Legal Liabilities in Safety and Loss Prevention (3rd Ed.) A Practical Guide, Third Edition Occupational Safety & Health Guide Series
Auteur : Schneid Thomas D.
The goal of every safety professional and safety program is to be proactive and to identify problems while complying within safety guidelines. This book clarifies basic questions about legal liability, how to minimize, prevent, and identify legal risks. Appendices, case studies, and sample forms are included in this resource. The whole book will be revised due to the laws and regulations in the workplace changing. This revised edition will address all of the changes in the laws as well as providing guidance on how to achieve and maintain compliance.
Features
- Covers methods to achieve and maintain compliance
- Includes new standards and regulations
- Discusses defense, rights, and responsibilities
- Provides a guide to professionals who are unfamiliar with reviewing, analyzing, and briefing a court decision
- Offers a new chapter on environmental and labor
Thomas D. Schneid is the Chair of the Department of Safety and Security and a tenured professor in the School of Safety, Security and Emergency Management in the college of Justice and Safety at Eastern Kentucky University. In his 25 years at EKU, Tom has served in many capacities including Chair of the Department of Safety and Security, interim chair for SSEM Graduate Studies and Research; graduate program director for the online and on campus Master of Science degree in Safety, Security and Emergency Management; Coordinator of the Fire and Safety Engineering program; and SSEM Career and Cooperative Education Coordinator.
Tom has worked in the safety and human resource fields for over 30 years at various levels including corporate safety director and industrial relations director. In Tom’s legal practice, he has represented numerous corporations in OSHA and labor related litigations throughout the United States. Tom has earned a B.S. in education, M.S. and CAS in safety as well as his Juris Doctor (J.D. in law) from West Virginia University and LL.M. (Graduate Law) from the University of San Diego. Tom is a member of the bar for the U.S. Supreme Court, 6th Circuit Court of Appeals and a number of federal districts as well as the Kentucky and West Virginia Bar.
Tom has authored and/or co-authored numerous texts on including Corporate Safety Compliance: Law, OSHA and Ethics (2008); Americans With Disabilities Act: A Compliance Guide (1994); ADA: A Manager’s Guide (1993); Legal Liabilities for Safety and Loss Prevention Professionals (2010); Fire and Emergency Law Casebook (1996); Creative Safety Solutions (1998); Occupational Health Guide to Violence in the Workplace (1999); Legal Liabilities in Emergency Management (2001) and Fire Law (1995). Tom has also co-authored several texts including Food Safety Law (1997), Legal Liabilities for Safety and Loss Prevention Professionals (1997), Physical Hazards in the Workplace (2001) and Disaster Management a
Date de parution : 05-2019
15.6x23.4 cm
Date de parution : 05-2019
15.6x23.4 cm
Thèmes de Legal Liabilities in Safety and Loss Prevention :
Mots-clés :
Loss Prevention Professionals; Criminal Sanctions; OSH Act; OSHA Enforcement; OSHA Standard; Legal Liabilities; Employee Free Choice Act; Workers Compensation; Applicable OSHA Standard; Federal Sentencing Guidelines; Specific OSHA Standard; Employer's Rights; OSHA Penalty; Occupational Safety and Health Act; Loss Prevention; workers' compensation laws; Loss Prevention Function; Taft–Hartley Act; Job Function; OSHA Inspection; Loss Prevention Program; Accident Investigation; State Plan Program; Health Administration; OSHA Violation; OSHA Citation; Federal OSHA; OSHA Regulation; General Duty Clause; Emergency Temporary Standards; State Plan States; Title III; Administrative Search Warrant; Negligent Hiring