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This 14th edition of the Accident Prevention Manual for Business & Industry: Engineering & Technology continues to build on decades of outstanding work by previous con¬tributors to the National Safety Council’s flagship series.
Since 1946, experts from a variety of different subject areas have come together to make the APMs an important resource in support of safety programs and education. This update continues in that tradition, bringing to the safety, health, and environmental professional a broad spectrum of topics, specific hazards, best practices, control procedures, resources, and sources of help available in the field today.
This new edition of the Engineering & Technology volume features updated data on injury and illness record keeping; incident investigation, analysis, and costs; as well as a completely updated chapter on safety culture. This volume also features two new chapters titled, Safety Professionals and Impacts of the Law and Homeland Security. Serving safety professionals with years of experience, individuals new to the field of safety, as well as educators preparing students for a career in the safety industry, the Accident Prevention Manual for Business & Industry continues to be a valuable source of information that can be incorporated into the goals and objectives of any organization’s safety program.
This 6th edition of Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene builds on four decades of excellent and dedicated work of previous contributors to one of the National Safety Council’s cornerstone textbooks. Since 1971, experts from a wide variety of subject areas have come together to make FIH an important resource for those interested in and directly responsible for the recognition, evaluation, and control of occupational hazards. This update continues in that tradition, bringing to the industrial hygienist, safety professional, and medical professional a broad discussion of workplace hazards, control procedures, government regulations, and environmental issues.
This new edition of Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene features extensively updated information in all chapters. New or completely rewritten chapters include Particulate Matter, Ionizing Radiation, Personal Protective Equipment, Environmental Health and Safety, Government Regulations, and International Developments in Occupational Safety and Health.
The 6th edition of Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene is a resource text serving industrial hygienists and safety professionals with years of experience, but is also an instructional text for industrial hygiene courses. FIH continues to be a valuable source of information that can be incorporated into the goals and objectives of any organization’s occupational hazard control program.
Nine Elements of a Successful Safety and Health System serves as a framework for safety and health professionals to use for building a safety and health system. This publication will walk the safety professional through nine key steps for implementing and growing a safety and health orientation in today's global environment:
Management leadership and commitment Organizational communications and system documentation Assessments, audits and continuous improvement Hazard recognition, evaluation and control Workplace design and engineering Operational safety and health programs Employee involvement Motivation, behavior and attitudes Training and orientation Prevention is the key to a safe and healthy work environment and this publication is a first step toward meeting that goal. (Formerly titled 14 Elements of a Successful Safety & Health Program.) About the Authors: John Czerniak, CSP, MBA, has a diverse background in regulation and safety, health, and environmental management. He has been successful in guiding senior plant management and employee leadership teams in active development of site-specific safety management systems that significantly reduced employee injuries. As a senior consultant at the National Safety Council, he is responsible for field consulting and training services and maintaining knowledge of significant trends.
Don Ostrander, CSP, has 28 years of experience as a safety manager, consultant, trainer and project manager. He has a proven track record of expertise and leadership in safety management both on and off the shop floor. As Director of Product Development and Project Manager of Occupational Safety and Health Services for the National Safety Council, he is responsible for development, implementation and management of occupational products and services and consulting projects.
The Essentials of Industrial Hygiene delivers an overview of key IH subject areas in a clear and concise manner to ensure that readers can understand and apply the basic principles. Material is presented in an engaging and informative manner including possible real-life scenarios and practical examples.
Each chapter provides thorough explanations on the following topics:
government regulations management systems industrial toxicology gases, vapors, and aerosols ventilation respiratory protection noise control radiation thermal stressors ergonomics biological hazards
If you're responsible for facility design, maintenance, safety and health, and/or security in your work environment, be sure to review this new edition of an important safety reference resource.
Accident Prevention Manual for Business & Industry: Environmental Management is part of a four-volume set that also includes Administration & Programs, Engineering & Technology and Security Management.
This comprehensive resource manual is written by a renowned group of safety, health and environmental experts and edited by Gary R. Krieger, MD, MPH, DABT. Newly released in March 2000, this 550-page edition is organized in three sections:
I. General Framework- Features a national and global overview of political, historical, economic, ethical, legal, legislative, and scientific environmental developments, including up-to-date perspectives on management, strategy, assessment and auditing techniques.
II. Waste Management- Explains the complex laws and techniques used to manage the treatment, storage and disposal of chemical and radioactive hazardous wastes.- Includes a review of the training requirements for hazardous waste treatment and discusses the growing importance of pollution prevention and waste minimization.
III. Special Concerns - Examines the broader issues of our external and internal environments, which ultimately affect public health.- Discusses epidemiology, risk communication and risk assessment and the regulatory and legal decisions made on the basis of these processes.- Analyzes the issues and impact of population growth, deforestation, soil depletion, acid rain, ozone depletion and global warming.- Illustrates how to develop an environmental strategy and management approach with respect to ISO standards.
Environmental Management also includes:
- Ten Case Studies in Environmental Management - A Comprehensive Environmental Resource Guide - Glossary of Acronyms - Glossary of Terms
Updates environmental issues impacting those responsible for facility design, maintenance, safety and health, and security.
Hardcover: 548 pagesPublisher: National Safety Council; 2nd edition (2000)Language: EnglishISBN-13: 978-0879122096Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.8 x 2.2 inches
This bookwas written for anyone supervising people in the global organization. The book is designed to be used as:
Each chapter discusses what supervisors can do to be effective in their work, particularly for those supervisors looking for some guidance in how to supervise people in a global organization. Three key aspects of supervisor responsibilities are addressed:
About the AuthorsMeredith Onion has 15-plus years of experience as a human resource professional in for-profit companies, with a large nonprofit association, a university and the government. She has supervised teams, in addition to training others in management development. Her most recent position was senior vice president of Deborah Snow Walsh Inc., consulting with Fortune 100 companies to bring in diverse executive leadership talent. She holds a Master of Science in Industrial Relations from Loyola University Chicago, and is a Certified Compensation Professional (CCP). She has traveled overseas to study industrial relations in Southeast Asia.
Paperback: 396 PagesPublisher: National Safety Council (2003)Language: EnglishISBN: 978-087912-219-6Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.9 x 1 inches
Hardcover: 1248 pagesPublisher: National Safety Council; 6th Edition (August 10, 2012)Language: EnglishISBN: 978-0-87912-312-3Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 11.3 inches
This 6th edition of Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene builds on four decades of excellent and dedicated work of previous contributors to one of the National Safety Council’s cornerstone books. Since 1971, experts from a wide variety of subject areas have come together to make FIH an important resource for those interested in and directly responsible for the recognition, evaluation, and control of occupational hazards. This update continues in that tradition, bringing to the industrial hygienist, safety professional, and medical professional a broad discussion of workplace hazards, control procedures, government regulations, and environmental issues. This new edition of Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene features extensively updated information in all chapters. New or completely rewritten chapters include Particulate Matter, Ionizing Radiation, Personal Protective Equipment, Environmental Health and Safety, Government Regulations, and International Developments in Occupational Safety and Health.
The 6th edition of Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene is a resource text serving industrial hygienists and safety professionals with years of experience, but is also an instructional text for industrial hygiene courses. FIH continues to be a valuable source of information that can be incorporated into the goals and objectives of any organization’s occupational hazard control program.Hardcover: 1248 pagesPublisher: National Safety Council; 6th Edition (August 10, 2012)Language: EnglishISBN: 978-0-87912-314-7Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 11.3 inches
Paperback: 174 PagesPublisher: National Safety Council (2005)Language: EnglishISBN: 978-0-87912-257-7Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.3 x 0.5 inches
Addressing the span of expertise necessary to develop health and safety programs for companies of any size can be daunting and often requires a multi-specialty team of professionals. This edition of the National Safety Council’s Occupational Health & Safety is designed for those who are responsible for implementing health and safety programs but who have not been formally trained in the field. It is also intended to serve as a general guidance for corporate managers, human resource professionals, and others who interact with health and safety managers. The overall goal is to describe the professionals needed, programs they can provide, methods of evaluating programs, and the emerging issues in the field of occupational health and safety.
*Click on the green arrow to the left for Table of Contents information! Hardcover: 598 Pages Publisher: National Safety Council; 3rd Ed. (2000) Language: English ISBN: 978-0879122-034 Product dimensions: 11.1 x 8.3 x 1.3 inches Shipping weight: 3.5 pounds
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