Legal Aspects of Industrial Hygiene and Safety

List of contents

Introduction. The Legal Implications of the Employment Relationship. Tort Law and Its Impact on IH/S. Contract Law. The Administrative Law System. Criminal Law Aspects of IH/S. Employment Litigation. Workers Compensation. The Consequences of Injury or Illness. IH/S Documents and Records. Legal Research and Risk Analysis.

About the author

Kurt W. Dreger has devoted his 30 plus year career to promoting, enhancing and protecting worker health and safety, as an industrial hygienist, an occupational safety and health management professional, and as an attorney representing and upholding the rights of workers in the San Francisco Bay Area. His experience includes leading and managing Environment, Safety and Health (ES&H) programs for government, university, national laboratory, and private sector organizations. Mr. Dreger is the principal attorney at Dreger Law PC, a San Francisco Bay Area based law firm in which he represents California clients, primarily on the plaintiff side in employment litigation matters. Mr. Dreger is a licensed California attorney and a Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH). He holds a Juris Doctor (JD) degree from the John F. Kennedy University, College of Law, a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) degree from San Francisco State University, and a BA degree in Chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley.

Summary

This book explores legal issues that are encountered by Industrial Hygiene and Safety managers during their careers. The goal is to provide IH/S managers with sufficient knowledge to incorporate legal risk analysis into decision-making and policy development. This book will explore the legal issues that arise and is helpful to new IH/S managers.

Product details

• Authors: Kurt W. Dreger, Kurt W. (Es&h Depty Assurance Manager & Le Dreger, Kurt W. eger
• Assisted by: Kurt W. Dreger (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2018
• EAN: 9781498773416
• ISBN: 978-1-4987-7341-6
• No. of pages: 120
• Series: Sustainable Improvements in Environment Safety and Health; Sustainable Improvements in Environment Safety and Health
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Structural and environmental engineering; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Industrial Engineering, LAW / Environmental, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Industrial Health & Safety, environmental science, engineering & technology, Personnel & human resources management, Chemical Engineering, Personnel and human resources management, Environmental science, engineering and technology, Occupational health and safety law, working time law, Industrial chemistry and chemical engineering, Occupational health & safety law