Book excerpt: The 5th edition of this market-leading text continues to take a humanist approach, (work should satisfy human needs equally with organisational goals), and goes beyond the risk-management model of physical safety to take into account the larger perspective of human health needs, including psychological and social needs. Our author team which includes industry experts, academics and trainers provides insight into the most recent legislation. Covers core and elective units of competency from the current qualifications: ' BSB41412 Certificate IV in Work Health and Safety and ' BSB51312 Diploma of Work Health and Safety