PREFACE TO THE FOURTH EDITIONPART 1 INTRODUCTION1 THE IMPORTANCE OF SAFETY AND HEALTH2 SAFETY AND HEALTH PROFESSIONS3 FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS AND TERMSPART 2 LEGAL ASPECTS OF SAFETY AND HEALTH4 UNITED STATES LAWS, REGULATIONS, STANDARDS AND FEDERAL AGENCIES5 LOCAL, INTERNATIONAL AND VOLUNTARY LAWS, REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS6 WORKERS' COMPENSATION7 PRODUCTS LIABILITY8 RECORD KEEPING AND REPORTINGPART 3 HAZARDS AND THEIR CONTROL9 GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF HAZARD CONTROL10 MECHANICS AND STRUCTURES11 WALKING AND WORKING SRUFACES12 ELECTRICAL SAFETY13 TOOLS AND MACHINES14 TRANSPORTATION15 MATERIALS HANDLING16 FIRE PROTECTION AND PREVENTION17 EXPLOSIONS AND EXPLOSIVES18 HEAT AND COLD19 PRESSURE20 VISUAL ENVIRONMENT21 NON-IONIZING RADIATION22 IONIZING RADIATION23 NOISE AND VIBRATION24 CHEMICALS25 VENTILATION26 BIOHAZARDS27 HAZARDOUS WASTE28 PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT29 EMERGENCIES AND SECURITY30 FACILITY PLANNING, DESIGN AND MAINTENANCEPART 4 THE HUMAN ELEMENT31 HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND PERFORMANCE IN SAFETY AND HEALTH32 PROCEDURES, RULES, AND TRAINING33 ERGONOMICSPART 5 MANAGING SAFETY AND HEALTH34 RISK, RISK ASSESSMENT AND RISK MANAGEMENT35 SAFETY AND HEALTH MANAGEMENT36 SYSTEM SAFETY37 SAFETY AND HEALTH DATA, ANALYSIS AND MANAGEMENT INFORMATION38 SAFEY AND HEALTH PLANS AND PROGRAMSINDEX
Roger L. Brauer, Ph.D., P.E., was the first Recipient of the Roger Brauer Lifetime Achievement Award from the Board of Certified Safety Professionals. He is a fellow in the American Society of Safety Engineers and the 68th Inductee in the Safety and Health Hall of Fame International. Dr. Brauer was selected as Distinguished Alumnus of Valparaiso University and was an adjunct professor of safety engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for 20 years He was also Executive Director of the Board of Certified Safety Professionals for 15 years and led national accreditation of safety degrees in the United States. He served on boards of directors for several professional organizations and holds two patents.