UNIT 5

• SAFETY
• IMPORTANCE OF SAFETY
• FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS AND TERMS
• WORKERS’ COMPENSATION
• PRODUCT LIABILITY
• HAZARDS AND THEIR CONTROL
• SAFETY REGULATIONS
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION

THE DEMAND FOR COMPENSATION

Common Law Defenses
1. Assumption of risk
2. Contributory negligence
3. The fellow servant rule
Early Workers’ Compensation Laws
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION

WORKERS’ COMPENSATION LAWS

No-Fault Concept
Proliferation of Laws
Types of Laws
Objectives of Workers’ Compensation Laws
Workmen’s Versus Workers’ Compensation
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION
WORKERS COVERED

BENEFITS

TYPE OF DISABILITY

FINANCING

ADMINISTRATION

THIRD-PARTY LAWSUITS
PRODUCT LIABILITY
THEORIES OF LIABILITY
PRODUCT LIABILITY EVIDENCE
NEGLIGENCE
WARRANTY
STRICT LIABILITY
DEFECTS
Design Defects,
Manufacturing Defects,
Defects in Instructions and Warnings
PRODUCT LIABILITY
MISUSE AND FORESEEABILITY
MODIFICATIONS AND SUBSTANTIAL CHANGE
Characteristics of Warnings
STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS
THE LAWSUIT PROCESS
EXPERT WITNESSES
REDUCING LIABILITY RISKS
HAZARDS AND THEIR CONTROL
General Principles of Hazards Control
Murphy’s Law
Corollaries
Hazard & Hazard Control
Sources of Hazards
Planning & Design
Production & Distribution
Maintenance & Repair
Communication
HAZARDS AND THEIR CONTROL
Principles of Hazards Control
Environmental Hazards
Hazard Control Models
SAFETY REGULATIONS
https://labour.gov.in/industrial-safety-health
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