Publication date: 2001-11-01
Dewey code: 658.382
List Price: $111.50
Price: $86.15
Review Managing for World Class Safety / Wiley-Interscience:Despite the extensive literature on safety, few tools have been available to help managers quantitatively assess the level of safety management and the quality of the safety practices in organizations. In his consulting practice, Dr. Jim Stewart, a former executive at DuPont, developed such a method, crafting a safety survey centering on a comprehensive questionnaire for employees at all levels, that reveals the true level of corporate commitment to safety. Managing for World Class Safety first describes the model of safety management that underpins the questionnaire and then demonstrates how this innovative procedure illuminates critical intangibles like management commitment, the enforcement of rules, worker involvement, and injury investigation. The central part of this book is the description of research at the University of Toronto that applies the questionnaire in comprehensive research at five of the world’s safest companies and five with very poor safety. The questionnaire polled 700 people in the ten companies, "measuring" the level of more than twenty key elements such as: The workers’ perception of the priority given to safety The belief that all injuries can be prevented The extent to which line management takes responsibility/accountability for safety How well safety rules are followed and enforced The frequency and quality of safety meetings The level of recognition to reinforce safety excellence In every element, the contrast between the responses from the very safe companies and those from the companies with poor safety was dramatic, clearly depicting where the former succeed and the latter fail By developing quantitative benchmark data, Stewart reasons that it will be easier to convince reluctant management to undertake the fundamental change necessary for a "step change" in their company performance. Managing for World Class Safety promises a revolutionary new approach to workplace safety improvement for corporate leaders, safety professionals, and regulators.
Authors
- European Process Safety Centre Working Party on Safety Management Systems; European Process Safety Centre Working P
Dewey code: 660
List Price: $64.40
Price: $64.40
Review Safety Management Systems - IChemE / Inst of Chemical Engineers UK:The majority of accidents in the process industries can be traced back to poor management systems. Set up a system to manage safety competently, and you are most of the way to safe operations. This book shares with others the current experiences gained by the EPSC member organisations on safety management. What makes this book different? - it is a "how to" and not a "what you should do" text, to enable companies to join the top performers in safety management systems.
Publication date: 2001-10-04
Dewey code: 363.1926
List Price: $110.00
Price: $66.00
Review Food Safety and International Competitiveness: The Case of Beef (Cabi Publishing) / CABI:Food safety is currently one of the most important issues confronting consumers, producers and distributors. It cannot be dealt with as just a physical problem but must be considered as a multi-dimensional one, affected by politics, economics and social influences. This book focuses on the specific example of food safety in the beef industry in the USA, Canada, the UK and Australia. It outlines the experience of a number of countries with food safety problems (such as BSE) and examines: their drivers for change and institutional arrangements; whether there is a socially optimal approach to food safety; and how much consumers can rely on the industry to police itself and governments to look after their interests. It also examines the implications for competitiveness and world trade.
Publication date: 1996-11-25
Dewey code: 604.7
List Price: $539.00
Price: $313.00
Review Risk Management for Hazardous Chemicals / CRC:The key to successfully ensuring adequate protection of life, health, property, and the environment whenever and wherever hazardous chemicals are used is information. Having the right information, readily available, in easy-to-read, non-technical, language can literally save a life. It can also prevent costly and devastating environmental contamination or property loss. However, anyone who have practiced in the field of occupational or environmental safety and health has been frustrated by the lack of available information. Risk Management for Hazardous Chemicals has been compiled to provide quick and accurate reference information for those who work with chemicals. It allows them to accomplish their duties more effectively, efficiently, and with more confidence. It is intended for anyone who needs to know about methods and procedures for managing the risks associated with using hazardous chemicals, including:.
Authors
- Richard P. Pohanish
- Stanley A. Greene
Publication date: 2003-04-07
Dewey code: 660.2804
List Price: $175.00
Price: $117.00
Review Wiley Guide to Chemical Incompatibilities / Wiley-Interscience:The Second Edition of the Wiley Guide to Chemical Incompatibilities provides chemists, technicians, and engineers with a thorough, lightening-quick resource to use during experimental preparation and in the event of an emergency. Includes: Hard-to-find data on over 11,000 chemical compounds 2,000 more chemical listings than the First Edition Alphabetical organization providing concise incompatibility profiles for thousands of commonly used commercial chemcials CAS Numbers to eliminate confusion among similar synonym names. A glossary of general chemical terms This expanded Second Edition, set out in a convenient, easy-to-use format, is an essential guide for all safety, first-response, and plant management professionals working with chemical materials.
Edition: 1
Publication date: 1999-01-28
Dewey code: 613.62
List Price: $99.00
Price: $76.45
Review Basics of Industrial Hygiene (Preserving the Legacy) / Wiley:This book provides environmental technology students with an enjoyable way to quickly master the basics of industrial hygiene. Like all the books in the critically acclaimed Preserving the Legacy series, it follows a rapid-learning modular format featuring learning objectives, summaries, chapter-end reviews, practice questions, and skill-building classroom activities. Throughout the text, sidebars highlight critical concepts, and more than 90 high-quality line-drawings, photographs, and diagrams help to clarify concepts covered. Author Debra Nims begins with a fascinating historical overview of the art and science of industrial hygiene, followed by a concise review of key concepts and terms from biology and toxicology. She then offers in-depth practical coverage of: * Identifying hazards or potential hazards * Sampling and workplace evaluations * Hazard control * Toxicology, occupational health, and occupational health standards * Airborne hazards * Dermatoses and contact hazards * Fire and explosion hazards * Occupational noise * Radiation * Temperature extremes * Repetitive use traumas With its comprehensive coverage and quick-reference format, Basics of Industrial Hygiene is also a handy refresher and working reference for practicing environmental technicians and managers.
Publication date: 1995-08
Dewey code: 660.2804
Price: $20.00
Review Compressed Gases: Compressed Hazards (Acs Laboratory Safety Video Series) / American Chemical Society:
Edition: 1
Publication date: 1991-08-13
Dewey code: 658.408
List Price: $180.00
Price: $130.23
Review Leadership in Safety Management / Wiley-Interscience:Safe behavior in the workplace is the responsiblity of both employer and employee. Efficient and effective managerial behavior patterns through which safety excellence can be achieved are layed out. Examples of organizational structures that facilitate practicing these behavior patterns are offered. Readers learn how to modify behavior in ways that lead to increasingly safe behavior on the job. By presenting tested pragmatic procedures and management practices that work, it provides a framework by which any individual can demonstrate the leadership skills needed to achieve greater safety consciousness in the workplace.
Creator: Charles A. Wilkie
Edition: 1
Publication date: 2001-10-04
Dewey code: 628.9223
List Price: $285.00
Price: $256.99
Review Fire and Polymers: Materials and Solutions for Hazard Prevention (Acs Symposium Series) / An American Chemical Society Publication:This text represents the state of the art in the field of fire and polymers, with specific emphasis on non-halogen approaches to flame retardancy, including additives and intrinsically fire-retardant polymers (fire-smart polymers). It is divided into six sections: noncomposites, fire-smart polymers, polyurethanes, non-halogen (ecofriendly) flame retardants, halogen flame retardants and assessment and performance of flame retardant polymers.
Edition: 4 Sub
Publication date: 2002-06-15
Dewey code: 616.07570289
List Price: $81.50
Price: $65.20
Review Radiation Protection: A Guide for Scientists, Regulators and Physicians / Harvard University Press:This highly successful manual has served for nearly three decades as the definitive guide to the safe use of radioactive materials. Completely revised and updated, the fourth edition presents a new dimension by adding coverage of nonionizing radiation, and is thus concerned with the entire field of radiation protection. The author takes the novel approach of introducing the whole range of energies possessed by particles and electromagnetic waves at the beginning of the text, thus integrating coverage of ionizing and nonionizing radiation rather than considering them as two separate disciplines. He goes on to cover the entire spectrum of radiation sources, including radionuclides, x-ray machines, accelerators, nuclear reactors, power lines, microwave towers, and cellular phones. With its expanded coverage, including a broader focus on public health issues, this new volume will serve as an important training and reference resource, not only for research scientists, physicians, and engineers, but for regulatory officials, attorneys, engineers, and environmental health and safety professionals. The breadth of citations alone makes this resource invaluable.
Creator: Ethylene Producers' Committee of Aiche&S
Publication date: 1994-12
Price: $120.00
Review Proceedings of the 5th Ethylene Producers Conference / American Institute of Chemical Engineers:
Authors
- Chin S. Yang
- Patricia A. Heinsohn
Publication date: 2007-03-05
Dewey code: 579.17
List Price: $84.95
Price: $65.08
Review Sampling and Analysis of Indoor Microorganisms / Wiley-Interscience:Investigation techniques and analytical methodologies for addressing microbial contamination indoors Microbial contamination indoors is a significant environmental and occupational health and safety problem. This book provides fundamental background information on fungal and bacterial growth indoors as well as in-depth, practical approaches to analyzing and remedying problems. The information helps investigators, laboratory managers, and environmental health professionals properly use state-of-the-science methods and correctly interpret the results. With chapters by expert microbiologists, mycologists, environmental professionals, and industrial hygienists, Sampling and Analysis of Indoor Microorganisms is a multidisciplinary, comprehensive reference on advanced approaches, covering: Microbiological problems in a water-damaged environment Indoor construction techniques and materials that impact environmental microbiology Microbial ecology indoors, airborne bacteria, genetic-based analytical methods, and statistical tools for microorganism analysis Microbiological sampling approaches Mold removal principles and methods, including specialized microbial remediation techniques for HVAC systems, legionellas and biofilms, and sewage contamination A forensic approach toward the assessment of fungal growth in the indoor environment A must-have guide for practicing professionals, including environmental health and safety personnel, public health officials, and building and construction engineers and architects, this is also a valuable reference for attorneys, home inspectors, water restoration personnel, mold remediation contractors, insurance adjusters, and others.
Authors
- United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation
Dewey code: 539
List Price: $75.00
Price: $75.00
Review Sources and Effects of Ionizing Radiation: United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effect of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) Report to the General Assembly, with Scientific Annexes - Sources / United Nations Publications:This report summarizes the developments in radiation science in the years leading up to the new millennium, drawn on the main conclusion of the scientific assessments of the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effect of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR). This Volume I comprises of scientific annexes aimed at the general scientific community, specifically presents findings on: the dose assessment methodologies, the natural radiation exposure, the man-made environmental exposure, the medical radiation exposure, and the occupational radiation exposure. The publication is a unique scientific basis for estimating radiation risk, establishing radiation protection and safety standards and regulating radiation sources, for governments and organizations throughout the world.
Creator: John Channing
Edition: 5th
Publication date: 1998-12
Dewey code: 363.11
Price: $167.95
Review Safety at Work / Butterworth-Heinemann:Safety at Work is widely accepted as the authoritative guide to safety and health in the workplace. Written by a team of specialist contributors under the joint editorship of John Ridley and John Channing, the book covers all aspects of safety management. It has been prepared in association with the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health to cover their academic requirements for membership and has become essential reading for all students of the subject. The fifth edition has been extensively revised to encompass recent changes in health, safety, employment and environmental legislation. Major revisions have been made to the text throughout the book to reflect the new laws, standards and practices. Particular emphasis has been placed on the role of the manager and recognition has been given to the shift in employment numbers from manufacturing to service industries. New chapters cover the influences on health and safety, practical safety management and behavioural techniques and the management of chemicals, ergonomics and the environment.
Authors
- Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS)
Dewey code: 660.0684
List Price: $89.95
Price: $66.94
Review Guidelines for the Management of Change for Process Safety / Wiley-AIChE:Guidelines for the Management of Change for Process Safety provides guidance on the implementation of effective and efficient Management of Change (MOC) procedures, which can be applied to improve process safety. In addition to introducing MOC systems, the book describes how to design an initial system from scratch, including the scope of the system and the applications over a plant life cycle and the boundaries and overlaps with other process safety management systems.
Authors
- Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS)
Dewey code: 660
List Price: $69.95
Price: $69.95
Review Placement of Sensors to Detect Catastrophic Release / Wiley-AIChE:Whether occurring accidentally or through acts of terrorism, catastrophic chemical releases must be identified early in order to mitigate their consequences. Continuous sensor monitoring can detect catastrophic chemical releases early enough to curb extreme amounts of damage. In several notable instances, such monitors have not been used appropriately, or have fallen short of what they should have been capable of delivering. This book provides the technical background and guidance needed to get the most from this emerging technique and details the essentials of preparing any workplace from falling victim to a gas-leak catastrophe.
Authors
- James Walters
- William Martin
Publication date: 2001-10-15
Dewey code: 658.382
List Price: $85.95
Price: $65.55
Review Safety and Health For Small Businesses / Butterworth-Heinemann:Safety and Health Essentials is the leading introductory guide to industrial safety and health. Written by a team of specialist contributors, under the editorship of William Martin, the book covers all aspects of safety management and will be a companion to the more detailed treatment found in Industrial Safety & Hygiene Handbooks. The book is most useful to small companies that do not have or cannot afford a full-time safety officer and to business managers and human resources staff who have responsibilities for health and safety issues in the workplace. The book will cover all the most recent developments in health and safety laws, standards, techniques, and practices. Provides a leading introductory guide to industrial safety and healthSpecialist contributors cover all aspects of safety management, including recent developments in the fieldOffers an extremely useful tool to business managers and human resources staff with health and safety responsibilities, as well as to small companies that cannot afford a full-time safety officer.
Authors
- James A. Dyer
- Kenneth L. Mulholland
Dewey code: 363.737
List Price: $196.50
Price: $151.80
Review Pollution Prevention: Methodology, Technologies and Practices / Wiley-AIChE:As many industries are beginning to learn, pollution prevention technologies offer more than just a way to comply with regulations, or even to “do the right thing. ” It also makes smart business sense. The authors of this book, both veterans of DuPont’s in-house waste reduction team, have put together a “how-to” guide for locating and implementing the best pollution prevention strategies for particular manufacturing processes. The book codifies elements of fundamental pollution prevention knowledge that are “easily understood and broadly applicable,” across a wide range of industries. At the heart of the book is what the authors call the “10-Step Method for Engineering Evaluations of Pollution Prevention Methods,” which breaks down the process to such simple steps as defining problems, setting goals, and identifying, defining, and evaluating alternative strategies.
Authors
- Jonathan D. Kipp
- Murrey E. Loflin
Publication date: 1996-03-18
Dewey code: 363
List Price: $95.50
Price: $72.00
Review Emergency Incident Risk Management: A Safety & Health Perspective (Industrial Health & Safety) / Wiley:Emergency Incident Risk Management: A Safety & Health PerspectiveJonathan D. Kipp, Murrey E. LoflinWhile risk management techniques have been successfully used to reduce the potential for physical harm to the public, these proven methods, strangely enough, have not been applied to one of the most hazardous environments of all—fire fighting operations. The result is that more than 100,000 injuries occur to fire fighters each year. Emergency Incident Risk Management shows fire chiefs, fire officers, safety officers, and risk managers—for the first time anywhere—how to develop and implement a comprehensive risk management program that can sharply reduce on-the-job fatalities, injuries, and harmful exposures while minimizing property and equipment damage. Expanding on the information presented in the National Fire Protection Association 1500 Handbook, this thorough guide covers every phase of effective risk management—from assigning roles and preplanning, through all the steps in a solid risk management plan, to handling actual emergency incidents. With the help of illuminating examples, Emergency Incident Risk Management demonstrates how to:analyze accident, injury, and illness dataidentify and evaluate riskestablish risk management prioritiesformulate and implement sound risk control measuresmonitor and fine-tune the risk management programincorporate risk management into an incident management systemuse and maintain proper personal protective equipmentFurther, the book addresses federal standards that safety administrators must observe, providing crucial compliance information on OSHAs regulations covering bloodborne pathogens, confined spaces, respiratory protection, and hazardous waste operations and emergency response—in addition to the NFPA standards. The book, in fact, is so complete it even covers how to utilize cost/benefit analysis to ensure effective risk management decision making. Written by a longtime certified safety professional and an experienced fire officer, Emergency Incident Risk Management should be regularly consulted by every professional who administers or operates corporate, municipal, military, or private emergency response programs.
Creator: Hicham Fenniri
Edition: 1st
Publication date: 2000-12-15
Dewey code: 615.19
Price: $125.00
Review Combinatorial Chemistry / Oxford University Press, USA:Combinatorial Chemistry is a genuine practical guide covering all the major areas of combinatorial chemistry from an experimental and conceptual point of view. Being one of the most powerful of modern technologies, combinatorial chemistry has had implications to many areas of chemistry and biology and the current approaches to drug, catalyst, receptor, and materials development and discovery are all included in this volume. It also contains protocols on solid, liquid, and solution phase synthesis and expedient methods of library screening and evaluation. The use of automation and robotics is also explained. It is written at a level easily accessible to novices and will enable readers to use combinatorial techniques to the best advantage.
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Managing for World Class Safety, Safety Management Systems - IChemE, Food Safety and International Competitiveness: The Case of Beef (Cabi Publishing), Risk Management for Hazardous Chemicals, Wiley Guide to Chemical Incompatibilities, Basics of Industrial Hygiene (Preserving the Legacy), Compressed Gases: Compressed Hazards (Acs Laboratory Safety Video Series), Leadership in Safety Management, Fire and Polymers: Materials and Solutions for Hazard Prevention (Acs Symposium Series), Radiation Protection: A Guide for Scientists, Regulators and Physicians, Proceedings of the 5th Ethylene Producers Conference, Sampling and Analysis of Indoor Microorganisms, Sources and Effects of Ionizing Radiation: United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effect of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) Report to the General Assembly, with Scientific Annexes - Sources, Safety at Work, Guidelines for the Management of Change for Process Safety, Placement of Sensors to Detect Catastrophic Release, Safety and Health For Small Businesses, Pollution Prevention: Methodology, Technologies and Practices, Emergency Incident Risk Management: A Safety & Health Perspective (Industrial Health & Safety), Combinatorial ChemistryTop headlines: 'Hello 911? 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