Safety and health for engineers

Safety and health for engineers / Roger L. Brauer.

"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...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brauer, Roger L. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, 2016.
Edition:Third edition.
Subjects:
Industrial safety.
Product safety.
Products liability > United States.
occupational safety.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Industrial Health & Safety.
Industrial safety
Product safety
Products liability
United States
Online Access:Click for online access
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

Similar Items