Safe Work Practices for Wastewater Treatment Plants, 3rd Edition

This book details how to start and maintain a successful safety program in a municipal or industrial water or wastewater plant with special emphasis on the practical implementation. This new edition provides the latest OSHA regulations and recommendations, and each chapter has been updated with new information, including the latest innovations related to all types of successfully proven health and safety protocols. Coverage includes safety programs, recordkeeping, safety training, safety equipment, and safe work practices for wastewater treatment facilities. In addition, much of the text should be relevant to safety and health professionals in almost any industrial setting.

• Reflects the latest updates to the OSHA Standards, including new changes to Hazard Communication (29 CFR1910.1200).
• Expanded to include actual case studies and the important lessons learned in each chapter.
• Presents the best practices for performing safety audits in wastewater plants.

Preface

Chapter 1 : Setting the Stage
Chapter 2 : Task Diversity Equals an Unsafe Workplace
Chapter 3 : Safety Starts at the Top
Chapter 4 : Hazard Communication
Chapter 5 : Lockout/Tagout
Chapter 6 : Confined Space Entry
Chapter 7 : Respiratory Protection
Chapter 9 : Personal Protective Equipment, First Aid, and Thermal Hazards
Chapter 10 : Electrical Safety
Chapter 11 : Fire, Welding, and Hot Work Safety
Chapter 12 : Laboratory Safety
Chapter 13 : Excavation Safety
Chapter 14 : Emergency Response and Process Safety
Chapter 15 : Machine Guarding
Chapter 16 : Rigging and Material Handling Safety
Chapter 17 : Bloodborne Pathogens
Chapter 18 : Ergonomics
Chapter 19 : Toxic Substances and Hazardous Wastes
Chapter 20 : Safe Work Practices for Water, Wastewater, and Environmental Professionals

Index