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Product Identifiers

PublisherElsevier Science & Technology

ISBN-100122405706

ISBN-139780122405709

eBay Product ID (ePID)1027066

Product Key Features

Number of Pages282 Pages

Publication NamePractical Guide to Occupational Health and Safety

LanguageEnglish

SubjectIndustrial Health & Safety

Publication Year1996

TypeTextbook

AuthorPaul A. Erickson

Subject AreaTechnology & Engineering

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.3 in

Item Weight20.7 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN96-007675

Dewey Edition20

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal658.382

Table Of ContentOverview of Occupational Health and Safety Scope of Occupational Health and Safety Hazard and Risk Assessment Occupational Health and Safety Standards The HSE Audit Health and Safety Programs Hazard Communication Laboratory Standard Lockout--150; Tagout Confined Space Entry and Hotwork Electrical Safety-Related Work Practices Respiratory Protection Hearing Conservation Hazardous Waste Management Emergency Response Management of Change Bloodborne Pathogens Special Issues Chemical Surveillance and Monitoring. Medical Surveillance Integrated Personnel Training Data and Information Management Business Management, Health and Safety, and Environmental Quality: As Assessment of Trends

SynopsisWritten 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 business management, public policy, and occupational medicine. Provides practical guidelines for industrial compliance with major OSHA regulations Presents concise explanations of technical and scientific concepts underlying regulatory requirements Integrates specific examples of the global economy's influence on the design and implementation of workplace health and safety Elucidates the effects of health and safety programs on financial and legal risk management practices in industry Includes explanations of practical alternative compliance strategies for company health and safety officers, 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 business management, public policy, and occupational medicine.

LC Classification NumberRC967.E685 1996