Tolley's Practical Risk Assessment Handbook - Softcover

Bateman, Mike

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0750669896 ISBN 13: 9780750669894

Publisher: Routledge, 2006

Synopsis

Risk assessment has become the backbone of health and safety management in the UK and elsewhere. Employers have a legal duty to prove that risk assessments have been carried out and to ensure that appropriate precautions have been implemented.

Mike Bateman demystifies the risk assessment process and how it relates to UK legislation. He covers both the general techniques and the assessment of specific risks, such as hazardous substances (COSHH), noise, manual handling, Display Screen Equipment (DSE) workstations, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), fire, asbestos and work at height. The book is practical in its approach to risk assessment rather than being overly legalistic or academic and tells the reader how to go about risk assessment, not just what the legislation requires. It contains numerous checklists, forms and worked examples for a variety of hazards and industries.

This edition has been fully updated to take into account the impact of the following requirements on risk assessments:

• Work at Height Regulations 2005 – full new chapter


• Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005


• Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order (RRFSO) 2006

Mike Bateman runs his own health and safety consultancy and specialises in risk assessments. He is a corporate member of IOSH and a registered health and safety practitioner.

About this title

About the Author

Mike Bateman

From the Back Cover

" This excellent publication is a 'must' for directors, managers, health and safety professionals, safety representatives and others involved in risk assessments."
Lawrence Bamber, Past President IOSH

Risk assessment has become the backbone of health and safety management in the UK and elsewhere. Employers have a legal duty to prove that risk assessments have been carried out and to ensure that appropriate precautions have been implemented.

Mike Bateman demystifies the risk assessment process and how it relates to UK legislation. He covers both the general techniques and the assessment of specific risks, such as hazardous substances (COSHH), noise, manual handling, Display Screen Equipment (DSE) workstations, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), fire, asbestos and work at height. The book is practical in its approach to risk assessment rather than being overly legalistic or academic and tells the reader how to go about risk assessment, not just what the legislation requires. It contains numerous checklists, forms and worked examples for a variety of hazards and industries.

This edition has been fully updated to take into account the impact of the following requirements on risk assessments:
* Work at Height Regulations 2005 full new chapter
* Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005
* Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order (RRFSO) 2006

Mike Bateman runs his own health and safety consultancy and specialises in risk assessments. He is a corporate member of IOSH and a registered health and safety practitioner.

Related Titles
Introduction to Health and Safety at Work, 2nd edn, Hughes & Ferrett, 0750666234
Safety at Work, 6th edn, Ridley & Channing, 0750654937
Practical Industrial Safety, Risk Assessment and Shutdown Systems, Macdonald, 0750658045

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0750669896
• ISBN 13: 9780750669894
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 384