Safety and Health for Engineers
John Wiley & Sons Inc (Verlag)
978-1-119-80229-7 (ISBN)
Ensuring the health and safety of individuals in the workplace is vital on an interpersonal level but is also crucial to limiting the liability of companies in the event of an onsite injury. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported over 4,700 fatal work injuries in the United States in 2020, most frequently in transportation-related incidents. The same year, approximately 2.7 million workplace injuries and illnesses were reported by private industry employers. According to the National Safety Council, the cost in lost wages, productivity, medical and administrative costs is close to 1.2 trillion dollars in the US alone. It is imperative—by law and ethics—for engineers and safety and health professionals to drive down these statistics by creating a safe workplace and safe products, as well as maintaining a safe environment.
Safety and Health for Engineers is considered the gold standard for engineers in all specialties, teaching an understanding of many components necessary to achieve safe workplaces, products, facilities, and methods to secure safety for workers, users, and the public. Each chapter offers information relevant to help safety professionals and engineers in the achievement of the first canon of professional ethics: to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public. The textbook examines the fundamentals of safety, legal aspects, hazard recognition and control, the human element, and techniques to manage safety decisions. In doing so, it covers the primary safety essentials necessary for certification examinations for practitioners.
Readers of the fourth edition of Safety and Health for Engineers readers will also find:
Updates to all chapters, informed by research and references gathered since the last publication
The most up-to-date information on current policy, certifications, regulations, agency standards, and the impact of new technologies, such as wearable technology, automation in transportation, and artificial intelligence
New international information, including U.S. and foreign standards agencies, professional societies, and other organizations worldwide
Expanded sections with real-world applications, exercises, and 164 case studies
An extensive list of references to help readers find more detail on chapter contents
A solution manual available to qualified instructors
Safety and Health for Engineers is an ideal textbook for courses in safety engineering around the world in undergraduate or graduate studies, or in professional development learning. It also is a useful reference for professionals in engineering, safety, health, and associated fields who are preparing for credentialing examinations in safety and health.
Roger L. Brauer, Ph.D., P.E., was the first Recipient of the Roger Brauer Lifetime Achievement Award from the Board of Certified Safety Professionals. He is a fellow in the American Society of Safety Engineers and the 68th Inductee in the Safety and Health Hall of Fame International. Dr. Brauer was selected as Distinguished Alumnus of Valparaiso University and was an adjunct professor of safety engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for 20 years He was also Executive Director of the Board of Certified Safety Professionals for 15 years and led national accreditation of safety degrees in the United States. He served on boards of directors for several professional organizations and holds two patents.
PREFACE TO THE FOURTH EDITION
PART 1 INTRODUCTION
1 THE IMPORTANCE OF SAFETY AND HEALTH
2 SAFETY AND HEALTH PROFESSIONS
3 FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS AND TERMS
PART 2 LEGAL ASPECTS OF SAFETY AND HEALTH
4 UNITED STATES LAWS, REGULATIONS, STANDARDS AND FEDERAL AGENCIES
5 LOCAL, INTERNATIONAL AND VOLUNTARY LAWS, REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS
6 WORKERS’ COMPENSATION
7 PRODUCTS LIABILITY
8 RECORD KEEPING AND REPORTING
PART 3 HAZARDS AND THEIR CONTROL
9 GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF HAZARD CONTROL
10 MECHANICS AND STRUCTURES
11 WALKING AND WORKING SRUFACES
12 ELECTRICAL SAFETY
13 TOOLS AND MACHINES
14 TRANSPORTATION
15 MATERIALS HANDLING
16 FIRE PROTECTION AND PREVENTION
17 EXPLOSIONS AND EXPLOSIVES
18 HEAT AND COLD
19 PRESSURE
20 VISUAL ENVIRONMENT
21 NON-IONIZING RADIATION
22 IONIZING RADIATION
23 NOISE AND VIBRATION
24 CHEMICALS
25 VENTILATION
26 BIOHAZARDS
27 HAZARDOUS WASTE
28 PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
29 EMERGENCIES AND SECURITY
30 FACILITY PLANNING, DESIGN AND MAINTENANCE
PART 4 THE HUMAN ELEMENT
31 HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND PERFORMANCE IN SAFETY AND HEALTH
32 PROCEDURES, RULES, AND TRAINING
33 ERGONOMICS
PART 5 MANAGING SAFETY AND HEALTH
34 RISK, RISK ASSESSMENT AND RISK MANAGEMENT
35 SAFETY AND HEALTH MANAGEMENT
36 SYSTEM SAFETY
37 SAFETY AND HEALTH DATA, ANALYSIS AND MANAGEMENT INFORMATION
38 SAFEY AND HEALTH PLANS AND PROGRAMS
INDEX
Erscheinungsdatum | 23.09.2022 |
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Verlagsort | New York |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 221 x 279 mm |
Gewicht | 1520 g |
Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie ► Technische Chemie |
Technik ► Elektrotechnik / Energietechnik | |
ISBN-10 | 1-119-80229-6 / 1119802296 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-119-80229-7 / 9781119802297 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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