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Safety and health for engineers /
"Safety and Health for Engineers provides an overview of the primary knowledge safety and health professionals engineers and others needs to know to be effective. Each chapter provides a different segment of knowledge that helps safety professionals and engineers in their goal to protect worker...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autor principal: | |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken, NJ :
Wiley,
2016.
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| Edición: | Third edition. |
| Temas: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Title Page; Copyright; Preface to the Revised Edition; Part I: Introduction; Chapter 1: The Importance of Safety and Health; 1-1 Introduction; 1-2 Why Safety?; 1-3 The Records; 1-4 Impact of Changes; 1-5 Designing to Achieve Safety; Exercises; Review Questions; Notes; References; Chapter 2: Safety and Health Professions; 2-1 Introduction; 2-2 Safety Professionals and Practitioners; 2-3 Engineering; 2-4 Health Sciences; 2-5 Management Sciences; 2-6 Behavioral Sciences and Education; 2-7 The Legal Profession; 2-8 Other Professions; 2-9 Education for Safety Professionals.
- 2-10 Licensing and Certification for Safety PractitionersExercises; Review Questions; Notes; References; Chapter 3: Fundamental Concepts and Terms; 3-1 Some Basic Terms; 3-2 Accidents and Incidents; 3-3 Consequences; 3-4 Costs; 3-5 Accident Causes: Unsafe Acts, Conditions and Circumstances; 3-6 Accident and Incident Theories; 3-7 Preventive Strategies; 3-8 How Safe Is Safe Enough?; Exercises; Review Questions; Notes; References; Part II: Legal Aspects of Safety; Chapter 4: Federal Laws, Regulations, Standards, and Agencies; 4-1 Introduction; 4-2 Federal Laws and Regulations.
- 4-3 Federal Agencies4-4 Legislative Branch; 4-5 Judicial Branch; 4-6 Executive Branch; 4-7 Independent Agencies; 4-8 Other Departments, Agencies, and Safety Programs; Exercises; Review Questions; Notes; Reference; Chapter 5: Other Safety Laws and Regulations; 5-1 Introduction; 5-2 State Governments; 5-3 Private Companies; 5-4 Voluntary and Consensus Standards; 5-5 Private Laboratories; 5-6 Foreign and International Laws and Regulations; Exercises; Review Questions; Notes; References; Chapter 6: Workers' Compensation; 6-1 The Demand for Work Injury Compensation; 6-2 Workers' Compensation Laws.
- 6-3 Workers Covered6-4 Eligibility and Benefits; 6-5 Financing Workers' Compensation; 6-6 Administrative Procedures; 6-7 Third Party Lawsuits; 6-8 Workers' Compensation Organizations; 6-9 Workers' Compensation and Insurance Fraud; Exercises; Review Questions; Notes; References; Chapter 7: Products Liability; 7-1 Introduction; 7-2 Theories of Liability; 7-3 Products Liability Evidence; 7-4 Negligence; 7-5 Warranty; 7-6 Strict Liability; 7-7 Defects; 7-8 Misuse and Foreseeability; 7-9 Modifications and Substantial Change; 7-10 Statute of Limitations and Statute of Repose.
- 7-11 The Lawsuit Process7-12 Expert Witness; 7-13 Legal Strategies; 7-14 International Products Liability Laws; 7-15 Reducing Liability Risks; Exercises; Review Questions; Notes; References; Chapter 8: Record Keeping and Reporting; 8-1 Why Keep Records and File Reports?; 8-2 Kinds of Records and Reports; 8-3 The OSHA Method of Injury and Illness Record Keeping; 8-4 Other Record-Keeping Standards and Records; Exercises; Review Questions; Notes; References; Part III: Hazards and Their Control; Chapter 9: General Principles of Hazard Control; 9-1 Introduction.