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Book examines employer risk and liability

The second edition of Raymond Byrne’s definitive text Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Law in Ireland is now out.

This fully updated volume, published by Round Hall, provides a comprehensive analysis of the risk-based principles in the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005.

Developments

It addresses critical modern developments, including:

• Criminal liability: analysis of has (Health and Safety Authority) prosecutions and manager liability,
• Modern workplace: new protocols for hybrid working and AI challenges,
• Civil liability: Guidance on personal-injury guidelines and IRB (Injuries Resolution Board) roles.

This volume provides a comprehensive analysis and commentary on this increasingly complex and developing area of law.

The text begins with a series of chapters that analyse the risk-based principles that are the basis for the general duties of employers and their managers.

It is available to order from legalbooks.ie