Health and Safety Consultants
Professional Health and Safety Consultants covering Bristol, Birmingham, London and the Southwest

Principles of health and safety law-Syllabus

  • Sources and types of law
  • European law
  • Statute law
  • Criminal law
  • Common law
  • Civil law
  • Judicial precedence
  • Law of contract
  • Contracts of employment
  • Employment law in relation to health and safety
  • Sex Discrimination Act 1975, 1986, Race Relations Act 1976
  • Disability Discrimination Act 1995
  • Public Disclosure Act 1998
  • Absolute and qualified duties
  • Case law
  • Role of the European Union
  • Structure of the Courts

 

 

 

 

  • The institutions of the EC
  • European Commission
  • European Parliament
  • European Court of Justice
  • The UK H&S Legislative Framework
  • UK parliamentary process
  • Structure of the courts 
  • The English legal system
  • Criminal courts
  • Appeal courts
  • Civil courts
  • Enforcement of health and safety law
  • Powers of inspectors
  • Penalties imposed by the courts
  • Offences under HASAWA
  • HASAWA Section 36
  • HASAWA Section 37
  • HASAWA Section 40