Safety and health for engineers 3rd ed.

Author

• Brauer, Roger L.

Additional Author(s)

-

Publisher

Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2016

Language

English

ISBN

9781118959459

Series

Subject(s)

• INDUSTRIAL SAFETY
• PRODUCT SAFETY

Notes

. . Index: p. 577-600

Abstract

Safety and Health for Engineers, 3rd Edition, addresses the fundamentals of safety, legal aspects, hazard recognition and control, and techniques for managing safety decisions, as well as:

• 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

Physical Dimension

Number of Page(s)

viii, 600 p.

Dimension

29 cm.

Other Desc.

ill.

Summary / Review / Table of Content

Title Page;
Copyright;
Preface to the Revised Edition;
Part I: Introduction;
Chapter 1: The Importance of Safety and Health;
Chapter 2: Safety and Health Professions;
Chapter 3: Fundamental Concepts and Terms;
Part II: Legal Aspects of Safety;
Chapter 4: Federal Laws, Regulations, Standards, and Agencies;
Chapter 5: Other Safety Laws and Regulations;;
Chapter 6: Workers' Compensation;
Chapter 7: Products Liability;
Chapter 8: Record Keeping and Reporting;
Part III: Hazards and Their Control;
Chapter 9: General Principles of Hazard Control;

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