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Paul A. Erickson (Author)
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August 1, 1996 0122405706 978-0122405709 1
Written with corporate regulatory compliance officers, health and safety managers, loss control managers, and human resource specialists in mind, this book offers workplace-tested strategies for meeting the health and safety needs of a modern corporation. Emphasizing the practical means of achieving compliance with OSHA regulations, this book also provides a unique assessment of the more extensive factors that influence the management of workplace health and safety. The integration of practical regulation strategies with corporate objectives is particularly relevant to graduate curricula in business management, public policy, and occupational medicine.

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* Provides practical guidelines for industrial compliance with major OSHA regulations
* Presents concise explanations of technical and scientific concepts underlying regulatory requirements
* Integrates specific examples of the global economy's influence on the design and implementation of workplace health and safety
* Elucidates the effects of health and safety programs on financial and legal risk management practices in industry
* Includes explanations of practical alternative compliance strategies for company health and safety officers

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Written with corporate regulatory compliance officers, health and safety managers, loss control managers, and human resource specialists in mind, this book offers workplace-tested strategies for meeting the health and safety need of a modern corporation. Emphasizing the practical means of achieving compliance with OSHA regulations, this book also provides a unique assessment of the more extensive factors that influence the management of workplace health and safety. The integration of practical regulation strategies with corporate objectives is particularly relevant to graduate curricula in business management, public policy, and occupational medicine.
Key Features
* Provides practical guidelines for industrial compliance with major OSHA regulations
* Presents concise explanations of technical and scientific concepts underlying regulatory requirements
* Integrates specific examples of the global economy's influence on the design and implementation of workplace health and safety
* Elucidates the effects of health and safety programs on financial and legal risk management practices in industry
* Includes explanations of practical alternative compliance strategies for company health and safety officers

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  • Hardcover: 282 pages
  • Publisher: Academic Press; 1 edition (August 1, 1996)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0122405706
  • ISBN-13: 978-0122405709
  • Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 0.7 inches
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  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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First Sentence:
In the continually expanding context of occupational health and safety, the word safety denotes concern for physical injuries that might be experienced by the worker, such as cuts, abrasions, punctures, burns, and the crushing of feet or arms; health, for those physiological injuries that are typically associated with illness and debilitation caused by exposure to chemical toxins or infectious biological agents; welfare, for a range of psychological conditions, including stress and "burn out," which may derive from or be exacerbated by workplace conditions. Read the first page
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hotwork permit, corporate safety officer, hazardous waste coordinator, exposed electrical hazard, energy control program, safety data base, site safety plan, energy control procedures, tagout device, standard threshold shift, energy isolating device, termination examination, respiratory protection devices, ambient monitoring, workplace noise, baseline audiogram, contact hazard, personal protective clothing, medical surveillance program, energized parts, respiratory protection program, facility audit, isolating devices, hazardous agent, authorized employee
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United States, Hazard Communication Standard, Determination of Hazards, Surface Contact Hazard, Coast Guard, Department of Transportation, Earth Summit Agenda, Major Topics, Clean Water Act, International Standards Organization
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