Tag Archives: occupational health and safety

Safety at Work, Seventh Edition 7th Edition by  John Ridley. A major objective of this book has been to provide an authoritative, up-to-date guide in all areas of health and safety. The contributing authors are recognized specialists in their fields and each has drawn on his or her personal knowledge and experience …

HAZOP Guide to Best Practice Guidelines to Best Practice for the Process and Chemical Industries 3rd edition. This book is intended to provide guidance on a specific technique developed for use in the process and chemical industries. The technique described is HAZOP (hazard and operability) study, a detailed method for …

Safety Professionals Reference and Study Guide by W. David Yates. This book is written to assist you in achieving that ultimate designation as a safety professional. It includes such topics as History of the Safety Profession, Regulations, OSHA Record Keeping, Particulates and Gases, Toxicology, Industrial Hygiene, Ventilation, Noise, Illumination, Biological Hazards, Thermal Stressors, …

Safety Health and Environmental Auditing A Practical Guide by Simon Watson Pain. The purpose of this book is to provide guidance for managers and specialists in those organizations who are committed to improving their safety, health, and environmental performance, but either is not sure where to start or cannot, or …

A Quick Guide to Health and Safety by R Gilbert. Health and safety issues now impose upon almost every part of business life. The system of enforcement is managed and implemented in the UK by The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) – but at times it can be difficult to …

Occupational Ergonomics A Practical Approach by Cheryl A. Wilhelmsen. The book contains all the important building blocks of occupational ergonomics – it revisits the fundamentals of workplace ergonomics and takes you to step by step through more advanced workplace evaluations. The Book is a collaborative effort that merges engineering principles …

Job Hazard Analysis A Guide for Voluntary Compliance and Beyond 2nd edition by James E. Roughton. This book methodically develops the risk assessment basis needed for ANSI/AIHA Z10 and other safety and health management systems. It is supported by numerous real-life examples, end of chapter review questions, sample checklists, action …

Fall Prevention and Protection Principles Guidelines and practices by Hongwei Hsiao. This book covers a wealth of knowledge from experts and informed stakeholders on the best ways to understand, prevent, and control fall-related risk exposures. Featured are subjects on (1) a public health view of fall problems and strategic goals; …

Risk Assessment A Practical Guide to Assessing Operational Risks by Bruce Hollcroft, Bruce K. Lyon, and Georgi Popov. The book provides the fundamentals of risk assessment, with many practical applications, for undergraduate and graduate students and employed safety, health, and environmental professionals who recognize that they are expected to have …

A career guide to the safety profession by American Society of Safety Engineers Foundation. The Career Guide to the Safety Professionbprovides an overview of the variety of careers available in the safety profession. It also provides guidance in the selection of undergraduate and graduates academic programs, and profiles some safety …

Electrical Safety Code Manual by Kimberley Keller. A Plain Language Guide to National Electrical Code, OSHA, and NFPA 70E. This book will tie together the various regulations and practices for electrical safety and translate these complicated standards into easy-to-understand terms. Even veteran master electricians will find it informative and gain …

Introduction to Process Safety for Undergraduates and Engineers by CCPS (Center for Chemical Process Safety). This book is intended to be used as reference material for either a stand-alone process safety course or as supplemental material for existing curricula. This book is not a technical book; rather, the intent of the …