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1. CHAPTER ONE
Duty
Of
Care

2. ORIGINS
The
concept
and
legisla0on
rela0ng
to
occupa0onal
or
workplace
health
and
safety
is
not
new.
While
it
has
its
origins
in
the
mid
1800’s,
contemporary
laws
have
been
in
existence
since
the
1970’s.
Duty
of
care
is
not
the
specific
nor
focal
element
of
the
exis0ng
laws.
Duty
of
care
is
a
subset
of
the
health
and
safety
laws.
A
point
unknown
or
confused
by
many.
• First
introduced
into
law
in
the
US
in
1972
as
the
Occupa&onal
Safety
and
Health
Act
1970
• Enacted
in
the
Health
and
Safety
at
Work
Act
1974
in
the
UK
• Australia,
New
Zealand,
Canada,
Hong
Kong,
Singapore,
Indonesia,
Japan
and
Malaysia
follow
with
similar
legisla0on
during
the
1970’s
which
is
modeled
on
the
UK
act.
• Ra0fied
by
52
countries,
the
ILO
Conven&on
155,
Occupa&onal
Safety
and
Health
Conven&on
1981
• Bill
C-­‐45,
Industrial
manslaughter,
Canadian
Criminal
Code
introduced
• Corporate
Manslaughter
and
Corporate
Homicide
Act
2007
[UK)
added
Furnish to each of his employees employment
and a place of employment which are free from
recognized hazards that are causing or likely
to cause death or serious physical harm to his
employees.
- Occupational Health & Safety Act 1970 (US)
Section 5(a)(1)
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3. If you’re interested in understanding
how to instantly evaluate, educate
and monitor the risk for every single
traveller and business trip as part of
your travel health, safety, security
and risk management
“
What begins as a workplace extension,
ends in a business anywhere opportunity
”
-­‐
Tony
Ridley
CEO
Intelligent
Travel