Occupational health law / Diana M. Kloss.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kloss, Diana M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Industrial safety--Law and legislation--Great Britain.

Industrial safety.

Industrial hygiene--Law and legislation--Great Britain.

Industrial hygiene.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (402 p.)

Edition:

5th ed.

Place of Publication:

Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Ames, Iowa : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Kloss on 'Occupational Health Law' has become the standard reference work on the subject since it was first published in 1989. Detailed but highly readable, it provides an essential source of information for health professionals working in occupational health and also for human resources staff. In the years since the 4th edition was written there have been many changes in the field of occupational health, which has achieved a higher profile nationally with the publication of Dame Carol Black's review of the health of Britain's working age population in 2008. This edition, which h

Contents:

Occupational Health Law, Fifth Edition; Contents; Preface to the Fifth Edition; Abbreviations; Table of Cases; Table of Statutes; Table of Statutory Instruments; General Introduction; Law and ethics; The sources of English law; Judicial review of administrative action; Criminal and civil law; The geographical extent of the law; The law of the European Union; The European Convention on Human Rights and the Human Rights Act 1998; International Labour Organization; 1: The Provision of Occupational Health Services; 1.1 The development of occupational health services

1.2 The legal obligations of the employer1.3 Who pays?; 1.4 The Employment Medical Advisory Service and Appointed Doctors; 1.5 The occupational health physician; 1.6 The occupational health nurse; 1.7 The inter-disciplinary nature of occupational health; 1.8 The relationship between the occupational health service and the general practitioner; 2: The Legal Status and Liability of the OH Professional; 2.1 Servants and independent contractors; 2.2 Liability for criminal acts; 2.3 Liability for negligence; 2.4 Liability to the workers; 2.5 Duties under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995

2.6 Professional standards2.7 Consent to medical treatment; 2.8 Liability to the employer; 2.9 Liability to the public; 2.10 Health care workers with blood-borne viruses; 2.11 Professional indemnity; 2.12 The conduct of research; 2.13 Expert witnesses; 2.14 The rights of occupational health professionals; 3: Medical Records and Confidentiality; 3.1 The ownership of records; 3.2 How long should records be kept?; 3.3 The duty of confidence; 3.4 The consent of the patient; 3.5 Relationship with other health professionals; 3.6 Medical audit; 3.7 Disclosure of information to researchers

3.8 Disclosure in the public interest3.9 Legal obligation to disclose information; 3.10 Legal obligation to reply to questions; 3.11 Legal professional privilege; 3.12 Pre-trial disclosure in civil proceedings; 3.13 Confidential information in the courts; 3.14 Expert witnesses; 3.15 The patient's right to know; 3.16 Computer records and data protection; 3.17 Information Commissioner's Employment Practices Data Protection Code: Information about Workers' Health; 3.18 Human Rights Act and privacy; 3.19 Freedom of Information Act 2000; 3.20 The employer's confidence; 3.21 Official secrets

3.22 Defamation4: Pre-employment Screening and Health Surveillance; 4.1 The purpose of 'medical assessment'; 4.2 Pre-employment h ealth screening; 4.3 Human Rights Act 1998; 4.4 Disability Discrimination Act 1995; 4.5 Sex Discrimination Acts 1975 and 1986; 4.6 Race Relations Act 1976; 4.7 Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; 4.8 Does the job applicant have to answer the employer's questions?; 4.9 Examination for entry to the pension scheme; 4.10 Surveillance of the existing workforce; 4.11 Levels of routine health surveillance; 4.12 Legal duty to provide health surveillance

4.13 Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations 2002

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-118-70834-2

1-282-55026-8

9786612550263

1-4443-1971-X

1-4443-1972-8

OCLC:

605066221