Practical guide to occupational health and safety / Paul A. Erickson.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Erickson, Paul A., 1941-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Industrial hygiene--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
• Industrial safety--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (297 p.)

Other Title:

Occupational health and safety

Place of Publication:

San Diego : Academic Press, c1996.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 bu

Contents:

• Front Cover; Practical Guide To Occupational Health and safety; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Part I: Overview of Occupational Health and Safety; Chapter 1. Scope of Occupational Health and Safety; Holistic Approach; Corporate Responsibility; Commensurate Responsibility and Authority; Corporate and Personal Liability; The Workplace: New Image for a New Century; The Worker: First, a Person; Chapter 2. Hazard and Risk Assessment; Hazard and Risk; Agents and Categories of Hazards; Exposure: The Holistic View; Risk Assessment; Chapter 3. Occupational Health and Safety Standards
• Acceptable RiskScientific Bias; Threshold Limit Values; Chapter 4. The HSE Audit; Facility Audits: An Overview; HSE Perspective; Elements of the HSE Audit; Findings and Recommendations; Part II: Health and Safety Programs; Chapter 5. Hazard Communication; Background; Determination of Hazards; Labels and Other Forms of Warning; Management of Material Safety Data Sheets; Personnel Training; Chapter 6. Laboratory Standard; Background; Standard Operating Procedures; Medical Surveillance; Safety Equipment and Supplies; Health and Safety Analysis of Chemicals; Reference Information
• Chapter 7. Lockout-TagoutBackground; Energy Control Procedures; Log-in Procedure; LOTO Hardware; Energy Isolation; Release from Lockout or Tagout; Special Procedures; Training and Communication; Chapter 8. Confined Space Entry and Hotwork; Background; Identification of Confined Spaces and Hazards; CSE Procedures and Permits; Performance Training of CSE Personnel; Hotwork Procedures and Permits; Chapter 9. Electrical Safety-Related Work Practices; Background; Scope; Training; General Work Practices; Specific Work Practices; Chapter 10. Respiratory Protection; Background; Respiratory Hazards
• Job Hazard Analysis for Respiratory ProtectionTypes of Respirators; General Procedures; Evaluation of Authorized Personnel; Checklist for Authorized Personnel; Other Documentation; Chapter 11. Hearing Conservation; Background; Noise Reduction Strategies; Ambient Noise Monitoring; Employee Rights; Audiometric Testing; Hearing Protectors and Noise Attenuation; Employee Training; Record Keeping; Chapter 12. Hazardous Waste Management; Background; Responsibility; Selected Regulatory Compliance Tasks; OSHA Subpart Z Standards; Risks Associated with RCRA Exempted Materials; Generator Status
• Generator Inspection of Transporter and TSD FacilitiesChaptra 13. Emergency Response; Background; Development of Emergency Response Plan; Refinement of Emergency Response Plan; Site Safety Plan; Site Control; Emergency Data and Information; Chapter 14. Management of Change; Background; Typology of Change; Distribution of Responsibility and Authority; Management of Change Criteria; Management Record of Change; Chapter 15. Bloodborne Pathogens; Background; Workplace Exposure; Universal Precautions; Exposure Control Plan; Part III: Special Issues; Chapter 16. Chemical Surveillance and Monitoring
• Scope

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

• 1-281-02715-4
• 9786611027155
• 0-08-053936-X

OCLC:

476079219