cmISBN:- 0717144607 (pbk.)
- 9780717144600 (pbk.)
- 344.0465 KIN
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
* Describes the principal duties and obligations of employers and employees as outlined in the Health & Safety at Work Acts 1989 to 2005 and including subsequent Regulations
* Covers all areas of occupational health and safety law, including that relevant to the construction industry and the caring professions, e.g. childcare
* Addresses issues relating to the provision and promotion of safe and healthy working practices, systems and training
* Identifies and discusses risk factors in relation to safety under the Health, Safety & Work General Purpose Regulations
* Discusses the role and function of the Health and Safety Authority, and outlines the Health Safety & Welfare Construction Regulations 2006, including the legal duties imposed by those Regulations
* Introduces legislative provisions governing employee welfare, such as maternity leave and unfair dismissal, and considers the issue of Insurance in relation to the workplace and the Law governing this practice
* Examines the roles and functions of the Rights Commissioner, Employment Equality Authority, Employment Appeals Tribunal and the Labour Court in relation to workplace welfare
* Suitable for: - Students taking courses on Construction, Security Studies, Childcare, Introduction to Nursing, Social Care, Health Care, Community & Health Services; where Safety & Health at Work FETAC level 5 is a module
* Also suitable for: - BTEC Higher Diploma in Applied Social Care - Irish Institute of Purchasing & Materials Management Risk Assessment and Health & Safety's Management course - FETAC Level 5 Certificate in Agriculture (Teagasc) - FÁS Safe Pass courses
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Author notes provided by Syndetics
Joseph Kinsella teaches Health & Safety Law in Cork College of Commerce, Morrison's Island, Cork.