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Legal Liabilities in Safety and Loss Prevention, Second Edition
A Practical Guide

Author(s): Thomas D. Schneid, Graduate Program Director, Department of Safety, Security and Emergency Management, Eastern Kentucky University
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  • ISBN-13: 9780763779849
  • ISBN-10:0763779849
  • Paperback    466 pages      © 2011
Price: International Sales $101.95 US List
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The goal of every safety professional and safety programs is to proactively identify problems while complying within safety guidelines. This text clarifies basic questions for safety and loss prevention professionals about legal liability, how to minimize, prevent and identify legal risks.  Appendices, case studies and sample forms are also included to engage the reader in active learning.

New to the Second Edition:

  • Chapter 5 – New information on Outreach programs
  • Chapter 7 – New PPE payment requirement information; updates on the proposed new fit testing requirements; new powered industrial trucks standard; updated information on ergonomics
  • Chapter 8 – New case study with analysis: Summit Construction
  • Chapter 9 – New ADA performance and conduct standards
  • Chapter 14 – New sections covering FMLA, “No Fear Act”, and the Fair Pay Act of 2009
  • Chapter 15 – New section on the Employee Free Choice Act
  • Updated Appendix Materials

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  Chapter  1  Overview and History
  Chapter  2  OSHA Enforcement
  Chapter  3  OSHA Requirements
  Chapter  4  Employer’s Rights
  Chapter  5  Managing an Effective Safety and Loss Prevention Program
  Chapter  6  Criminal Sanctions
  Chapter  7  OSHA Standards and Requirements
  Chapter  8  Proposed Legislation and Trends
  Chapter  9  The Safety and Loss Prevention Professional and the Americans with Disabilities Act
  Chapter  10  Legal Liabilities under Workers’ Compensation Laws
  Chapter  11  Protecting Your Organization or Company
  Chapter  12  Personal Liability for Safety and Loss Prevention Professionals
  Chapter  13  Other Legal Considerations
  Chapter  14  Safety and Labor
  Chapter  15  Other Laws Impacting the Safety Function
Appendix  A  Occupational Safety and Health Act
Appendix  B  Citation and Notification of Penalty
Appendix  C  Safety Audit Assessment Sample Form
Appendix  D  Charge of Discrimination Sample Form
Appendix  E  OSHA Complaint Sample Form
Appendix  F  Worker's Compensation Sample Forms
Appendix  G  First Report of Injury Sample Form
Appendix  H  Federal Sentencing Guidelines
Appendix  I  Guide to Review Commission Procedures
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Thomas D. Schneid-Graduate Program Director, Department of Safety, Security and Emergency Management, Eastern Kentucky University

            Thomas D. Schneid is a tenured professor in the Department of Safety, Security and Emergency Management (formerly Loss Prevention and Safety) at Eastern Kentucky University and serves as the graduate program director for the online and on campus Master of Science degree in Safety, Security and Emergency Management.

           Tom has earned a B.S. in education, M.S. and CAS in safety, M.S. in international business and a Ph.D. in environmental engineering as well as his Juris Doctor (J.D. in law) from West Virginia University and LL.M. (Graduate Law) from the University of San Diego. Tom is a member of the bar for the U.S. Supreme Court, 6th Circuit Court of Appeals and a number of federal districts as well as the Kentucky and West Virginia Bar.

          Tom has authored and/or co-authored fifteen texts including the Americans With Disabilities Act casebook, Fire Law, Fire and Emergency Law Casebook, Food Safety Law and Corporate Safety Compliance. In addition, he has authored over 100 articles on legal issues and safety-related topics.  

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