Health and Safety Law

£20.00

Duration: 1 hour

This short course, explains your legal health and safety obligations as an employer or employee and explores the penalties and consequences of poor safety in the workplace.

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Duration: 1 hour

This short course, explains your legal health and safety obligations as an employer or employee and explores the penalties and consequences of poor safety in the workplace.

Duration: 1 hour

This short course, explains your legal health and safety obligations as an employer or employee and explores the penalties and consequences of poor safety in the workplace.

Objectives

After completing the course, learners will be able to know:

  • The differences between civil and criminal law and the effect of the European Courts on UK safety legislation

  • The duties placed on employers, employees and others by the Health and Safety at Work Act

  • Who enforces Health and Safety and how

  • The consequences of contravening current safety legislation

Topics

Topics explored in the course Health & Safety Law:

  • Criminal vs Civil law and the consequences

  • Negligence

  • The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, Regulations and European Directives

  • Employer and employee responsibilities

  • Law enforcement