Public third parties

There is a legal requirement upon most employers to have in force employer s liability insurance covering injury to their employees. Public liability insurance, while not compulsory, is strongly recommended, both in terms of third-party liability (arising from the effects of corporate activities) and product liability (arising from the effects of corporate products. 

Exceptions to the cover are as for public liability (third party) policies plus ... 

In general, all points already listed under employer s liability apply equally in public liability (third party) situations. Additionally, the following should be considered. 

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By the nature of its interdisciplinary nature, functional genomics is almost invariably a collaborative effort at distinct locations. A practical approach to the data management of such projects that we follow is to localize all data in one server and allow all collaborators to access it remotely, conveniently through a web browser without having to install specialized software. This also allows access by third parties, after public release of the data sets. In fact, these massive data sets cannot be published in the traditional way. One leaves the data out of journal articles and merely indicates there how to access the data directly from this system. Functional genomics is changing even the sociology of science ... 

In practice, external sharing of lessons learned from investigations is not an easy task. Those who wish to share details of serious incidents with the public encounter numerous challenges. Many process safety incidents involve fatalities or third party activity, and thus may ultimately end up in litigation. 

Third-party accountability Changing laws and public perceptions Cradle-to-grave stewardship responsibilities... 

Over a long period of history, commercial transactions were primarily a two-party affair, between the seller and the buyer. In the last few decades, a third party has forcefully entered into the transaction, based on concerns about safety and the environment, and on public opinion and government regulations. This is shown in figure 10.1. The third party consists of ... 

Economists have long emphasized that in health care, identification of the consumer is ambiguous. Is it the patient, the physician acting as a professional agent on behalf of the patient, or is it the third-party payer In most but not all countries, pharmaceutical manufacturer sales representatives, called detailers, are permitted to visit physicians in their offices and provide them with promotional material. Representatives from pharmaceutical manufacturers also interact with public-sector payers such as ministries of health, as well as with private-sector payers, such as insurers and self-insured employers in the United States. 

In the course of the first two steps public consultations are provided giving third parties the opportunity to comment on the dossier and on the prioritization, respectively. 

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