Occupational Safety and Health for Technologists, Engineers, and Managers (4th Edition) [Hardcover]

David L. Goetsch (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 8, 2001 | ISBN-10: 0130310433 | ISBN-13: 978-0130310439 | Edition: 4

For undergraduate level Safety Management/Safety and Health Management courses.With an eye on the future and a finger on the pulse of today's rapid changes due to global competition, this straightforward, state-of-the-art guide addresses the key issues, concerns, and factors relating specifically to modern workplace environments in the safety and health professions. Highly functional in content and approach, it draws immediate connections between principles and their practices in real-world settings, includes the latest OSHA standards, and approaches safety and health issues from the perspective of Total Quality Management (TQM) and global competitiveness.

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From the Back Cover

Occupational Safety and Health for Technologists, Engineers, and Managers, Fourth Edition, provides comprehensive coverage of the information students and practitioners need to be well-informed safety and health professionals in today's rapidly changing, heavily regulated, and globally competitive work environment. All of the fundamental safety and health topics are covered at length. In addition, special attention is given to the following critical topics:

• OSHA and the OSHAct
• Standards and codes
• Life safety
• Laws and liability
• Stress-related problems
• Safety and health training
• Total Safety Management (safety management in a TQM setting)
• Environmental Issues and ISO 14000
• Bloodborne pathogens (AIDS, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, etc.)
• Product safety and liability
• Ergonomics and safety
• Repetitive strain injuries (RSI)
• Workplace violence and its prevention

About the Author

David L. Goetsch is Provost of the joint campus of the University of West Florida and Okaloosa-Walton Community College in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, and professor of safety, quality, and environmental management. He also administers the state of Florida's Center for Manufacturing Competitiveness that is located on this campus. In addition, Dr. Goetsch is President of The Management Institute, a private consulting fine dedicated to the continual improvement of organizational competitiveness, safety, and quality. Dr. Goetsch is co-founder of The Quality Institute, a partnership of the University of West Florida, Okaloosa-Walton Community College, and the Okaloosa Economic Development Council. He currently serves on the executive board of the Institute.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 794 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 4 edition (May 8, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0130310433
• ISBN-13: 978-0130310439
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.4 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,465,672 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

David L. Goetsch is one of the most widely-published college professors and corporate trainers in the United States. His books all fall into three broad categories: professional development, organizational development, and economic development. Specifically his books deal with such topics as quality, global competitiveness, management, leadership, supervision, and occupational safety. Dr. Goetsch is vice-president of Northwest Florida State College where he is also a full professor. He is also President and CEO of David L. Goetsch & Associates (a corporate training and consulting firm).

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A General Overview Of Occupational Safety, October 8, 2006

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Robert I. Hedges - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Occupational Safety and Health for Technologists, Engineers, and Managers (Hardcover)

I used this book in a graduate Industrial Safety Management class, and agree with reviewer David Sullivan's assessment that this book is a good general overview of occupational safety and health issues, but that it is definitely more useful at the undergraduate level. I have a decent background in this area, and found no groundbreaking insights in this text, though I do believe that people (and especially students) new to the field would find it quite useful.

The book is a fairly general survey of the issues inherent to contemporary occupational safety and health, and has good general overviews of all important large-scale issues. There are errors in this book, some are small, and most are fairly excusable, though there are generalizations and errors in the Electrical Hazards chapter (Chapter 12) that are fairly egregious. I thought that Chapter 21 ("Safety Analysis, Prevention, and Management") was one of the best chapters in the book: the introduction to techniques like FMEA and FTA was good, though I would have put this chapter considerably earlier in the text. The chapter on Worker's Compensation (Chapter 5) was positively painful to read, though I doubt that there is much that can be done to make the material especially captivating.

Some of the material in this book is dated, but in general I think this is a satisfactory book to be used as an introduction to occupational safety students.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An Good Introductory Text, March 24, 2006

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David J. Sullivan-nightengale (Saint Paul, MN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Occupational Safety and Health for Technologists, Engineers, and Managers (Hardcover)

This book is a good introduction into occupational safety. Some of the information, especially in the area of robotics safety and automation, is quite dated. While this book is used in some graduate programs, it is more suited for the undergraduate. Important historical items such as Chernobyl were left out while other less fatal disasters were left in, but we can forgive the author if he includes it in his next version.

I would encourage the author to include references to other safety standards and more details into cumulative trauma disorders in the next volume.

5.0 out of 5 stars Very informative book., October 13, 2011

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This review is from: Occupational Safety and Health for Technologists, Engineers, and Managers (7th Edition) (Alternative Etext Formats) (Hardcover)

I had to purchase this book for a graduate course in Safety Engineering. I am very new to the field, but I found it extremely helpful, interesting, and useful. At the end of each chapter are reviews and topics which help you to remember the material in the book. I am not done reading it yet, but so far it is very comprehensive and an excellent book, especially for someone who is new to the field of Occupational Safety and Safety Engineering.