The Legal Aspects of Industrial Hygiene and Safety

• Author(s): Kurt W. Dreger,
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Pages: 142
• ISBN_10: 042965717X
  ISBN_13: 9780429657177
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Business & Economics / Human Resources & Personnel Management , Law / Environmental , Technology & Engineering / Industrial Engineering , Technology & Engineering / Industrial Health & Safety , Business & Economics / Economics / General , Technology & Engineering / Environmental / General , Technology & Engineering / Chemical & Biochemical ,

Description:...

The Legal Aspects of Industrial Hygiene and Safety explores various legal issues that are often encountered by Industrial Hygiene and Safety managers during their careers. A description is presented of the various legal concepts and processes that often arise in the IH/S practice, including tort, contract, and administrative law. The goal is to provide IH/S managers with sufficient knowledge to be able to incorporate legal risk analysis into everyday decision-making and policy development. This book will explore the legal issues that arise in IH/S practice and will be helpful to new IH/S managers as they progress in their careers.

FEATURES

• Explores various legal issues that are often encountered by Industrial Hygiene and Safety managers during their careers
• Provides insight into the legal issues and processes to IH/S managers that are traditionally only available to attorneys
• Improves the IH/S managers' ability to communicate complex IH/S issues to in-house counsel Presents tools and knowledge to IH/S managers so they can better consider the legal risks of the decisions they make
• Covers various legal concepts and processes that can arise in the IH/S practice, including tort, contract, and administrative law