Electrical Safety and the Law
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-67049-5 (ISBN)
The fifth edition has been substantially updated to take account of considerable changes to the law, standards and guidance; it has been expanded to include:
a new chapter on the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act;
a new chapter describing landlords’ legal responsibilities for electrical safety in private rented properties and social housing;
a new chapter on the Electricity Safety Quality and Continuity Regulations;
new information on offences, penalties, sentencing guidelines, and relevant case law;
a description of the main requirements of BS 7671:2008 and other principal standards, many of which have been amended in recent years;
new cases studies to illustrate the hazards and risks;
information on changes to GB’s health and safety system.
John M. Madden CEng FIET is a former HM Principal Specialist Inspector (Electrical Engineering) with the Health & Safety Executive and now an electrical safety consultant. He has substantial experience of accident investigation and acting as an expert witness in criminal trials, civil proceedings, Fatal Accident Inquiries, and inquests.
1. The Hazards and Risks from Electricity
2. Electrical Accidents and Dangerous Occurrences
3. Principal Safety Precautions
4. The Legislative Framework
5. The Health and safety at Work etc Act 1974
6. The Electricity at Work Regulations 1989
7. The Electricity Safety Quality and Continuity Regulations 2002
8. European-derived Law with Electrical and Electrotechnical Control System Safety Requirements
9. Other Legislation with an Electrical Safety Content
10. The Corporate Manslaughter and Homicide Legislation Act 2007
11. Standards and Guidance
12. BS 7671:2001 Requirements for Electrical Installations – IEE WiringRegulations 16th Edition
13. Construction Sites
14. Underground Cables and Overhead Lines
15. Electrical Equipment in Flammable and Explosive Atmospheres
16. Tests and Testing
17. Safety-related Electrotechnical Control Systems
18. Maintenance
19. Competence
20. Electrical Safety in the Rented Property Sector
Erscheinungsdatum | 03.05.2017 |
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Zusatzinfo | 16 Tables, black and white; 74 Line drawings, black and white; 39 Halftones, black and white; 113 Illustrations, black and white |
Verlagsort | London |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 174 x 246 mm |
Gewicht | 793 g |
Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz |
Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht | |
Recht / Steuern ► Privatrecht / Bürgerliches Recht ► Medizinrecht | |
Technik ► Bauwesen | |
Technik ► Elektrotechnik / Energietechnik | |
Wirtschaft | |
ISBN-10 | 1-138-67049-9 / 1138670499 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-138-67049-5 / 9781138670495 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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