Legal Liability: A Guide for Safety and Loss Prevention Professionals

This book has been specifically designed as a textbook for the legal a spects of the health and safety course that is required in almost ever y occupational health and safety and industrial hygiene undergraduate academic program. It covers the important legal components and provide's a pro-active, how-to approach to ensure compliance and reduce legal risk. The how-to emphasis is on developing compliance programs that ke ep a company free from legal liability under the various work place la ws. The book covers the history of OSHA, how the OSHA compliance and r egulatory system works, what the specific OSHA regulations cover in to day's workplaces, the inspection process, workers' compensation, the A mericans with Disabilities Act, state laws, protecting the corporation , and personal liability. To bring home the book's points, actual case law is provided. Instructor's manual is available.