The Health & Safety Act Explained (Point of Law Series)

The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 remains the single most important piece of health and safety legislation. It now applies to virtually all workplaces, and is supplemented by many regulations. It is essential for all employers and self-employed people to comply with this legislation, in order to protect their employees and avoid criminal penalties. This book provides a practical guide to the Act, as well as the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999. It contains the full text of the Act with explanatory notes written in plain English. Annotations are included which discuss its practical application. The book also gives an analysis of the impact of recent legal decisions upon the interpretation of the Act.