Title Occupational health and safety law and policy : text and materials / Richard Johnstone

Edition Second edition Published Pyrmont, NSW : Law Book Company, 2004

Copies

Location	Call no.	Vol.	Availability
WATERFT LAW	KN 198 K1 Joh/Oha 2004		AVAILABLE
MELB	KN 198 K1 Joh/Oha 2004		AVAILABLE

Description xcviii, 738 pages ; 25 cm regular print Contents 1. Occupational health and safety in Australia: an overview -- 2. The historical development of the law regulating workplace illness -- 3. Australian occupational health and safety regulation: framework, institutions and key concepts -- 4. Standard setting: the employer's general duty -- 5. Standard setting: the other general duties -- 6. Standard setting: regulations, codes of practice and other standards -- 7. State enforcement of OHS statutory standards -- 8. Occupational health and safety, industrial relations and workers' participation and rights -- 9. Common law compensation for work-related injury, disease and death -- 10. Workers' compensation -- 11. Rehabilitation Summary This second edition continues to provide a plain English approach to explaining and analysing the law which regulates workplace health and safety in Australia. The provisions of the varying Australian OHS statutes are outlined along with court decisions interpreting these provisions Analysis Health policy Industry policy Occupational health and safety Interstate comparisons Legislation Cases (Law) Notes Includes index Bibliography Bibliography: page lxix-xcviii Subject Industrial accidents -- Law and legislation -- Australia. Industrial accidents -- Australia. Industrial hygiene -- Law and legislation -- Australia -- Cases. Industrial safety -- Law and legislation -- Australia -- Cases. Industrial hygiene -- Law and legislation -- Australia. Industrial safety -- Law and legislation -- Australia. Genre/Form Trials, litigation, etc. LC no. 2004444946 ISBN 0455218560

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