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Due to budgetary restrictions such as manpower reductions, today'ssafety and health professionals are taking on greaterresponsibilities in the environmental arena. Many of theseprofessionals are unfamiliar with the basic requirements associatedwith environmental compliance. This second volume in Wiley's BasicGuide Series simplifies the environmental profession for those whoare new to the field. It combines simple explanations of complianceissues with clear breakdowns of the latest environmentalregulations. It also offers a history of the EnvironmentalProtection Agency and various environmental policies in the U.S.The first part of the book clarifies fundamental conceptsassociated with preservation of environmental health and resources.It summarizes relationships between state plans and federalenvironmental compliance schemes, as well as covering environmentalaudits and inspection processes. The author discusses differenttypes and phases of audits and audit reports, including properdocumentation and follow-up. Part Two provides a nuts-and-boltsunderstanding of all important environmental laws, includingthe:* Environmental Policy Act* Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and LiabilityAct* Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act* Clean Water Act* Clean Air Act* Toxic Substances Control Act* Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)* SARAThis guide will meet the reference needs of safety engineers,environmental engineers, corporate managers, and design engineersin a variety of industries. About the Wiley Basic Guide Series TheWiley Basic Guide Series focuses on topics of interest to today'ssafety and/or health professionals. These manuals promote a quickand easy familiarity with certain subject areas that may be outsidethe professional's main field but are required knowledge on thejob.
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Basic Guide to Accident Investigation and Loss Control
Inbunden, Engelska, 1994
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When an industrial accident occurs, who gets the job ofinvestigation and loss control? In most businesses, it's managersand line supervisors, whether or not they have any idea how toproceed. Now, there's a ready-to-use guide to organizing andconducting accident investigations: Basic Guide to AccidentInvestigation and Loss Control The most important objective inaccident investigation is not to establish blame, but to revealcause and prevent recurrence. Basic Guide to Accident Investigationand Loss Control uses a cause-and-prevention approach to help youstart with the most productive strategy, and finish with the mostusable results. Case studies are included to present real-worldapplications of the principles and techniques of modern accidentinvestigation. This vital resource gives you a brief grounding inthe principles of accident investigation, plus how-to instructionsfor every step of the job:* Initial response and public relations* Choosing investigators* Interviewing witnesses* Documenting the sceneThe book shows you all the tools and techniques of the trade, withfull chapters on:* Assembling an accident investigation kit* Making the best use of photography* Collecting written evidence* Fault tree analysis* Management Oversight and Risk Tree (MORT)There's even a sample accident investigation checklist, readilyadaptable to all businesses. If you're responsible for reportingwhat happened, why it happened, and how to keep it from happeningagain, then you need Basic Guide to Accident Investigation and LossControl. About the Wiley Basic Guide Series The Wiley Basic GuideSeries focuses on topics of interest to today's safety and healthprofessionals. These manuals promote a quick and easy familiaritywith certain subject areas that may be outside the professional'smain field but are required knowledge on the job.
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The fourth entry in the Basic Guide series, Basic Guide to Industrial Hygiene is an essential reference for anyone needing an elemental understanding of the growing industrial hygiene field. Written in a highly readable, easy-to-understand style, Basic Guide to Industrial Hygiene explains what industrial hygiene is, how it developed to its present professional level, and how to establish an industrial hygiene program. It also contains related information on such subjects of interest as human anatomy and industrial hazards. If you are a safety professional with limited experience in industrial hygiene, or if you are just beginning a career in industrial hygiene, this book will provide you with a thorough introduction to the fundamentals of this important discipline. This is what the reviewers are saying about Basic Guide to Industrial Hygiene: ".will help someone to understand what industrial hygiene is, what it is about, the nature of the problems that industrial hygiene addresses and the general nature of controls." Roger Brauer, PhD, CSP, PE Technical Director, Board of Certified Safety Professionals "Mr. Vincoli is an excellent writer. His writing style holds your interest." Wesley R. VanPelt, PhD, CHP, CIH President, Wesley VanPett Associates "There is nothing like it in the field. It is needed by both higher education and practicing safety professionals who are being thrown into industrial hygiene things for which they have little preparation. This book lays it out for them."Keith E. Barenklau, PhD, PE, CSP Associate Professor and Program Director, Marshall University About the VNR Basic Guide Series The Van Nostrand Reinhold Basic Guide Series focuses on topics of interest to today's safety, health, and environmental professionals. These manuals promote a quick and easy familiarity with certain subject areas that may be outside the professional's main field but are required knowledge on the job.
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This simple, easy-to-understand guide explains how OSHA works and how to comply with its regulations. Whether you're completing an injury and illness log for the first time of you're a seasoned veteran facing an inspection, this reference will help you understand how the safety and health system works and employers' and employees' rights and responsibilities under the system.
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BASIC GUIDE TO SYSTEM SAFETY Instructional guide applying “prevention through design” concepts to the design and redesign of work premises, tools, equipment, and processes Basic Guide to System Safety provides guidance on including prevention through design concepts within an occupational safety and health management system; through the application of these concepts, decisions pertaining to occupational hazards and risks can be incorporated into the process of design and redesign of work premises, tools, equipment, machinery, substances, and work processes, including their construction, manufacture, use, maintenance, and ultimate disposal or reuse. These techniques provide guidance for a life-cycle assessment and design model that balances environmental and occupational safety and health goals over the lifespan of a facility, process, or product. The updated Fourth Edition reflects current and emerging industry practices and approaches, providing an essential periodic review of the text to ensure its contents adequately meet the requirements of academia as well as other users in the occupational safety and health profession. The book also features a new chapter on Prevention through Design (PtD) and how it is linked to System Safety Engineering and Analysis. Topics covered in Basic Guide to System Safety include: System safety criteria, including hazard severity and probability, the hazard risk matrix, and system safety precedenceSystem safety efforts, including closed-loop hazard tracking systems, accident risk assessments, and mishap, accident, and incident reportingFault or functional hazard analysis, management oversight and risk trees, HAZOP and what-if analyses, and energy trace and barrier analysis (ETBA) Sneak circuit analysis, including types and causes of sneaks, input requirements, and advantages and disadvantages of the techniqueProviding essential fundamentals for readers who may not have a background or pre-requisite in the subject, Basic Guide to System Safety is an ideal introductory resource for the practicing safety and health professionals, along with advanced students taking industrial safety courses.