Tort is a legal term describing a legal wrong that is not connected to a contractual obligation.
A tort in health and safety would involve a civil law suit claiming that an injury resulted from the defendant's failure to exercise "reasonable care" or something similar.
Negligence
A health and safety manager provides expertise on health and safety related questions, guides management on regulatory compliance and program development, investigates health and safety complaints and problems, and may administer some of the health and safety programs of the company.
The Occupational Health and Safety Act governs health and safety in the workplace in Ontario.
The Erin Brockovich case involved a tort claim known as toxic tort. The residents of Hinkley, California, suffered harm due to environmental pollution caused by Pacific Gas and Electric Company, leading to health issues. Erin Brockovich played a crucial role in representing the victims in their legal battle for compensation.
The primary purposes of the health and safety regulations are to establish minimum requirements for health and safety in the workplace and to explicitly establish the health and safety responsibilities of employer, employee and government.
There is no such thing as "absolute safety" or "absolute health."
The Health & Safety Executive.
Occupational safety and health division
Health and Safety Legislation is any act of a legislature (i.e. any law) that addresses health and safety is some way.
Occupational health and safety officers coordinate health and safety systems in an organisation. They identify hazards, assess risks to health and safety, put appropriate safety controls in place and provide advice about accident prevention and occupational health to management and employees.
The European Union does not fit within health and safety; health and safety fits within the EU. EU health and safety requirements are but one small part of what the EU does.
English Agency comparable to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in the US. The Health and safety executive is responsible for setting and enforcing standards regarding work place safety and health issues.