This fully updated second edition of the practical and concise introduction to the law of health and safety at work in Scotland sets out the common law, statutory provisions and European materials applying to health and safety in the workplace. Written in a thoroughly approachable style, An Introduction to the Law of Health and Safety at Work in Scotland takes into account the adoption of E.U. directives on health and safety at work, and the recent revisions implementing domestic regulations dealing with, among other things: management of health and safety at work; display screen equipment; manual handling of goods; work equipment; working time; substances hazardous to health; construction design and management of the workplace; public interest disclosure and human rights.