Occupational safety and health - safe work in a safe
environment. The challenge, of course, is how to make this happen
and make it happen economically. A comprehensive study presenting
the state of the art in the field, Handbook of Occupational Safety
and Health provides a wide range of methods along with specific
criteria for assessing hazard and exposure in the workplace
environment. More importantly, it also offers ways to reduce these
hazards. The book supplies a compendium of interdisciplinary
knowledge that includes physical, chemical, and psychosocial risk
factors in the working environment, highlighting issues in
Occupational Safety and Health management.
The book discusses the ergonomic principles of shaping products,
workstands, and work processes, highlighting the significance of
international requirements for competitiveness in world economy. It
presents the scientific basis for each safety and health issue,
followed by well-illustrated case studies to demonstrate the
concepts and theories and their application in real-world
situations. Based on the results of international research, the
book covers:
- Psychological capabilities of humans in the working
environment
- Basic risk factors in the working environment
- Law-based protection of labor
- The effects of hazards in work processes
- Basic directions in shaping conditions of occupational safety
and ergonomics
Developed by a team of renowned contributors, the book includes
strategies for creating safe working conditions, accurately
assessing hazards posed by harmful environmental factors, and
preventing occupational accidents and diseases. Meticulously
designed to be user-friendly, it provides the tools to create a
safety culture beginning at the enterprise level through to the
individual employee.
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