Tolley's Health and Safety at Work Handbook

Written by a team of experts on health and safety, this handbook provides an authoritative reference source covering key aspects of health and safety, law and practice as well as related environmental and employment information in an easy-to-use A-Z format. Providing clear interpretation of legislation and regulations, on a range of subjects from accident reporting to workplaces and welfare facilities, the 2002 handbook contains new chapters on food safety and standards, gas safety, risk assessment and safe systems of work. The handbook has been updated to include: new accident reporting procedures - simplifying existing reporting procedures under RIDDOR; new construction regulations; new dangerous substances legislation - Notification of New Substances (Amendment) Regulations 2001 and Biocidal Products Regulations 2001. In addition, the book contains tables of regulations and statutes and lists the current HSE publications and guidance, relevant British Standards, and useful names and addresses of organizations.