Safety and Health for Engineers

Brauer, Roger L.

ISBN 10 : 0442018568 ISBN 13 : 9780442018566

Editeur : Titles Supplied by John Wiley & Sons Australia, 1993

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture :

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.

Revue de presse :

"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)

" 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)

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Titles Supplied by John Wiley & Sons Australia
• Date d'édition: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0442018568
• ISBN 13: 9780442018566
• Reliure: Livre broché