Cargando…

Risk-reduction methods for occupational safety and health /

This book covers system safety methods related to occupational health and safety. It argues for anticipating hazards, risk reduction strategies for hazards processes, and making sure workers' tasks correspond to human capabilities. To this end, the text provides pro-active methods for identifyi...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Jensen, Roger C., 1945-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, ©2012.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This book covers system safety methods related to occupational health and safety. It argues for anticipating hazards, risk reduction strategies for hazards processes, and making sure workers' tasks correspond to human capabilities. To this end, the text provides pro-active methods for identifying hazards, assessing risk, analyzing hazards, using tools from system safety, conducting post-incident investigations, considering human errors, applying risk reduction strategies, and managing process safety. While emphasizing methods suitable for all countries, it includes references to U.S. military and Department of Energy documents, as well as a discussion of fault-tree construction.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xv, 371 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781118229576
1118229576
0470881410
9780470881415
9781118229439
1118229436
9781118229590
1118229592
1280591080
9781280591082
9786613620910
6613620912