Occupational Health and Safety Law

1. Introduction.
PART ONE OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY LAW IN CONTEXT.
2. Occupational health and safety law in context.
3. History of occupational health and safety law.
PART TWO FRAMEWORK FOR OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY LAW.
4. Framework legislation for occupational health and safety.
5. The general duties and general principles of liability.
6. Responsibilities of employers and employees.
7. Other general duties: safe industrial activity.
8. Other relevant statutory provisions.
9. Framework regulations.
10. Regulations.
11. Implementation and enforcement of the 1974 Act.
12. Worker involvement.
PART THREE COMPENSATION FOR INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS.
13. Introduction: nature and purpose of civil liability.
14. Liability in negligence.
15. Civil liability for breach of statutory duty.
16. General defences to civil liability.
PART FOUR SYSTEMS AND PROCEDURES AT THE WORKPLACE.
17. Safe systems at the workplace.
18. Procedures after an accident.