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Cover -- Preface -- Introduction -- Brief Contents -- Contents -- Part 1: Historical Perspective and Overview -- Chapter 1: Safety and Health Movement, Then and Now -- Developments Before the Industrial Revolution -- Milestones in the Safety Movement -- Tragedies that have Changed the Safety Movement -- Hawk's Nest Tragedy -- Asbestos Menace -- Bhopal Tragedy -- Factory Fire in Bangladesh -- Role of Organized Labor -- Role of Specific Health Problems -- Development of Accident Prevention Programs -- Development of Safety Organizations -- Safety and Health Movement Today -- Integrated Approach to Safety and Health -- New Materials, New Processes, and New Problems -- Rapid Growth in the Profession -- Return on Investment in Safety and Health Management -- The Foster Wheeler Study -- Summary -- Key Terms and Concepts -- Review Questions -- Endnotes -- Chapter 2: Accidents and Their Effects -- Costs of Accidents -- Accidental Deaths in the United States -- Accidents versus Other Causes of Death -- Work Accident Costs and Rates -- Time Lost Because of Work Injuries -- Deaths in Work Accidents -- Work Injuries by Type of Accident -- Death Rates by Industry -- Parts of the Body Injured on the Job -- Chemical Burn Injuries -- Heat Burn Injuries -- Repetitive Strain/Soft Tissue Injuries -- Estimating the Cost of Accidents -- Cost-Estimation Method -- Other Cost-Estimation Methods -- Estimating Hidden Costs -- Global Impact of Accidents and Injuries -- Summary -- Key Terms and Concepts -- Review Questions -- Endnotes -- Chapter 3: Theories of Accident Causation -- Domino Theory of Accident Causation -- Heinrich's Axioms of Industrial Safety -- Heinrich's Domino Theory -- Heinrich's Theory and Corrective Action -- Domino Theory in Practice -- Human Factors Theory of Accident Causation -- Overload -- Inappropriate Response and Incompatibility.
Inappropriate Activities -- Human Factors Theory in Practice -- Accident/Incident Theory of Accident Causation -- Accident/Incident Theory in Practice -- Epidemiological Theory of Accident Causation -- Epidemiological Theory in Practice -- Limitations of Event-Chain Accident Causation Theories -- Systems Theory of Accident Causation -- Systems Theory in Practice -- Combination Theory of Accident Causation -- Combination Theory in Practice -- Behavioral Theory of Accident Causation -- Behavioral Theory in Action -- Drugs and Accident Causation -- Depression and Accident Causation -- Warning Signs -- Sources of Help -- Management Failures and Accident Causation -- Role of the Supervisor in Workplace Safety and Health -- Typical Management Failures That Cause Accidents -- Obesity and Accident Causation -- Summary -- Key Terms and Concepts -- Review Questions -- Endnotes -- Chapter 4: Roles and Professional Certifications for Safety and Health Professionals -- Modern Safety and Health Teams -- Safety and Health Manager -- Job of the Safety and Health Manager -- Role in the Company Hierarchy -- Problems Safety and Health Managers Face -- Education and Training for Safety and Health Managers -- Helpful Agencies and Organizations -- Engineers and Safety -- Design Process -- Safety Engineer -- Industrial Engineers and Safety -- Environmental Engineers and Safety -- Chemical Engineers and Safety -- Industrial Hygienist -- Health Physicist -- Occupational Physician -- Occupational Health Nurse -- Risk Manager -- Certification of Safety and Health Professionals -- Certified Safety Professional -- Certified Industrial Hygienist -- Certified Professional Ergonomist -- Certified Occupational Health Nurse -- Emerging Role of Safety Professionals -- Summary -- Key Terms and Concepts -- Review Questions -- Endnotes.
Chapter 5: Safety, Health, and Competition in the Global Marketplace -- Competitiveness Defined -- Productivity and Competitiveness -- Productivity: A Global View -- Quality and Competitiveness -- How Safety and Health Can Improve Competitiveness -- Productivity and Cost -- Quality -- Response Time -- Service -- Image -- Summary -- Key Terms and Concepts -- Review Questions -- Endnotes -- Part 2: Laws and Regulations -- Chapter 6: The OSH Act, Standards, and Liability -- Rationale for the OSH Act -- OSHA's Mission and Purpose -- OSH Act Coverage -- Coverage of Federal, State, and Local Government Personnel -- OSHA Standards -- How OSHA Standards Are Developed -- Input from and Help for Small Business in Standards Development and Compliance -- OSHA Standards versus OSHA Regulations -- How Standards are Adopted, Amended, or Revoked -- How to Read an OSHA Standard -- Temporary Emergency Standards -- How to Appeal a Standard -- Requesting a Variance -- Confined Space Standard -- Hazardous Waste Standard -- OSHA's Record Keeping and Reporting -- Reporting Requirements -- Record-Keeping Requirements -- Reporting and Record-Keeping Summary -- Incidence Rates -- Record-Keeping and Reporting Exceptions -- Keeping Employees Informed -- Workplace Inspections and Enforcement -- OSHA'S Whistleblower Program -- OSHA's Enhanced Enforcement Policy -- OSHA's Severe Violator Enforcement Program -- Follow-Up Inspections -- Programmed Inspections -- Public Awareness -- Settlements -- Section 11(b) Summary Enforcement Orders -- Citations and Penalties -- Appeals Process -- Employee Appeals -- Employer Appeals -- State-Level OSHA Programs -- Services Available from OSHA -- Consultation Services -- Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program -- Cooperative Programs -- Alliance Program -- OSHA Strategic Partnership Program -- Challenge Program.
Voluntary Protection Programs -- Susan Harwood Training Grants -- Training and Education Services -- Employer Rights and Responsibilities -- Employer Rights -- Employer Responsibilities -- Employee Rights and Responsibilities -- Employee Rights -- Employee Responsibilities -- Keeping Up-to-Date on OSHA -- Problems with OSHA -- Other Agencies and Organizations -- NIOSH -- OSHRC -- Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) -- Federal Railroad Administration -- OSHA's General Industry Standards -- Subpart D: Walking-Working Surfaces -- Subpart E: Exit Routes and Emergency Planning -- Subpart F: Powered Platforms, Manlifts, and Vehicle-Mounted Work Platforms -- Subpart G: Occupational Health and Environmental Controls -- Subpart H: Hazardous Materials -- Subpart I: Personal Protective Equipment -- Subpart J: General Environment Controls -- Subpart K: Medical and First Aid -- Subpart L: Fire Protection -- Subpart M: Compressed Gas/Air -- Subpart N: Materials Handling and Storage -- Subpart O: Machinery and Machine Guarding -- Subpart P: Hand Tools/Portable Power Tools and Other Hand-Held Equipment -- Subpart Q: Welding, Cutting, and Brazing -- Subpart R: Special Industries -- Subpart S: Electrical -- Subpart T: Commercial Diving Operations -- Subpart Z: Toxic and Hazardous Substances -- OSHA's Maritime Standards -- Part 1915: Shipyard Employment -- Part 1917: Marine Terminals -- Part 1918: Longshoring -- Part 1919: Gear Certification -- OSHA's Construction Standards -- Standards and Codes -- Laws and Liability -- OSHA's Stand on Safety Incentives -- Summary -- Key Terms and Concepts -- Review Questions -- Endnotes -- Chapter 7: Workers' Compensation -- Overview of Workers' Compensation -- Objectives of Workers' Compensation -- Who is Covered by Workers' Compensation and Who is not -- Historical Perspective -- Workers' Compensation Legislation.
Modern Workers' Compensation -- Workers' Compensation Insurance -- Resolution of Workers' Compensation Disputes -- Injuries and Workers' Compensation -- AOE and COE Injuries -- Who is an Employee? -- Disabilities and Workers' Compensation -- Temporary Disability -- Permanent Partial Disability -- Permanent Total Disability -- Monetary Benefits of Workers' Compensation -- Medical Treatment and Rehabilitation -- Medical Management of Workplace Injuries -- Administration and Case Management -- Cost Allocation -- Problems with Workers' Compensation -- Spotting Workers' Compensation Fraud and Abuse -- Future of Workers' Compensation -- Cost-Reduction Strategies -- General Strategies -- Specific Strategies -- Summary -- Key Terms and Concepts -- Review Questions -- Endnotes -- Chapter 8: Accident Investigation and Reporting -- Types of Accident Investigations -- When to Investigate -- What to Investigate -- Common Causes of Accidents -- Who Should Investigate -- Conducting the Investigation -- Isolate the Accident Scene -- Record All Evidence -- Photograph or Videotape the Scene -- Identify Witnesses -- Interview Witnesses -- Following Up an Accident Investigation -- Interviewing Witnesses -- When to Interview -- Where to Interview -- How to Interview -- Reporting Accidents -- Why Some Accidents Are Not Reported -- Discipline and Accident Reporting -- Ten Accident Investigation Mistakes to Avoid -- Summary -- Key Terms and Concepts -- Review Questions -- Endnotes -- Chapter 9: Product Safety and Liability -- Product Liability and the Law -- Lawsuit Process -- History of Product Liability Law -- Strict Liability in Tort -- Statutory Product Liability Laws -- Applying Product Liability Laws -- Community Right-to-Know Act -- Developing a Product Safety Program -- Product Safety Coordinator -- Product Safety Committee -- Product Safety Auditor.
Evaluating the Product Safety Program.
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Occupational safety and health for technologists, engineers, and managers / / David L. Goetsch
