Addresses the fundamentals, legal aspects, hazard recognition techniques, and human element factor and techniques for managing safety decisions Completely revises and updates all chapters in the book Adds more than 110 stories and cases from practice to illustrate various topics or issues to the New Edition New topics on Adapting to new safety concerns that arise from technology innovations; Convergence of safety, health and environmental departments in many organizations; The additional emphasis given to the concept of prevention through design; Recent 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 INDICE: Preface .PART 1 INTRODUCTION .1 The Importance of Safety and Health .1–1 Introduction .1–2 Why Safety? .1–3 The Records .1–4 Impact of Changes .1–5 Designing to Achieve Safety .Exercises .Review Questions .2 Safety and Health Professions .2–1 Introduction .2–2 Safety Professionals and Practitioners .2–3 Engineering .2–4 Health Sciences .2–5 Management Sciences .2–6 Behavioral Sciences and Education .2–7 Legal Profession .2–8 Other Professions .2–9 Education for Safety Professionals .2–10 Licensing and Certification for Safety Practitioners .Exercises .Review Questions .Bibliography .3 Fundamental Concepts and Terms .3–1 Some Basic Terms .3–2 Accidents and Incidents .3–3 Consequences .3–4 Costs .3–5 Accident Causes – Unsafe Acts, Conditions and Circumstances .3–6 Accident and Incident Theories .3–7 Preventive Strategies .3–8 How Safe Is Safe Enough .Exercises .Review Questions .Bibliography .PART 2 LEGAL ASPECTS OF SAFETY .4 Federal Laws, Regulations, Standards and Agencies .4–1 Introduction .4–2 Federal Laws and Regulations .4–3 Federal Agencies .4–4 Legislative Branch .4–5 Judicial Branch .4–6 Executive Branch .4–7 Independent Agencies .4–8 Other Departments, Agencies and Safety Programs .Exercises .Review Questions .Bibliography .5 Other Safety Laws and Regulations .5–1 Introduction .5–2 State Governments .5–3 Private Companies .5–4 Voluntary and Consensus Standards .5–5 Private Laboratories .5–6 Foreign and International Laws and Regulations .Exercises .Review Questions .Bibliography .6 Workers Compensation .6–1 The Demand for Work Injury Compensation .6–2 Workers Compensation Laws .6–3 Workers Covered .6–4 Eligibility and Benefits .6–5 Financing Workers Compensation .6–6 Administrative Procedures .6–7 Third Party Lawsuits .6–8 Workers Compensation Organizations .6–9 Workers Compensation and Insurance Fraud .Exercises .Review Questions .Bibliography .7 Products Liability .7–1 Introduction .7–2 Theories of Liability .7–3 Product Liability Evidence .7–4 Negligence .7–5 Warranty .7–6 Strict Liability .7–7 Defects .7–8 Misuse and Foreseeability .7–9 Modifications and Substantial Change .7–10 Statute of Limitations and Statute of Repose .7–11 The Lawsuit Process .7–12 Expert Witness .7–13 Legal Strategies .7–14 International Products Liability Laws .7–15 Reducing Liability Risks .Exercises .Review Questions .Bibliography .8 Record Keeping And Reporting .8–1 Why Keep Records and File Reports? .8–2 Kinds of Records and Reports .8–3 OSHA Method for Injury and Illness Record Keeping .8–4 Other Record Keeping Standards and Records .Exercises .Review Questions .Bibliography .PART 3 HAZARDS AND THEIR CONTROL .9 General Principles of Hazard Control .9–1 Introduction .9–2 Hazards and Hazard Control Defined .9–3 Sources of Hazards .9–4 Principles of Hazard Control .9–6 Environmental Hazards .9–7 Hazard Control Models .9–8 Some Basics .Exercises .Review Questions .Bibliography .10 Mechanics and Structures .10–1 Introduction .10–2 Elements of Mechanics .10–3 Modes of Structural Failure .10–4 Causes of Structural Failure .10–5 Earthquakes .10–6 Controlling Structural Hazards .10–7 Applications .Exercises .Review Questions .Bibliography .11 Walking and Working Surfaces .11–1 Introduction .11–2 Tripping and Slipping .11–3 Falls .11–4 Preventing Falls and Injuries .Exercises .Review Questions .Bibliography .12 Electrical Safety .12–1 Fundamentals of Electricity .12–2 Electrical Hazards .12–3 Control of Electrical Hazards .12–4 Power Generation and Distribution .12–5 Static Electricity .12–6 Hospital Patients .12–7 Lightning .12–8 Battery Charging, Shipping and Storage .Exercises .Review Questions .Bibliography .13 Tools and Machines .13–1 Tool and Machine Hazards .13–2 Safeguarding Machines .13–3 Power Transmission Safeguards .13–4 Point–of–Operation Safeguards .13–5 Controls for Hand Tool Hazards .13–6 Portable Power Tool Controls .13–7 Standards, Regulations and Guides .Exercises .Review Questions .Bibliography .14 Transportation .14–1 Transportation Accidents .14–2 Controlling Transportation Hazards .14–3 Accident Reconstruction .14–4 Other Forms of Transportation .14–5 Transportation of Hazardous Materials .Exercises .Review Questions .Bibliography .15 Materials Handling .15–1 Introduction .15–2 Manual Materials Handling .15–3 Jacks .15–4 Hand–Operated Materials Handling Vehicles .15–5 Powered Vehicles .15–6 Hoisting Apparatus .15–7 Ropes, Chains, and Slings .15–8 Conveyors .15–9 Elevators, Escalators, and Manlifts .15–10 Bulk Materials, Excavation, and Trenching .15–11 Storage of Materials .Exercises .Review Questions .Bibliography .16 Fire Protection And Prevention .16–1 Introduction .16–2 Physics and Chemistry of Fire .16–3 Behavior of Fire .16–4 Fire Hazards of Materials .16–5 Fire Safety in Buildings .16–6 Industrial and Process Fire Hazards .16–7 Life Safety .16–8 Fire Detection and Alarm Systems .16–9 Fire Extinguishment .16–10 Fire Departments .Exercises .Review Questions .Bibliography .17 Explosions and Explosives .17–1 Explosions .17–2 Explosion Hazards .17–3 Dust Explosions .17–4 Controls for Explosions .17–5 Explosives .Exercises .Review Questions .Bibliography .18 Heat fnd Cold .18–1 Introduction .18–2 Heat Transfer .18–3 Thermal Measurement .18–4 Heat .18–5 Burns .18–6 Cold .Exercises .Review Questions .Bibliography .19 Pressure .19–1 Introduction .19–2 Low–Pressure Environments .19–3 Negative Pressure Injuries .19–4 High–Pressure Environments .19–5 Pressurized Containers .19–6 High–Pressure Fluids .Exercises .Review Questions .Bibliography .20 Visual Environment .20–1 Illumination .20–2 Color .20–3 Signs .Exercises .Review Questions .Bibliography .21 Nonionizing Radiation .21–1 The Electromagnetic Spectrum .21–2 Microwaves .21–3 Ultraviolet Radtiation .21–4 Infrared Radiation .21–5 High–Intensity Visible Light .21–6 Lasers .21–7 Other Nonionizing Radiation .Low Frequency Electric and Magnetic Fields .Exercises .Review Questions .Bibliography .22 Ionizing Radiation .22–1 Introduction .22–2 Physics of Radiation .22–3 Hazards .22–4 Exposure Standards .22–5 Controls .22–6 Measurement .22–7 Radon .22–8 Irradiated Food .Exercises .Review Questions .Bibliography .23 Noise and Vibration .23–1 Sound and Noise .23–2 Physics .23–3 Hearing .23–4 Hazards of Noise .23–5 Standards .23–6 Controls .23–7 Measurement .23–8 Vibration .Exercises .Review Questions .Bibliography .24 Chemicals .24–1 Chemical Regulations and Standards .24–2 Hazards .24–3 Toxicology .24–4 Sources of Toxicological Data .24–5 Controls .24–6 Measurement .24–7 Nanotechnology .24–8 Confined Spaces .24–9 Process Safety .Exercises .Review Questions .Bibliography .25 Ventilation .25–1 Types of Ventilation .25–2 Principles of Ventilation .25–3 Capturing Particulates and Gases .25–4 Flow in Pipes and Ducts .25–5 Fans .25–6 Air Cleaning Devices .25–7 Ventilation Measurement .25–8 Standards .Exercises .Review Questions .Bibliography .26 Biohazards .26–1 Introduction .26–2 Agents and Sources .26–3 Hazards .26–4 General Controls .26–5 Sick Building Syndrome and Indoor Air Quality .26–6 Genetic Engineering .26–7 Other Biohazards and Controls .Exercises .Review Questions .Bibliography .27 Hazardous Waste .27–1 Introduction .27–2 Hazardous Waste .27–3 Controls for Hazardous Materials .27–4 Laws and Regulations .Exercises .Review Questions .Bibliography .28 Personal Protective Equipment .28–1 General Principles .28–2 Head Protection .28–3 Eye and Face Protection .28–4 Hearing Protection .28–5 Respiratory Protection .28–6 Hand, Finger and Arm Protection .28–7 Foot and Leg Protection .28–8 Body Protection .28–9 Fall Protection .28–10 Electrical Worker Protection .28–11 Emergency Showers and Eye Wash Fountains .Exercises .Review Questions .Bibliography .29 Emergencies .29–1 Introduction .29–2 Types of Emergencies .29–3 Priorities in Emergencies .29–4 Preventing Losses in Emergencies .29–5 Resources .29–6 Security .29–7 A Disaster Dilemma .Exercises .Review Questions .Bibliography .30 Facility Planning and Design .30–1 Facility Development Process and Safety .30–2 Tools to Help Safety in Design .30–3 Site Considerations .30–4 Buildings and Facilities .30–5 Work Station Considerations .30–6 Equipment and Process Considerations .Exercises .Review Questions .Bibliography .PART 4 THE HUMAN ELEMENT .31 Human Behavior and Performance in Safety .31–1 Human Behavior .31–2 Human Behavior and Safety .31–3 Designing For Human Behavior .31–4 Safety and Common Sense .31–5 Technological Illiteracy .31–6 Job Stress and Other Stresses .31–7 Management Processes .31–8 Behavior–Based Safety .Exercises .Review Questions .Bibliography .32 Procedures, Rules and Training .32–1 Policies and Procedures .32–2 Warnings and Instructions .32–3 Training .32–4 Promoting Safety .Exercises .Review Questions .Bibliography .33 Ergonomics .33–1 Introduction .33–2 Anthropometry .33–3 Information and Displays .33–4 Controls and Motor Activity .33–5 Work Physiology .33–7 Workplace and Equipment Design .33–8 Designing for the Workforce .33–9 Standards .Exercises .Review Questions .Bibliography .PART 5 MANAGING SAFETY AND HEALTH .34 Risk, Risk Assessment and Risk Management .34–1 Risk and Losses .34–2 Risk Complexities .34–3 Risk Assessment .34–4 Risk Management .34–4 Examples of Risk Based Methods .Exercises .Review Questions .Bibliography .35 Safety Management .35–1 Introduction .35–2 Elements of Management .35–3 Positioning Safety in an Organization .35–4 Achieving Safety in an Organization .35–5 Safety and Cost .35–6 Safety Management Systems .Exercises .Review Questions .Bibliography .36 System Safety .36–1 Introduction .36–2 General Procedures .36–3 Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA) .36–4 Fault Tree Analysis .36–5 Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) .36–6 Root Cause Analysis (RCA) .36–7 Hazard Totem Pole .36–8 Management Oversight and Risk Tree .36–9 Other Analyses and Applications Of System Safety .Exercises .Review Questions .Bibliography .37 Safety Analysis and Management Information .37–1 Role of Analysis .37–2 Inspections .37–3 Safety Audits .37–4 Accident Investigation .37–5 Safety Performance .37–6 Presenting Results of Analyses .37–7 Computer Systems, the Internet and Safety .Exercises .Review Questions .Bibliography .38 Safety Plans and Programs .38–1 Introduction .38–2 Product Safety Program .38–3 Occupational Safety and Health Programs .38–4 Ergonomics Program .38–5 Emergency Response Plan .Exercises .Review Questions .Bibliography .Appendix A Ergonomics Data .Index
- ISBN: 978-1-118-95945-9
- Editorial: Wiley–Blackwell
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 656
- Fecha Publicación: 30/05/2016
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- Idioma: Inglés