Occupational Hygiene and Risk Management

ISBN-13: 9781741143294 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 432 str.

Megan Tranter

Opis

The practice and principles of occupational hygiene and managing risk in the workplace are addressed in this essential handbook, now fully revised and updated. Fresh material includes expanded sections on risk analysis and management and new information on legislation and standards. Also new to this edition is an extensive related web site, useful for distance learning.

Spis treści

1. Fundamentals of Occupational Hygiene and Risk Management

2. Working out the Human Body

3. Hazard Identification

4. Dusts and Particulate

5. Metals

6. Chemical Contaminants

7. Noise and Vibration

8. Heat and Cold

9. Radiation and Pressure

10. Biological Hazards

11. Ergonomics

12. Risk Analysis

13. Control

14. Using a systematic approach to risk management

O autorze

Megan Tranter has worked as an OHS Professional for the past 10 years in Australia. Most recently she has worked in senior strategic roles in multi-national companies where she specialises in risk management. She has also worked as an occupational hygienist in the mining industry and government and as a lecturer teaching undergraduate and postgraduate occupational health and safety programs in Australia and Hong Kong. She holds a Masters of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene Management and Bachelor of Applied Science (Occupational Health and Safety) and is completing a Doctor of Philosophy.