What is required to make a workplace safe for employees and legally compliant with the Occupation Safety and Health Administration's regulations? Building on the success of the first two editions of Safety and Environmental Management, this updated and expanded third edition discusses the elements that should be included in any organization's safety plan, including sample plans to help guide managers in creating safety protocols for their own companies.

CONTENTSPrefaceChapter 1 Setting the StageSafety and Environmental Management PreceptsWhat is a Safety and Environmental Manager?Safety and Environmental Management: A Closer LookWhy a Generalist?Education and the Safety and Environmental ManagerMajor Accidents and DisastrousRegulatory InfluenceLegal RamificationsRecommended Training Program for Safety & EnvironmentalManagersCertified Safety Professional (CSP) ManagersThe Three E's ParadigmsThe Safety and Environmental Manager's DutiesThe "S" in SafetyEconomics and Safety and Health ManagementThought-Provoking QuestionsReferences and Recommended ReadingChapter 2 Management AspectsIntroductionThe Right WayBehavior-Based ModelsBenchmarkingWhat Benchmarking Can RevealPotential Results of BenchmarkingTargetsBenchmarking: The ProcessBenchmarking StepsThe Total Quality Management (TQM) ParadigmThought-Provoking QuestionsReferences and Recommended ReadingChapter 3 Safety and Environmental Management TerminologyIntroductionTerminologyThought-Provoking QuestionsReferences and Recommended ReadingChapter 4 Accident InvestigationIntroductionWhat is an Accident Investigation?The Accident Investigation ProcessAccident Investigations and the Safety ProfessionalAccident Investigation: The RealityThought-Provoking QuestionsReferences and Recommended ReadingChapter 5 Hazard Communication and Hazardous WasteA Failure to CommunicateBetter Communication for Worker Safety & HealthBenefits of HazCom with GHSPhase-In Period for the Hazard Communication StandardMajor Changes to the Hazard Communication StandardHazard ClassificationLabel Chances under the Revised HCSSDS Changes under the Revised HCSHazCom and the Occupational Safety and Health ProfessionalDefinition of HazCom TermsHazCom Audit ItemsHazardous Waste HandlingAmerica: A Throwaway SocietyWhat is a Hazardous Substance?Hazardous MaterialHazardous SubstancesExtremely Hazardous SubstancesToxic ChemicalsHazardous WastesHazardous ChemicalRCRA's Definition of a Hazardous SubstanceWhat is a Hazardous Waste?EPA List of Hazardous WastesWhere Do Hazardous Wastes come from?Why are we concerned about Hazardous Wastes?Hazardous Waste LegislationResource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)CERCLAOSHAHazardous Waste Safety ProgramThought-Provoking QuestionsReferences and Recommended ReadingChapter 6 Emergency Response and Workplace SecurityOSHA and Emergency ResponseEmergency Response PlanTypical Content of an Emergency Response PlantWorkplace SafetyWhat not to do: Judging by AppearanceWhat to do: The Threat Assessment TeamHazard AssessmentWorkplace Security AnalysisWorkplace SurveyWhat to Implement: Hazard Control and PreventionSecurity EquipmentWork Practice Controls and PracticesDon't be a StrangerPrevent Random Acts of ViolenceProtection from TheftProtection of Equipment and DataProtection from HarmSafety for all ConcernedThought-Provoking QuestionsReferences and Recommended ReadingChapter 7 Fire & Hotwork SafetyIntroductionFire SafetyFire Prevention & ControlFire Protection Using Fire ExtinguishersFlammable LiquidsCombustible LiquidsMiscellaneous Fire Prevention MeasuresHot Work Permit ProcedureHot Work Permit Program (A Sample)Fire Watch RequirementsWelding Safety ProgramGeneral Welding SafetyPPE (Personal Protective Equipment) and other ProtectionVentilation and Health ProtectionArc Welding SafetyCutting SafetyThought-Provoking QuestionsReferences and Recommended ReadingChapter 8 Lockout/TagoutIntroductionLockout/Tagout Key DefinitionsLockout/Tagout Program (A Sample)Thought-Provoking QuestionsReferences and Recommended ReadyingChapter 9 Confined Space SafetyIntroductionOSHA's Confined Space Entry ProgramConfined Space Entry: DefinitionsEvaluating the WorkplacePermit-Required Confined Space Written ProgramPermit-Required Confined Space Entry: RequirementsPre-Entry RequirementsPermit SystemPermit RequirementsConfined Space TrainingTraining Requirements for Confined Space EntryWorkplace Confined Space Training ProgramConfined Space Certification Exam (A Sample)Assignment of On-Site PersonnelDuties of Authorized EntrantsDuties of AttendantsDuties of Entry SupervisorsConfined Space RescueRescue ServicesRescue Service Provided by Outside ContractorsNon-Entry RescueAlternative Protection Methods"Hierarchy" of Permit-Required Confined Space EntryProcedures for Atmospheric TestingTexting ProceduresAir Monitoring and OSHAOther OSHA Permit-Required Confined Space Audit ItemsThought-Provoking QuestionsReferences and Recommended ReadingChapter 10 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)IntroductionOSHA's PPE StandardOSHA's PPE RequirementsHazard AssessmentPPE Training RequirementsPPE: The Bottom LineThought-Provoking QuestionsReferences and Recommended ReadingChapter 11 Respiratory ProtectionIntroductionWritten Respiratory Protection Program (A Sample)Respiratory Program EvaluationSample Evaluation ChecklistThought-Provoking QuestionsReferences and Recommended ReadingChapter 12 Hearing SafetyIntroductionOSHA RequirementsOccupational Noise ExposureHearing Conservation: The Written ProgramThought-Provoking QuestionsReferences and Recommended ReadingChapter 13 Electrical SafetyIntroductionControl of Electrical HazardsThought-Provoking QuestionsReferences and Recommended ReadingChapter 14 ErgonomicsIntroductionElements of Ergonomics ProgramHazard IdentificationHazard Prevention and ControlManagement Commitment & Employee ParticipationMedical ManagementProgram EvaluationTrainingThought-Provoking QuestionsReferences and Recommended ReadingChapter 15 Machine GuardingIntroductionBasics of Safeguarding MachinesSafeguarding DefinedTypes of Machine SafeguardsMechanical Hazards: Motions and ActionsCommon Safeguarding MethodsGuardsDevicesFeeding and Ejection MethodsSafeguarding by Location/DistanceMiscellaneous Safeguarding AccessoriesSafe Work PracticesMachine Hazard WarningsEmployee Clothing and JewelryLockout/TagoutThought-Provoking QuestionsReferences and Recommended ReadingChapter 16 Workplace Environmental ConcernsIntroductionWhat is Industrial Hygiene?Industrial Hygiene: StressorsIndustrial Hygiene: Areas of ConcernIndustrial ToxicologyIndustrial Health HazardsEnvironmental ControlsEngineering ControlsVentilationConcepts of VentilationLocal Exhaust VentilationGeneral and Dilution VentilationIndustrial Noise ControlsEngineering Control for Industrial NoiseIndustrial Vibration ControlAdministrative ControlsPersonal Protection Equipment (PPE)Indoor Air QualityLegionnaire's DiseaseSick Building SyndromeIndoor Air PollutionCommon Indoor Air Pollutants in the HomeRadonEnvironmental Tobacco SmokeBiological ContaminantsCombustion By-productsHousehold ProductsPesticidesAsbestos in the HomeWhy is IAQ Important to Workplace Owners?Worker Symptoms Associated with Poor Air QualityBuilding Factors Affecting Indoor Air QualityTypes of Workplace Air PollutantsSources of Workplace Air PollutantsIndoor Air Contaminant TransportIndoor Air Dispersion ParametersParametersCommon Airflow PathwaysMajor IAQ ContaminantsAsbestos ExposureFormaldehyde (HCHO) ExposureLead ExposureMold ControlA Cottage Industry is BornFall ProtectionFall Protection: Defining the ProblemPhysical Factors at Work in a FallSlips: Falls on the Same LevelTrips: Falls on the Same LevelStair Falls: Falls on One or More LevelsElevated Falls: Falls from one Level to AnotherFall Protection MeasuresScaffold Safety ProgramThermal StressThermal ComfortThe Body's Response to HeatHeat Disorders and Health EffectsCold HazardsWindchill FactorOffice SafetyImplementation of an Office Safety ProgramEmergency PlanLighting and Eye HazardsHazard CommunicationOffice EquipmentBloodborne PathogensSecurityErgonomicsSafety Outside the OfficeThought-Provoking QuestionsReferences and Recommended ReadingChapter 17 Safety and Health TrainingIntroductionWritten Training ProgramIndentifying Training NeedsFormulating Program Goals and ObjectivesCourse DescriptionSelecting Training Methods and TechniquesConducting Training SessionsEvaluating the Training ProgramRecordkeepingThought-Provoking QuestionsReferences and Recommended Reading