Health and safety in the workplace is increasingly becoming a concern of all companies. New EU legislation has brought with it new considerations for companies, and a growing body of research, revealing how the working environment can affect staff, productivity and ultimately profit, has put health and safety issues firmly on the agenda for the future. This handbook deals with these issues in an Irish context. It covers all aspects of health and safety theory and practice in the working environment. It also focuses on the importance of proper health and safety measures in relation to the outside environment, and the responsibility of companies in this regard. Legislative changes dealing with health and safety issues are also incorporated. The work is divided into three sections. The first part outlines the legal aspects of health and safety at work. It focuses also on the practical considerations and management systems for ensuring a healthy workplace. Part two concentrates on the behavioural aspects of health and safety and gives detailed treatment to issues relating to the workplace and workspace design, ergonomics, human factors and safety culture. The final part focuses on the management of health and safety and addresses systems for actively managing safety, including environmental and safety audits, safety statements and occupational health and safety audits.
