Concise Guide to Workplace Safety and Health - What You Need to Know, When You Need It

List of contents

Asbestos. Bloodborne Pathogens. Combustible Dusts. Compressed Gases. Confined Spaces. Cranes, Derricks, Hoists, and Slings. Electrical Safety. Emergency Preparations (Exit Routes, Emergency Action, and Fire Prevention Plans). Ergonomics. Flammable and Combustible Liquids. Guarding Powered Hand, Table, and Fixed Machine Tools. Hazard Communication. Hearing Protection. Heat and Cold Stress. Hexavalent Chromium. Highway Worksite Safety. Indoor Air Quality and Indoor Environmental Quality. Injury and Illness Protection Program. Ionizing Radiation. Laboratory Safety and Health. Lead. Lockout/Blockout/Tagout (Control of Hazardous Energy). Medical Services and First Aid. Nanotechnology. Office, School, and Retail Safety. Personal Protective Equipment. Pesticide Use. Powered Industrial Trucks. Process Safety Management. Respiratory Protection. Spray Finishing. Ventilation (Industrial). Welding. Workplace Violence Prevention.

About the author

Gary Chambers

Summary

This book shows how to identify potential design errors and modify procedures in the design process to mitigate design-induced error. Real life examples are used to demonstrate the points being made. Many of the concerns raised in the book have come from a worldwide study conducted with designers, managers, and end-users.

Product details

• Authors: Gary Chambers, Chambers Gary
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781138431065
• ISBN: 978-1-138-43106-5
• No. of pages: 409
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Business administration; Industrial relations, health & safety, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Labor & Industrial Relations, Industrial relations, occupational health and safety, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor / General