Physical Hazards of the Workplace
The recognition and control of hazards in the work environment is the cornerstone of every company's safety and health plan. There are dangers in every workplace, especially those devoted to technology, machinery, and potentially hazardous material. Employers and their management teams must understand the regulations that provide for facility safety. The successful implementation of these legal standards is required for the profitable and legitimate management of any business.\ Physical...
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The recognition and control of hazards in the work environment is the cornerstone of every company's safety and health plan. There are dangers in every workplace, especially those devoted to technology, machinery, and potentially hazardous material. Employers and their management teams must understand the regulations that provide for facility safety. The successful implementation of these legal standards is required for the profitable and legitimate management of any business. Physical Hazards of the Workplace addresses environmental and occupational dangers on the factory floor and in the office. The author explores OSHA, DOT and other federal, state, and local regulatory compliance codes. He explains how to implement these regulations for the prevention and minimization of the growing number of hazards found in work environments. The author devotes individual chapters to dangers related to machines, the respiratory system, the circulatory system, confined spaces, chemicals, personnel, cumulative trauma, environmental issues, electricity, noise, fire and explosion, and the risk of falling. One key chapter discusses issues of emergency and disaster preparedness. The useful appendices concisely detail OSHA training requirements, posting standards, and more. Booknews Collins and Schneid (both in loss prevention and safety, Eastern Kentucky U.) present a basic reference guide to professional issues in the field of workplace safety. Beginning with regulatory issues, they look at such topics as ergonomics, OSHA standards, and the implementation of programs in order to conform to those standards. Chapters cover respiratory hazards, fire and explosion, confined space hazards, electrical safety, machine guarding, hearing, blood-borne pathogens, chemical hazards, workplace violence, and emergency and disaster preparedness. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Ch. 1Regulatory issues3Ch. 2Ergonomics in the workplace25Ch. 3Respiratory hazards59Ch. 4Fire and explosion hazards71Ch. 5Confined space hazards79Ch. 6Electrical safety91Ch. 7Machine guarding101Ch. 8Fall hazards107Ch. 9Hearing protection115Ch. 10Bloodborne pathogens standard127Ch. 11Emergency and disaster preparedness175Ch. 12Chemical hazards183Ch. 13Workplace violence191App. AOSHA inspection checklist201App. BEmployee workplace rights203App. CRespiratory equipment213App. D: Confined spaces247App. E: Fall hazards255App. F29 C.F.R. 1910.1000: air contaminants259App. GWorkplace violence: guidelines for night retail establishments287App. HMachine guarding checklist305Index311
\ BooknewsCollins and Schneid (both in loss prevention and safety, Eastern Kentucky U.) present a basic reference guide to professional issues in the field of workplace safety. Beginning with regulatory issues, they look at such topics as ergonomics, OSHA standards, and the implementation of programs in order to conform to those standards. Chapters cover respiratory hazards, fire and explosion, confined space hazards, electrical safety, machine guarding, hearing, blood-borne pathogens, chemical hazards, workplace violence, and emergency and disaster preparedness. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
