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Record Nr.

UNINA9910555248503321

Autore

Mansdorf S.

Titolo

Handbook of occupational safety and health / / edited by S. Z. Mansdorf

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley, , [2019]

©2019

ISBN

1-119-58147-8

1-5231-2821-6

1-119-58148-6

1-119-58146-X

Edizione

[Third edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (1,320 pages)

Disciplina

658.382

Soggetti

Industrial safety

Handbook

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Preceded by Handbook of occupational safety and health / edited by Louis J. DiBerardinis. 1999.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

A quick, easy-to-consult source of practical overviews on wide-ranging issues of concern for those responsible for the health and safety of workers  This new and completely revised edition of the popular Handbook is an ideal, go-to resource for those who need to anticipate, recognize, evaluate, and control conditions that can cause injury or illness to employees in the workplace. Devised as a “how-to” guide, it offers a mix of theory and practice while adding new and timely topics to its core chapters, including prevention by design, product stewardship, statistics for safety and health, safety and health management systems, safety and health management of international operations, and EHS auditing. The new edition of Handbook of Occupational Safety and Health has been rearranged into topic sections to better categorize the flow of the chapters. Starting with a general introduction on management, it works its way up from recognition of hazards to safety evaluations and risk assessment. It continues on the health side beginning with chemical agents and ending with medical



surveillance. The book also offers sections covering normal control practices, physical hazards, and management approaches (which focuses on legal issues and workers compensation). Features new chapters on current developments like management systems, prevention by design, and statistics for safety and health Written by a number of pioneers in the safety and health field Offers fast overviews that enable individuals not formally trained in occupational safety to quickly get up to speed Presents many chapters in a "how-to" format Featuring contributions from numerous experts in the field, Handbook of Occupational Safety and Health, 3rd Edition is an excellent tool for promoting and maintaining the physical, mental, and social well-being of workers in all occupations and is important to a company’s financial, moral, and legal welfare.