Authors: Daniel E. Della-Giustina
ISBN-13: 9781439814383, ISBN-10: 1439814384
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Taylor & Francis, Inc.
Date Published: December 2009
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Reflecting changes in the field during the ten years since the publication of the first edition, Developing a Safety and Health Program, Second Edition examines the elements of a safety and health program and delineates how to incorporate them into an organization’s safety efforts. It begins by defining safety policy and providing an overview of OSHA and other regulatory agencies. It covers hazard communication safety training and describes how to write material safety data sheets, how to maintain a good fire loss control program, and procedures for developing an emergency response plan.
The Second Edition includes:
The book discusses how to reduce equipment-related injuries through more advanced lockout/tagout procedures and safety checklists to ensure that everything is covered. The author addresses the special considerations important in planning for disasters and terrorist attacks. He provides the basic knowledge of OSHA, NFPA, and other regulations needed to assist and define what an enterprise must have when developing a program with the different elements of safety. Each chapter contains questions to test comprehension of the material.
An ongoing safety and health program can assist a plant in preventing huge losses, including physical damage and loss of productivity. The pressure to effect these changes has increased in light of the current emphasis on risk management and OHSA’s willingness to penalize various enterprises for safety violations. Unlike other books on this topic, this one goes into the nitty gritty details, with thorough explanations of how to implement a program and the key components needed whether updating an existing program or constructing a new one.
Ch. 1 Introduction 1
Ch. 2 Hazard Communication and Hazardous Materials Handling 5
Ch. 3 Job Safety Programs 13
Ch. 4 Accident and Incident Investigation 19
Ch. 5 Safety Committees 27
Ch. 6 Fire Loss Control Programs 37
Ch. 7 Emergency Management and Preparedness 49
Ch. 8 Logout/Tagout 57
Ch. 9 Confined Space Entry 67
Ch. 10 Personal Protective Equipment 77
Ch. 11 Noise and Ventilation 87
Ch. 12 Bloodborne Pathogen Standard 99
Appendix A Welding 107
Appendix B Material Handling and General Housekeeping 111
Appendix C Transportation Safety 119
Appendix D Overhead Hoist and Slings 123
Appendix E Machine Guarding and Portable Tools 125
Index 131