Safety and Health for Engineers (eBook)
608 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-119-21918-7 (ISBN)
* Completely revises and updates all 38 chapters in the book
* New edition adds more than 110 stories and cases from practice to illustrate various topics or issues
* New topics on adapting to new safety concerns that arise from technology innovations; convergence of safety, health and environmental departments in many organizations; the concept of prevention through design; and emphasis on safety management systems and risk management and analysis
* Includes learning exercises and computational examples based on real world situations along with in-depth references for each chapter
* Includes a detailed solutions manual for academic adopters
* Covers the primary topics included in certification exams for professional safety, such as CSP/ASP
Roger L. Brauer Ph.D. was the first Recipient of the Roger Brauer Lifetime Achievement Award from the Board of Certified Safety Professionals. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Safety Engineers and 68th Inductee into the Safety and Health Hall of Fame International. Dr. Brauer was an adjunct professor of safety engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for 20 years and a Principal Investigator at the US Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratory in Champaign, Illinois, for 20 years. He was also Executive Director of the Board of Certified Safety Professionals for 15 years.
Preface to the revised edition vii
Part I introduction 1
Chapter 1 The Importance of Safety and Health 3
Chapter 2 Safety and Health Professions 14
Chapter 3 Fundamental concepts and terms 23
Part II Legal aspects of Safety 35
Chapter 4 Federal laws, Regulations, Standards, and Agencies 37
Chapter 5 Other safety laws and regulations 46
Chapter 6 Workers' Compensation 53
Chapter 7 Products liability 63
Chapter 8 Record keeping and Reporting 74
Part III Hazards and their control 85
Chapter 9 General principles of hazard Control 87
Chapter 10 Mechanics and Structures 101
Chapter 11 Walking and Working surfaces 122
Chapter 12 Electrical safety 140
Chapter 13 Tools and Machines 153
Chapter 14 Transportation 176
Chapter 15 Materials handling 194
Chapter 16 Fire protection and prevention 218
Chapter 17 Explosions and Explosives 247
Chapter 18 Heat and Cold 257
Chapter 19 Pressure 275
Chapter 20 Visual Environment 286
Chapter 21 Non-ionizing radiation 296
Chapter 22 Ionizing radiation 307
Chapter 23 Noise and Vibration 316
Chapter 24 Chemicals 336
Chapter 25 Ventilation 357
Chapter 26 Biohazards 372
Chapter 27 Hazardous waste 384
Chapter 28 Personal Protective Equipment 396
Chapter 29 Emergencies and Security 412
Chapter 30 Facility planning and design 424
Part IV The Human Element 433
Chapter 31 Human behavior and Performance in safety 435
Chapter 32 Procedures, Rules, and Training 449
Chapter 33 Ergonomics 461
Part V Managing Safety and Health 485
Chapter 34 Risk, Risk Assessment and Risk Management 487
Chapter 35 Safety Management 506
Chapter 36 System Safety 520
Chapter 37 Safety analyses and Management Information 537
Chapter 38 Safety plans and Programs 558
Appendix A Ergonomics data 568
Index 577
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 21.4.2016 |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie |
| Technik | |
| Wirtschaft | |
| Schlagworte | Arbeitsschutz u. Arbeitssicherheit • Arbeitssicherheit • Arbeitssicherheit u. Umweltschutz i. d. Chemie • Chemical and Environmental Health and Safety • Chemie • Chemistry • Electrical & Electronics Engineering • Elektrotechnik u. Elektronik • Gesundheits- u. Sozialwesen • Health & Social Care • Occupational Health & Safety • Systems Engineering & Management • Systemtechnik u. -management |
| ISBN-10 | 1-119-21918-3 / 1119219183 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-119-21918-7 / 9781119219187 |
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