| Fundamentals of Occupational Safety and Health (Fundamentals of Occupational Safety & Health) |  | Author: Mark Friend
Publisher: Government Institutes
Category: Book
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Media: Paperback
Edition: Fourth Edition
Pages: 526
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.7
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 5.9 x 1.3
ISBN: 086587171X
Dewey Decimal Number: 363.11
EAN: 9780865871717
ASIN: 086587171X
Publication Date: December 13, 2006
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Product Description
The fourth edition of this popular handbook provides a thorough and up-to-date overview of the occupational safety and health field and the issues safety professionals face today. An excellent introductory reference for both students and professionals, this comprehensive book provides practical information regarding technology, management, and regulatory compliance issues, covering crucial topics like organizing, staffing, directing, and evaluating the system. This book also covers the required written programs for general industry, identifying when they are needed and which major points must be addressed for each. All major topics are addressed in this comprehensive volume, from safety-related laws and regulations to hazardous materials and workplace violence. Fundamentals of Occupational Safety and Health includes a chapter covering the issues and concerns raised by the threat of terrorism. This Fourth Edition also examines OSHA's recordkeeping standard so readers will know which industries are covered and what they must do to comply. It also covers the required written programs for general industry, identifying when they are needed and which major points must be addressed for each. A handy directory of resources including safety and health associations, First Responder organizations, as well as state and federal agencies, puts a wealth of information at the readers' fingertips.
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 The best overview in safety June 13, 2000
Nathan Szejniuk (North Carolina)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is a wonderful book designed for the student or the safety professional. It covers most of the major points safety practitioners deal with and gives good reference material for further study. I highly recommend this book.
safety book September 16, 2005
Heather Miller (Albuquerque, NM)
So far the first few chapters of this safety book has been wonderful. I can't wait to finish it.
good read June 12, 2007
Veronica Taylor
a wonderful starter/intro on many topics, easy to follow and concise
fundamentals of occupational safety and health October 22, 2009
Bonnie A. Ryan (LI,NY)
book was in perfect condition brand new and i purchased as a used . only thing was it was shipped as book rate and took longer than i would of liked needed it sooner the it arrived otherwise an A+ transaction
 Poorest quality textbook I've ever read April 20, 2003
Dan Bosserman (Portland, OR USA)
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
Although the information in this book may all be factual, it is the most poorly written textbook I've read. I'm a professional proofreader and lifelong (60 years) student of writing styles, as well as a writer of newspaper and magazine articles. These authors violate just about every tenet of good style there is. The short list includes extreme unnecessary use of passive voice, poor word choice, ridiculous repeated statements of the obvious coupled with unexplained use of arcane terminology. I'm using this as the required textbook in a course in Industrial Safety, or I wouldn't bother finishing it. I blame the publisher for poor editing as much as I do the authors. I will grant that basic explanations of safety terms and government regulations do not make for compelling reading, but there's no excuse for using what I call the "--and then also too--" school of expository writing. Moreover, I object to the extended use of the Herbert Hoover doctrine of economics ("When a lot of people are out of work, unemployment results") and the Edmund G. Brown theory of social relations ("The burden of poverty lies mainly with the poor.") Maybe this is the best book available on this subject; if so, we have a desperate need for someone to write another.
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