Current concepts. Safety management. Common and statute law. Hazard and risk management. Workplace inspections. Accident prevention. Risk engineering. Health at work. Hazardous substance management. Work environment. Ergonomics. Workers compensation and rehabilitation. Health and safety training. Occupational health and safety management systems. Further sections and appendices on information sources, legislation and pertinent cases.
* A comprehensive and practical guide to modern occupational health and safety * Examples from countries around the world provide valuable international comparisons, particularly useful for students and those working in multi-national companies and overseas * Companion website with references and up-to-date links to country-specific legislation is available at http://books.elsevier.com/companions/0750661976
Mr Taylor has carried out field surveys of workplaces over 36 years. He has his own safety and environment consultancy, and is a sessional lecturer at the Australian Centre for Work Safety at Carlisle TAFE College, and at Curtin University. Geoff is a past president of the Safety Institute of Australia Western Australian Division, and was a board member of the International Commission on Occupational Health. He has been senior lecturer in OHS at Curtin University, a sessional lecturer at Edith Cowan University, OHS study area leader in TAFE-Western Australia and chief scientific officer with the Western Australian OHS authority. Geoff has developed and delivered OHS training at various management levels for the mining, construction and water industries and designed, coordinated and taught university and TAFE courses in OHS. He has an advisory role with the Mining and Resource Contractors Safety Training Association (MARCSTA). Ms Easter has worked nationally in occupational health and safety and has held safety management positions in the health and manufacturing sectors. Kellie has worked as a consultant in the textile and mining sectors and is currently a coordinator at the Australian Centre for Work Safety where she manages the learning program, lectures and consults to industry. Her principal professional interests are in the application of quality management to safety and environmental practices in industry. Mr Hegney has extensive operational and management experience in work safety. A graduate of Ballarat University and the Monash-Mt Eliza Staff College (1985), Roy lectured in OHS at Curtin University prior to working as a training consultant in the mining sector. He is currently the manager of the Australian Centre for Work Safety and has developed accredited courses in work safety including a nationally delivered course through Open Learning Australia (OLA).
"This practical book is appropriate for anyone, anywhere in the world, who has an interest in safety and health knowledge. It presents sophisticated safety and health information in a straight forward, easy-to-comprehend manner." - Albert Mims, Associate Professor, Department of Safety Studies, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, U.S.A. "The authors state that their goal in writing this book was to develop a practical guide that would be useful both to students and practitioners. Indeed they have." - Journal of Hazardous Materials, Gary F. Bennett
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