Handbook of Occupational Safety and Health

by Diberardinis, Louis J.

• ISBN13: 9780471160175
• ISBN10: 0471160172
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-12-14
• Publisher: Wiley-Interscience

Summary

* Includes updated material based on chapters from Patty's Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology, Fourth Edition

Author Biography

LOUIS J. DiBERARDINIS, MS, CIH, CSP, is the Associate Director of the Environmental Medical Service at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a visiting lecturer on occupational health at the Harvard School of Public Health. He currently serves as chair of the ANSI Z.9.5 Subcommittee on Laboratory Ventilation and is a former president of the American Academy of Industrial Hygiene. He is the lead author of Guidelines for Laboratory Design (Wiley).

Table of Contents

PREFACE	xi	(2)
CONTRIBUTORS	xiii
PART I INTRODUCTION	1	(102)
1. Occupational Safety and Health Management	1	(12)
Thomas M. Dougherty
2. Management's Roles and Responsibility in an Effective Safety and Health Program	13	(20)
Rosemary Colvin
Ray Colvin
3. How to Locate Information Sources for Occupational Safety and Health	33	(20)
Robert Herrick
James Stewart
4. Recognition of Health Hazards in the Workplace	53	(50)
Martin R. Horowitz
Marilyn F. Hallock
PART II SAFETY EVALUATIONS	103	(136)
5. How to Conduct an Accident Investigation	103	(24)
Thomas M. Dougherty
6. Risk Assessment Techniques	127	(52)
Thomas M. Dougherty
7. How to Apply Computer Simulation to Occupational Safety and Health	179	(60)
Mahmoud A. Ayoub
Stephen D. Roberts
PART III HEALTH EVALUATIONS	239	(190)
8. Evaluation of Exposure to Chemical Agents	239	(48)
Jerry Lynch
Charles Chelton
9. Evaluation and Management of Exposure to Infectious Agents	287	(86)
Janet M. Macher
Jon Rosenberg
10. Biological Monitoring in Occupational Health and Safety	373	(42)
Alain J. Couturier
Robert J. McCunney
11. How to Ensure Quality in a Medical Surveillance Program	415	(14)
Robert J. McCunney
Alain J. Couturier
PART IV CONTROL PRACTICES	429	(268)
12. How to Establish Industrial Loss Prevention and Fire Protection	429	(50)
Peter M. Bochnak
13. Hazard Communication and Worker Right-to-Know Programs	479	(38)
Lisa K. Simkins
Charlotte A. Rice
14. Health and Safety Instruction	517	(22)
Kenneth P. Martin
15. Philosophy and Management of Engineering Control	539	(62)
Pamela Greenley
William A. Burgess
16. How to Select and Use Personal Protective Equipment	601	(38)
Richard J. Nill
17. Respiratory Protective Devices	639	(38)
Howard Cohen
18. How to Apply the Microcomputer to Occupational Safety and Health	677	(20)
Brad T. Garber
PART V PHYSICAL HAZARDS AND SPECIAL TOPICS	697	(320)
19. Occupational Dermatoses	697	(46)
David E. Cohen
20. Indoor Air Quality in Nonindustrial Occupational Environments	743	(48)
Philip R. Morey
21. Heat Stress	791	(34)
Anne M. Venetta Richard
Ralph Collipi, Jr.
22. Occupational Noise Exposure and Hearing Conservation	825	(106)
Charles P. Lichtenwalner
Kevin Michael
23. Ergonomics: Achieving System Balance Through Ergonomic Analysis and Control	931	(56)
Graciela Perez
24. Radiation: Nonionizing and Ionizing Sources	987	(30)
Donald L. Haes, Jr.
Mitchell S. Galanek
PART VI LEGAL AFFAIRS	1017	(178)
25. How to Deal with the Troubled Employee	1017	(12)
Margie Magowan
26. Managing Workers' Compensation	1029	(52)
James J. Paugh III
27. How to Evaluate Your Occupational Safety and Health Program	1081	(26)
Rosemary Colvin
Ray Colvin
28. Occupational Health and Safety Regulatory Affairs	1107	(42)
Roy Deitchman
James Degen
29. Occupational Safety and Health Legal Issues	1149	(14)
Thea Dunmire
30. How to Provide Liability Industrial Coverage	1163	(32)
Donald M. Weekes, Jr.
INDEX	1195