Industrial Hazard and Safety Handbook

Industrial Hazard and Safety Handbook (Revised Impression) describes and exposes the main hazards found in industry, with emphasis on how these hazards arise, are ignored, are identified, are eliminated, or are controlled. These hazard conditions can be due to human stresses (for example, insomnia), unsatisfactory working environments, as well as secret industrial processes. The book reviews the cost of accidents, human factors, inspections, insurance, legal aspects, planning for major emergencies, organization, and safety measures. The text discusses regulations, codes of practice, site layout, causes of building failure, condition monitoring, non-destructive testing, hazard analysis, and equipment design. The working environment of employees covers air and breathing, lighting and vision, noise and hearing, heat and comfort, fatigue and rest breaks, industrial hygiene and toxicology, or personal protective clothing and devices. The text also points out that some common industrial hazards are due to poor housekeeping (greasy floors, scattered tools), slipped disc (due to wrong handling of heavy loads), falls, falling objects, static electricity, lifting tackles, and wheeled transport inside factories. The book is intended for safety specialists, managers, and engineers responsible for design, production, inspection and maintenance in industry. The book will also be helpful for insurers or lawyers whose work is concerned with industrial accidents and their consequences.

Inhalt

1 People, Profits and Safety
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Definitions
1.3 The Cost of Accidents
1.4 Safety Responsibility and Organization
1.5 Accident Reports, Records and Analyses
1.6 Workers or Machines?
1.7 Human Factors, Selection and Training
1.8 Working Hours, Incentives and Outside Influences
1.9 Safety Inspections and Audits
1.10 Insurance and Compensation
1.11 Legal Aspects and Inquiries
1.12 Secrecy
1.13 Planning for Major Emergencies
2 Design Construction Inspection and Maintenance
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Regulations and Codes of Practice
2.3 Site Situation
2.4 Site Layout and Planning
2.5 Layout and Design of Buildings and Plant
2.6 Building Design and Fire Protection
2.7 Some Causes of Building Failure
2.8 Oil and Chemical Plant
2.9 Hazard Analysis and Plant and Equipment Design
2.10 Condition Monitoring and Non-Destructive Testing
2.11 Inspection and Maintenance
3 The Working Environment
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Air and Breathing
3.3 Lighting and Vision
3.4 Noise and Hearing
3.5 Vibration
3.6 Heat and Comfort
3.7 Ergonomics
3.8 Fatigue and Rest Breaks
3.9 Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology
3.10 Personal Protective Clothing and Devices
3.11 Locker, Dressing and Washing Rooms
4 Fire, Explosion and Implosion Hazards
4.1 Introduction, Implosition and Similar Hazards
4.2 Explosion Hazards
4.3 Fire Hazards
5 Common Industrial Hazards
5.1 Poor Housekeeping
5.2 The Slipped Disc Syndrome
5.3 Manual Handling
5.4 Falls and Falling Objects
5.5 Machine Hazards
5.6 Static Electricity
5.7 Purpose Generated Electricity
5.8 Ropes, Lifting Tackle and Cranes
5.9 Powered Wheeled Transport Within Works and Factories
6 Special Industrial Hazards
6.1 Enclosed Spaces, Tanks, Pits, Vessels and Drums
6.2 Chemical Hazards
6.3 Metal Casting
6.4 Welding and Thermal Cutting of Metals
6.5 Grinding
6.6 Hand Tools and Portable Power Tools
6.7 Press and Machine Tool Hazards
6.8 Woodworking Machinery
6.9 Radiation Hazards 1. Electrically Excited Sources
6.10 Radiation Hazards 2. Radio-Active Sources
Appendices
Appendix A Hazard Warning and Identification Signs
Appendix B First Aid
Appendix C Some Accident Statistics
Appendix D Polyurethane Foam
Appendix E Key to Abbreviations
Index