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Written with corporate regulatory compliance officers, health and safety managers, loss control managers, and human resource specialists in mind, this book offers workplace-tested strategies for meeting the health and safety needs of a modern corporation. Emphasizing the practical means of achieving compliance with OSHA regulations, this book also provides a unique assessment of the more extensive factors that influence the management of workplace health and safety. The integration of practical regulation strategies with corporate objectives is particularly relevant to graduate curricula in business management, public policy, and occupational medicine.
List of contents
Overview of Occupational Health and Safety
Scope of Occupational Health and Safety
Hazard and Risk Assessment
Occupational Health and Safety Standards
The HSE Audit
Health and Safety Programs
Hazard Communication
Laboratory Standard
Lockout--150; Tagout
Confined Space Entry and Hotwork
Electrical Safety-Related Work Practices
Respiratory Protection
Hearing Conservation
Hazardous Waste Management
Emergency Response
Management of Change
Bloodborne Pathogens
Special Issues
Chemical Surveillance and Monitoring. Medical Surveillance
Integrated Personnel Training
Data and Information Management
Business Management, Health and Safety, and Environmental Quality: As Assessment of Trends
Summary
Offers workplace-tested strategies for meeting the health and safety needs of a corporation. This work provides an assessment of the factors that influence the management of workplace health and safety. It offers guidelines for industrial compliance with major OSHA regulations. It also explains practical alternative compliance strategies.
