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Accidents are just waiting to happen in the workplace and can be costly to an organisation. Health and Safety legislation is now stricter than ever, with the financial and legal implications for those found contravening these regulations extremely hard-hitting. The Health and Safety Executive estimates that workplace accidents cost British business up to GBP9 billion per year. With this in mind, it makes sense to ensure that effective policies and procedures are put in place to minimise the risk to both your employees and your organisation. "Tolley's Workplace Accident Handbook" is a practical guide that ensures those with responsibility for health and safety are aware of their legal obligations regarding accidents at work. It provides a clear explanation of how accidents happen and their impact on the organisation, as well as risk management and accident prevention techniques. Accidents will happen but only by reviewing the causes and assessing the risks can they be effectively prevented. This new handbook shows how. "Tolley's Workplace Accident Handbook" is the only publication that deals specifically with accident prevention and policy, and gives you: all relevant legislation plus coverage of potential changes to existing legislation; checklists and case studies to help you put best practices in place; a section on how to prepare for an HSE investigation into a workplace accident; best practice guidance to help you review and update your current policies and procedures to comply with the latest legislation. There are vastly experienced team of authors, guaranteed to give you expert guidance. It covers all relevant legislation, and includes checklists and case studies to help you put best practices in place. It shows how to prepare for an HSE investigation into a workplace accident.