Concise Guide to Workplace Safety and Health : What You Need to Know, When You Need It

Every organization must comply with occupational health and safety regulations. Yet it is frequently unclear which actually apply in a given real-life situation, plus the field is loaded with technical terminology and complicated regulations. Many managers, trainers, even safety and health professionals therefore find it hard to know how to comply, with exactly what.

Written to make this important discipline more understandable, Concise Guide to Workplace Safety and Health: What You Need to Know, When You Need It systematicallyaddresses, for each of the 34 topics covered, core issues such as relevant regulations, required program elements, and definitions of key terms.

Organized for quick access to information, this handy reference book demystifies required documentation, training elements, medical requirements, recordkeeping, and more. Conveniently, the author uses the same 20-part format for every topic. For example, if you want to know only about the documentation required, you can immediately turn to a topic’s Section 9 (Written Documentation Required). If training requirements are the issue, simply go to a chapter’s Section 12 (Training Requirements). Also provided for each topic are links to quality background and training information, with sample forms and programs where available.

The guide covers safety and health topics of interest to a wide cross section of industries and businesses. The author’s relaxed, yet focused approach and consistent format allow efficient access to a broad range of occupational health and safety information. The topics covered include not only those that are currently regulated, but also emerging issues such as injury and illness prevention programs, and the rapidly growing field of nanotechnology.

Preface

Chapter 1 : Asbestos
Chapter 2 : Bloodborne Pathogens
Chapter 3 : Combustible Dusts
Chapter 4 : Compressed Gases
Chapter 5 : Confined Spaces
Chapter 6 : Cranes, Derricks, Hoists, and Slings
Chapter 7 : Electrical Safety
Chapter 8 : Emergency Preparations (Exit Routes, Emergency Action, and Fire Prevention Plans)
Chapter 9 : Ergonomics
Chapter 10 : Flammable and Combustible Liquids
Chapter 11 : Guarding Powered Hand, Table, and Fixed Machine Tools
Chapter 12 : Hazard Communication
Chapter 13 : Hearing Protection
Chapter 14 : Heat and Cold Stress
Chapter 15 : Hexavalent Chromium
Chapter 16 : Highway Worksite Safety
Chapter 17 : Indoor Air Quality and Indoor Environmental Quality
Chapter 18 : Injury and Illness Protection Program
Chapter 19 : Ionizing Radiation
Chapter 20 : Laboratory Safety and Health
Chapter 21 : Lead
Chapter 22 : Lockout/Blockout/Tagout (Control of Hazardous Energy)
Chapter 23 : Medical Services and First Aid
Chapter 24 : Nanotechnology
Chapter 25 : Office, School, and Retail Safety
Chapter 26 : Personal Protective Equipment
Chapter 27 : Pesticide Use
Chapter 28 : Powered Industrial Trucks
Chapter 29 : Process Safety Management
Chapter 30 : Respiratory Protection
Chapter 31 : Spray Finishing
Chapter 32 : Ventilation (Industrial)
Chapter 33 : Welding
Chapter 34 : Workplace Violence Prevention

Index