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Seventh Edition
Edited By
John Ridley, BSc, CEng, MIMechE, FIOSH, DMS, Independent Consultant, Formerly Chief Safety Engineer, Reed International UK
John Channing, MSc(Safety), MSc(Chemistry), FIOSH, RSP, Formerly Manager Health, Safety and Environment, Kodak Manufacturing; Director, Pharos Consultancy Services Limited, U.K.
Description
Safety at Work
is widely accepted as the most authoritative guide to safety and health in the workplace. Its comprehensive
coverage and academically rigorous approach make it essential reading for students on occupational safety and health courses at diploma,
bachelor and master level, including the NEBOSH National Diploma. Health and safety professionals turn to it for detailed coverage of
the fundamentals and background of the field.
The seventh edition has been revised to cover recent changes in UK legislation and practice,
including:
- Construction (Design & Management) Regulations 2007
- Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
- Work
at Height Regulations 2005
- Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005
- Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005
- Waste regulations 2005, 2006
- ISO 12100 Safety of Machinery - Basic concepts and general principles
Audience
Students on NEBOSH National Diploma & university undergraduate & postgraduate courses in occupational health & safety subjects. HSE practitioners;
HR professionals; tutors and lecturers; HSE inspectors; environmental health officers.
Contents
Law:
Explaining the law
Principal health and safety Acts
Influences on health and safety
Law of contract
Employment law
Consumer
protection
Insurance cover and compensation
Civil liability
The management of risk:
An introduction to risk management
Principles
of the management of risk
Risk management: organisation and administration for safety
Risk management: techniques and practices
The collection
and use of accident and incident data
Practical safety management: systems and techniques
The individual and safety
Risk management and
behaviour modification
Occupational health and hygiene:
The structure and functions of the human body
Occupational diseases
Occupational
hygiene
Radiation
Noise and vibration
Workplace pollution, heat and ventilation
Lighting
Applied ergonomics
Workplace safety:
Science in engineering safety
Fire precautions
Safe use of machinery
Electricity
Statutory examination of plant and equipment
Safety
on construction sites
Managing chemical safety
The environment:
The environment: issues, concepts and strategies
Environmental
management systems
Waste management
Chemicals and the environment
The environment at large
Appendices
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The Institution of Occupational
Safety and Health
Reading for the NEBOSH level 6 Diploma examination
List of abbreviations
Organisations providing safety information
List of Statutes, Regulations and Orders
List of CasesIndex
| Bibliographic details |
Hardbound, 1056 pages, publication date: NOV-2007
ISBN-13: 978-0-7506-8035-6
ISBN-10: 0-7506-8035-0
Imprint: BUTTERWORTH HEINEMANN
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