Safety, Health And Welfare At Work - Law In Ireland - Raymond Byrne 2nd Ed H/B

This fully updated and completely reorganised edition of Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Law in Ireland provides a comprehensive analysis and commentary on this increasingly complex and developing area of law. The text begins with a series of chapters that analyse the risk-based principles that are the basis for the general duties of employers, and their managers, in the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005. The author then proceeds to discuss in detail more than 30 specific workplace safety and health topics, which will allow readers to have a complete understanding of the essential elements of the law.\nAmong the key features of the text are:\n--Analysis of the risk-based and management-based statutory duties in the 2005 Act that apply to all employers and in all places of work, whether in the private sector or public sector;\n--The role and functions of the Health and Safety Authority (HSA), the lead national regulatory body for workplace safety and health, inc.