Construction Safety and Health
Published on 27. July 2004
Book
Hardback
608 pages
978-0-13-093215-0 (ISBN)
Description
For courses in Construction Safety, Construction Technology, Construction Engineering, and Construction Management.
This book offers an up-to-date, practical teaching and learning resource that focuses specifically on the needs of modern construction professionals and on the requirements set forth by OSHA and other regulatory agencies relating specifically to construction.
This book offers an up-to-date, practical teaching and learning resource that focuses specifically on the needs of modern construction professionals and on the requirements set forth by OSHA and other regulatory agencies relating specifically to construction.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 191 mm
Weight
1043 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-093215-0 (9780130932150)
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David Goetsch
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Person
David L. Goetsch is provost of the joint campus of the University of West Florida and Okaloosa-Walton Community College in Fort Walton Beach and professor of safety and quality. In addition, Dr. Goetsch is president of The Management Institute (TMI), a private consulting firm dedicated to the continual improvement of organizational performance, safety, and quality. He teaches construction safety and occupational safety in both the traditional and distance learning formats.
Content
Introduction: Safety Movement and the Construction Industry.
I. THEORIES AND CONCEPTS.
1. Cost of Accidents: Why Safety is Important.
2. Roles of Construction Personnel in Safety and Health.
3. Accident Causation Theories.
4. Ethics and Safety.
5. Workers' Compensation.
6. OSHA Compliance.
II. OSHA'S CONSTRUCTION STANDARD (29 CFR 1926) AND CORRESPONDING SAFETY PRACTICES.
7. Subparts A-E and Related Safety Practices.
8. Subparts F-J and Related Safety Practices.
9. Subparts K-O and Related Safety Practices.
10. Subparts P-U and Related Safety Practices.
11. Subparts V-Z and Related Safety Practices.
III. APPLICATIONS ON THE JOB.
12. Construction Safety and Health: Program and Policies.
13. Job Safety and Hazard Analysis.
14. Accident Investigation, Reporting and Record Keeping.
15. Emergency Response Plan.
16. Total Safety Management (TSM).
IV. OTHER SAFETY AND HEALTH ISSUES AND PRACTICES.
17. Preventing Violence in the Workplace.
18. Bloodborne Pathogens in the Workplace.
19. Stress in the Workplace.
20. Environmental Safety: ISO 14000.
21. Promoting Safety.
I. THEORIES AND CONCEPTS.
1. Cost of Accidents: Why Safety is Important.
2. Roles of Construction Personnel in Safety and Health.
3. Accident Causation Theories.
4. Ethics and Safety.
5. Workers' Compensation.
6. OSHA Compliance.
II. OSHA'S CONSTRUCTION STANDARD (29 CFR 1926) AND CORRESPONDING SAFETY PRACTICES.
7. Subparts A-E and Related Safety Practices.
8. Subparts F-J and Related Safety Practices.
9. Subparts K-O and Related Safety Practices.
10. Subparts P-U and Related Safety Practices.
11. Subparts V-Z and Related Safety Practices.
III. APPLICATIONS ON THE JOB.
12. Construction Safety and Health: Program and Policies.
13. Job Safety and Hazard Analysis.
14. Accident Investigation, Reporting and Record Keeping.
15. Emergency Response Plan.
16. Total Safety Management (TSM).
IV. OTHER SAFETY AND HEALTH ISSUES AND PRACTICES.
17. Preventing Violence in the Workplace.
18. Bloodborne Pathogens in the Workplace.
19. Stress in the Workplace.
20. Environmental Safety: ISO 14000.
21. Promoting Safety.