Risk reduction methods for occupational safety and health /
This book covers system safety methods related to occupational health and safety. It argues for anticipating hazards, risk reduction strategies for hazards processes, and making sure workers' tasks correspond to human capabilities. To this end, the text provides pro-active methods for identifyi...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Hoboken :
John Wiley & Sons,
2012.
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| Series: | Wiley Online Library.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This book covers system safety methods related to occupational health and safety. It argues for anticipating hazards, risk reduction strategies for hazards processes, and making sure workers' tasks correspond to human capabilities. To this end, the text provides pro-active methods for identifying hazards, assessing risk, analyzing hazards, using tools from system safety, conducting post-incident investigations, considering human errors, applying risk reduction strategies, and managing process safety. While emphasizing methods suitable for all countries, it includes references to U.S. military. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (389 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1118229436 (electronic bk.) 1118229576 (electronic bk.) 9781118229439 (electronic bk.) 9781118229576 (electronic bk.) |
| DOI: | 10.1002/9781118229439 |