Safety and Health for Engineers (Industrial Health & Safety) [Paperback]

Roger L. Brauer (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 047128632X | ISBN-13: 978-0471286325 | Publication Date: December 2, 1993

Safety and Health for Engineers Roger L. Brauer Today’s engineer faces a moral and legal responsibility to build safety into products and environments. Today’s engineer also works in an economic system that requires enterprises to be competitive. Here’s a guide to help engineers reconcile these safety and economic concerns, using the latest cost-effective methods of ensuring safety in all facets of their work. Safety and Health for Engineers addresses the fundamentals of safety, the legal aspects, hazard recognition, the human element of safety, and techniques for managing safety in engineering decisions. The book provides you with a broad range of topics and examples, as well as detailed references to information and standards. Here you’ll find in-depth coverage of the many aspects of achieving safety through engineering-

• the duties and legal responsibilities for which engineers are accountable
• an exploration of all types of hazards, and engineering controls for them
• the latest safety regulations, and agencies responsible for their enforcement
• an enlightening discussion of human behavior, capabilities, and limitations
• instruction on how to analyze equipment and processes, identify hazards, and present the need for controls to managers

-plus the latest legal considerations, new risk analysis methods, system safety and decision-making tools, and today’s concepts and methods in ergonomic design. Abundant reference figures and tables, and carefully crafted review questions and exercises are also presented by this leading reference. For engineers, plant managers, safety professionals, and others, the absence of academic instruction in safety engineering is now no excuse for simply living with the risks involved in engineering practice. With Safety and Health for Engineers, you’ll do a better job providing society with technological solutions that improve lives, are legally prudent, and are also safe.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"I recommend this book for all university libraries where engineering, of any type, is being taught." (E-STREAMS, June 2007)

"…Brauer has written a comprehensive guide that helps engineers reconcile safety and economic concerns using the latest cost-methods of insuring safety in all facets of their work…" (Journal of Hazardous Materials, September 1, 2006)

From the Back Cover

The essential guide to blending safety and health with economical engineering

Over time, the role of the engineer has evolved into a complex combination of duties and responsibilities. Modern engineers are required not only to create products and environments, but to make them safe and economical as well. Safety and Health for Engineers, Second Edition is a comprehensive guide that helps engineers reconcile safety and economic concerns using the latest cost-effective methods of ensuring safety in all facets of their work. It addresses the fundamentals of safety, legal aspects, hazard recognition, the human element of safety, and techniques for managing safety in engineering decisions. Like its successful predecessor, this Second Edition contains a broad range of topics and examples, detailed references to information and standards, real-world application exercises, and a significant bibliography of books for each chapter.

Inside this indispensable resource, you'll find:

• The duties and legal responsibilities for which engineers are accountable
• Updated safety laws and regulations and their enforcement agencies
• An in-depth study of hazards and their control
• A thorough discussion of human behavior, capabilities, and limitations
• Key instruction on managing safety and health through risk management, safety analyses, and safety plans and programs

Additionally, Safety and Health for Engineers includes the latest legal considerations, new risk analysis methods, system safety and decision-making tools, and today's concepts and methods in ergonomic design. It also contains revised reference figures and tables, OSHA permissible exposure limits, and updated examples and exercises taken from real cases that challenged engineering designs. Written for engineers, plant managers, safety professionals, and students, Safety and Health for Engineers, Second Edition provides the information and tools you need to unite health and safety with economical engineering for safer technological solutions.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 672 pages
• Publisher: Wiley (December 2, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 047128632X
• ISBN-13: 978-0471286325
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 6.9 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #203,136 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential for preparing for the CSP exam., September 18, 1998

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This review is from: Safety and Health for Engineers (Industrial Health & Safety) (Paperback)

If you're going to purchase one book to prepare for the Certified safety Proferssional (CSP) exam this is it.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Safety and Health for Engineers, November 1, 2003

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Tom Rountree (Pasco, WA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Safety and Health for Engineers (Industrial Health & Safety) (Paperback)

I just passed my ASP and this book was an excellent introductory text. While it is understood that many other reference have to be used, I recommend this book as one of the first you review.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Can't Wait for New Edition in December 2005, October 21, 2005

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D. DiGangi "deestore" (California) - See all my reviews
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Great book. As an educator, it was the best one on the market. It only lacks current data, but the new edition coming in a couple of months should take care of that.