Legal liabilities in safety and loss prevention :

Schneid, Thomas D.

Legal liabilities in safety and loss prevention : a practical guide / Thomas D. Schneid. - 2nd ed. - Sudbury : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, c.2011. - xiii, 465 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Includes appendix. Index : p. 443-463.

Includes bibliographical references.

Overview and history -- OSHA enforcement -- OSHA requirements -- Employer's rights -- Managing an effective safety and loss prevention program -- Criminal sanctions -- OSHA standards and requirements -- Proposed legislation and trends -- The safety and loss prevention professional and the Americans with Disabilities Act -- Legal liabilities under workers' compensation laws -- Protecting your organization or company -- Personal liability for safety and loss prevention professionals -- Other legal considerations -- Safety and labor -- Other laws impacting the safety function.

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Industrial safety--Law and legislation--United States.
Industrial hygiene--Law and legislation--United States.
Employers' liability--United States.
Risk management--United States.





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