Risk-reduction methods for occupational safety and health

Risk-reduction methods for occupational safety and health

by Jensen, Roger C.

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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 s…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Risk-reduction methods for occupational safety and health / Roger C. Jensen.

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 and Department of Energy documents, as well as a discussion of fault-tree construction.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:©2012.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Wiley
  • Place of Publication:Hoboken, N.J
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:©2012.

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (xv, 371 pages) : : illustrations

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781118229576, 1118229576, 0470881410, 9780470881415, 9781118229439, 1118229436, 9781118229590, 1118229592, 1280591080, 9781280591082, 9786613620910, 6613620912
  • oclc:ocn787849811
  • LC Classification:T55
  • Dewey Decimal:363.11/6

Table of Contents

pt. 1. Background -- pt. 2. Analysis methods -- pt. 3. Programmatic methods for managing risk -- pt. 4. Risk reduction for energy sources -- pt. 5. Risk reduction for other than energy sources.

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