Handbook of occupational safety and health / edited by S.Z. Mansdorf. - Third edition - Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, c2019. - ix, 734 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm

Preceded by Handbook of occupational safety and health / edited by Louis J. DiBerardinis. 1999.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Recognition and control of hazards -- General control practices -- Management approaches.


"Provides a quick, easy-to-consult source of practical overviews on wide-ranging issues of concern to those responsible for the health and safety of workers. Progresses from a general introduction on management to recognition of hazards to safety evaluations and risk assessment. New chapters include prevention by design, product stewardship, safety and health management systems, safety and health management of international operations, and EHS auditing. Offers quick overviews enabling individuals not formally trained in occupational safety to get up to speed rapidly. Many of the chapters are structured as "How to..." sections such as how to conduct an accident investigation"-- Provided by publisher. "This new and revised edition of the popular handbook is an ideal, go-to resource for those who need to anticipate, recognize, evaluate, and control conditions that can cause injury or illness to employees in the workplace. Devised as a “how-to” guide, it offers a mix of theory practice while adding new and timely topics to its core chapters, including prevention by design, product stewardship, statistics for safety and health, safety health management systems, safety and health management of international operations, and EHS auditing.

The new edition of handbook of occupational safety and health has been rearranged into topic sections to better categorize the flow of the chapters. Starting with a general introduction on management, it works its way up form recognition of hazards to safety evaluation and risk assessment. It continues on health side beginning with chemical agents and ending with medical surveillance. The book also offers sections covering normal control practices, physical hazards, and management approaches (which focuses on legal issues and workers compensation).

Features new chapters on current developments like management systems, prevention by design, and statistics for safety and health
Written by a number of pioneers in the safety and health field
Offers fast overviews that enable individuals not formally trained in occupational safety to quickly get up to speed.
Presents many chapters in a “how-to” format

Featuring contributions form numerous experts. Handbook of occupational safety and health, 3rd edition is an excellent tool for promoting and maintaining the physical, mental, and social well being of workers in all occupations and is important to a company’s financial, moral, and legal welfare."--Back cover


9781118947265 (hardback)


Industrial hygiene--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Industrial safety--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

RC967 / H19 2019