The focus of Health and Safety: Law and Practice is on the legislative and common law positions relating to health and safety and the consequent implications for employers and employees. It is comprehensive and up-to-date, incorporating the most recent legislation - Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations, 2001 - which repeal the 1995 Regulations. These new regulations include 129 regulations in 19 parts, with 10 additional schedules. It is therefore an indispensable source of reference to the many detailed regulations implemented under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 1989 and the authoritative guidelines issued by the Health and Safety Authority.