Enhancing Occupational Safety And Health - Couverture souple

Taylor, Geoff; Easter, Kellie; Hegney, Roy

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0750661976 ISBN 13 : 9780750661973

Editeur : Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd, 2004

Synopsis

In this comprehensive guide to occupational safety and health (OSH or OHS), the authors have taken an international and holistic perspective, foregoing regional prescriptive models for a self-regulatory, risk management-based approach to health and safety at work. Both technical and human factors are considered in all areas of health and safety management - from hazardous substances and radiation, noise and vibration, to ergonomics, stress, substance abuse, and violence. The book outlines strategies for managing workers' compensation claims and rehabilitation, and for assessing training needs and evaluating courses. It also explains how to implement an overall occupational health and safety management system in a company, integrating this into existing quality management programs. Each chapter includes a workplace application, further reading recommendations, and end-of-chapter questions, making this an ideal text for students on all health and safety related vocational and university courses. The book is also suitable for students on management courses, in which health and safety is being increasingly included in the syllabus. Managers, both general and health and safety professionals, will find this an invaluable international reference to the current concepts. A Learning System to support studies of this book is now available. it is also available as a Spanish edition, adapted for the Spanish-speaking world. It is a comprehensive and practical guide to modern occupational health and safety. Examples from countries around the world provide valuable international comparisons, particularly useful for students and those working in multi-national companies and overseas.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Mr Taylor has carried out field surveys of workplaces over 36 years. He has his own safety and environment consultancy, and is a sessional lecturer at the Australian Centre for Work Safety at Carlisle TAFE College, and at Curtin University. Geoff is a past president of the Safety Institute of Australia Western Australian Division, and was a board member of the International Commission on Occupational Health. He has been senior lecturer in OHS at Curtin University, a sessional lecturer at Edith Cowan University, OHS study area leader in TAFE-Western Australia and chief scientific officer with the Western Australian OHS authority. Geoff has developed and delivered OHS training at various management levels for the mining, construction and water industries and designed, coordinated and taught university and TAFE courses in OHS. He has an advisory role with the Mining and Resource Contractors Safety Training Association (MARCSTA). Ms Easter has worked nationally in occupational health and safety and has held safety management positions in the health and manufacturing sectors. Kellie has worked as a consultant in the textile and mining sectors and is currently a coordinator at the Australian Centre for Work Safety where she manages the learning program, lectures and consults to industry. Her principal professional interests are in the application of quality management to safety and environmental practices in industry. Mr Hegney has extensive operational and management experience in work safety. A graduate of Ballarat University and the Monash-Mt Eliza Staff College (1985), Roy lectured in OHS at Curtin University prior to working as a training consultant in the mining sector. He is currently the manager of the Australian Centre for Work Safety and has developed accredited courses in work safety including a nationally delivered course through Open Learning Australia (OLA).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0750661976
• ISBN 13: 9780750661973
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 656
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible