Handbook of Occupational Safety and Health is a one-stop source for practical information on occupational safety and health.
Features:
- Details specific issues of biological, chemical, and physical hazards to workplace safety and health, and also address a broad spectrum of management concerns including training, workers' compensation, liability coverage, and regulatory matters
- Demonstrates how to control hazards to safety and health in many types of work environments-and how to deal with injuries when they do occur
- Features 30 concise chapters that enable even those not formally trained in occupational safety to get up to speed quickly, plus more than 150 helpful illustrations that complement the text
Contents
Occupational Safety and Health Management
Management's Roles and Responsibility in an Effective Safety and Health Program
How to Locate Information Sources for Occupational Safety and Health
Recognition of Health Hazards in the Workplace
Safety Evaluations
- How to Conduct and Accident Investigation
- Risk Assessment Techniques
- How to Apply Computer Simulation to Occupational Safety and Health
Health Evaluations
- Evaluation of Exposure to Chemical Agents
- Evaluation and Management of Exposure to Infectious Agents
- Biological Monitoring in Occupational Health and Safety
- How to Ensure Quality in a Medical Surveillance Program
Control Practices
- How to Establish Industrial Loss Prevention and Fire Protection
- Hazard Communication and Worker Right-to-Know Programs
- Health and Safety Instruction
- Philosophy and Management of Engineering Control
- How to Select and Use Personal Protective Equipment
- Respiratory Protective Devices
- How to Apply the Microcomputer to Occupational Safety and Health
Physical Hazards and Special Topics
- Occupational Dermatoses
- Indoor Air Quality in Nonindustrial Occupational Environments
- Heat Stress
- Occupational Noise Exposure and Hearing Conservation
- Ergonomics: Achieving System Balance Through Ergonomic Analysis and Control
- Radiation: Nonionizing and Ionizing Sources
Legal Affairs
- How to Deal with the Troubled Employee
- Managing Workers' Compensation
- How to Evaluate Your Occupational Safety and Health Program
- Occupational Health and Safety Regulatory Affairs
- Occupational Safety and Health Legal Issues
- How to Provide Liability Industrial Coverage
Index
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