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Occupational Safety and Health for Technologists, Engineers, and Managers

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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.

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.

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.

Occupational Health and Safety for Technologists, Engineers, and Managers, Seventh Edition, is loaded with information. The format is easy to read. Especially noteworthy is Chapter 6, The OSH Act, Standards, and Liability. It's crammed with useful information.

The textbook was in great condition and was delivered immediately. It was great to receive this used textbook in a like new condition.

Book was in excellect condition. Shipped extremely fast. came 2 weeks before estimated arrival date. would buy from again for sure.

The book on a whole covers a vast amount of information. As a text book however, it is very generic in giving clear answers to questions that might be seen on an exam. This can be difficult when taking a test and you are asked for a specific answer. Most of the information covered deals directly with OHSHA, which can be obtained on- line for free. It is a very thick book though and some might possibly think it worth the value just for the mere impressive size.

I bought this book for a class and it was in very good condition. I recommend seller.

I ordered this product and received a shipment from the seller in a reasonable time frame. The problem is that I was sent the sixth edition rather than the seventh edition as I ordered it. I sent an email to the seller through Amazon and have not heard back from the seller. I have waited a week already with no response. For the time being, I'm stuck with a book that I have no use for. The class I need this book for requires the seventh edition. This seller is making a bad name for him/ herself.

The product purchased was in better than great conditions.
It looks like a brand new book. Clean and very well kept.