Practical Guide to Occupational Health and Safety
- 1st Edition - July 18, 1996
- Latest edition
- Author: Paul A. Erickson
- Language: English
Written with corporate regulatory compliance officers, health and safety managers, loss control managers, and human resource specialists in mind, this book offers workplace-tested… Read more
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.
- 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
Overview 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
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: July 18, 1996
- Language: English
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Paul A. Erickson
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New England Research, Inc., Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.A.Read Practical Guide to Occupational Health and Safety on ScienceDirect