Safety Engineering

Principles and Practices

Inbunden, Engelska, 2018

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Many courses and curriculum focus on purely theoretical and scientific aspects of safety and related topics. Often, these students are lacking the fundamental concepts and principles that are required in the real world. Safety Engineering: Principles and Practices helps bridge the gap between what is typically taught and what is truly needed. The third edition of Safety Engineering has been thoroughly revised, updated, and expanded. It provides practical information for students and professionals who want an overview of the fundamentals and insight into the subtleties of this expanding discipline.Although this book primarily serves as a textbook, managers and technical personnel will find it a useful reference in dealing with complex safety matters and in planning worker training. This edition includes topics such as identifying regulatory requirements, handling contemporary problem that affect the modern worker, complying with record-keeping requirements, and much more.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2018-06-20
Mått224 x 293 x 33 mm
Vikt1 470 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieBernan Press
Antal sidor514
Upplaga3
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781598889802

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Frank R. Spellman, Ph.D., is the author or co-author of more than 110 books on safety, occupational health, natural and environmental sciences. He has 45 years of experience in safety and health and has served as a consultant for the U.S. Department of Justice, a variety of law firms, and a number of non-governmental organizations on environmental issues and health-related matters. He is formerly an assistant professor of environmental health at Old Dominion University.

CONTENTSPrefacePurpose of TextAudienceScope of TextPart I PrinciplesChapter 1 IntroductionChapter 2 Safety: A Historical PerspectiveChapter 3 Safety TerminologyChapter 4 Safety: Regulatory RequirementsChapter 5 Safety Engineering: Recognize, Evaluate, and ControlChapter 6 Fundamental Engineering ConceptsChapter 7 Management AspectsChapter 8 Industrial HygieneChapter 9 Accident InvestigationsPart II ProgramsChapter 10 Back Injury Prevention ProgramsChapter 11 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)Chapter 12 Confined Space EntryChapter 13 Respiratory ProtectionChapter 14 Lockout/TagoutChapter 15 Hot Work Permit ProcedureChapter 16 Construction Safety and ContractorsChapter 17 Electrical SafetyChapter 18 Emergency ResponseChapter 19 Fall ProtectionChapter 20 Fire SafetyChapter 21 Hazard CommunicationChapter 22 Office SafetyChapter 23 Hazardous Waste HandlingChapter 24 Welding Safety ProgramChapter 25 Pressure VesselsChapter 26 Rigging Safety ProgramsChapter 27 Noise HazardsChapter 28 Radiation SafetyChapter 29 Indoor Air QualityChapter 30 ErgonomicsChapter 31 Process Safety Management and Risk Management PlanningChapter 32 Machine Guarding Safety ProgramChapter 33 Security and Vulnerability AssessmentChapter 34 Computer and Data SecurityChapter 35 Contemporary Problems Affecting Modern WorkersChapter 36 Thermal StressChapter 37 Workplace ViolenceChapter 38 Motor Vehicle SafetyChapter 39 Engineering Design and Controls for SafetyChapter 40 Safety and Health TrainingChapter 41 Recordkeeping RequirementsChapter 42 Safety InspectionsAfterwordIndex