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For all Occupational Safety, Safety and Health Management, and related courses in any safety management, engineering,

industrial/manufacturing technology, or other program, in universities, colleges, community colleges, and corporate training settings.

This comprehensive, extensively updated text covers all aspects of occupational safety and health in today's global workplace. A major revision, Occupational Safety and Health for Technologists, Engineers, and Managers, 8th Edition, presents new and revised regulations, emerging approaches and trends, updated statistics, and other new material of significant importance to students and practitioners in the field. Among the dozens of new topics covered: ROI for safety/health investments; Heinrich's theory; Worker's Compensation lawsuits; fall protection; hard hat ratings; PPE for cold work environments; indoor air quality investigations; fungal growth assessment; nanoscale materials; and noise reduction ratings. Clear, up-to-date, and logically sequenced, this text begins with historical perspective and overview, then covers laws and regulations; human elements; hazard assessment, prevention, and control; and key management issues. Each chapter contains case studies to promote classroom discussion; at least one safety fact or myth designed to engage students; and review questions to test mastery and promote critical thinking.

Teaching and Learning Experience

This book will help technologists, engineers, and managers quickly master today's best practices for occupational safety and health. It provides:

The most comprehensive coverage available, fully reflecting the field's latest trends: Thoroughly prepares students for current and future realities in the field of occupational safety and health
Supported with exceptional pedagogical features: Includes well-crafted chapter summaries, key terms and concepts, review questions, and many boxed features

Inhalt

PART 1. HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE AND OVERVIEW
1. Safety and Health Movement, Then and Now
1. Accidents and Their Effects
1. Theories of Accident Causation
1. Roles and Professional Certifications for Safety and Health Professionals
1. Safety, Health, and Competition in the Global Marketplace
PART 2. LAWS AND REGULATIONS
1. The OSH Act, Standards, and Liability
1. Workers' Compensation
1. Accident Investigation and Reporting
1. Product Safety and Liability
PART 3. THE HUMAN ELEMENT
1. Ergonomic Hazards: Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) and Cumulative Trauma Disorders (CTDs)
1. Stress and Safety
1. Safety and Health Training
1. Violence in the Workplace
PART 4. HAZARD ASSESSMENT, PREVENTION, AND CONTROL
1. Mechanical Hazards and Machine Safeguarding
1. Falling, Impact, Acceleration, Lifting, and Vision Hazards
1. Hazards of Temperature Extremes
1. Pressure Hazards
1. Electrical Hazards
1. Fire Hazards and Life Safety
1. Industrial Hygiene and Confined Spaces
1. Radiation Hazards
1. Noise and Vibration Hazards
1. Computers, Automation, and Robots
1. Bloodborne Pathogens and Bacterial Hazards in the Workplace
PART 5. MANAGEMENT OF SAFETY AND HEALTH
1. Preparing for Emergencies and Terrorism
1. Ethics and Safety
1. Hazard Analysis/Prevention and Safety Management
1. Promoting Safety
1. Environmental Safety and ISO 14000 (Environmental Management)
1. TSM: Total Safety Management in a Quality Management Setting
1. Establishing a Safety-First Corporate Culture