
Health and Safety Pocket Book
Jeremy Stranks(Author)
Butterworth-Heinemann (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 30. June 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
458 pages
978-0-7506-6781-4 (ISBN)
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Description
The Health and Safety Pocket Book is a handy reference tool for practising health and safety professionals, auditors, managers, HR personnel, employee representatives and anyone with health and safety responsibilities.
It is an essential compilation of guidance, data and checklists covering a wide range of health and safety topics, supported by extensive key glossary terms. The A-Z arrangement within the chapters and extensive cross-referencing make the book easy to navigate, while its size and scope make it the ideal volume for ready reference and site visits. The book will also be useful for health and safety courses at all levels.
Key features include:
The principal health and safety legal requirements for every industry
Safety management elements and systems
Checklists for major hazards affecting all industries
A wealth of charts, hard to remember details and data
A glossary of the main concepts of health and safety
A list of important health and safety courses, publications and organisations
Jeremy Stranks has over 40 years' experience in occupational safety and health enforcement, management consultancy and training. He is a founding member of NEBOSH and has lectured on all aspects of health and safety. His company Safety & Hygiene Consultants offers organisations advice in the preparation of Statements of Health and Safety Policy, risk assessment and safety monitoring procedures, together with in-house training for all levels of management. He also undertakes expert witness work in both criminal and civil cases.
It is an essential compilation of guidance, data and checklists covering a wide range of health and safety topics, supported by extensive key glossary terms. The A-Z arrangement within the chapters and extensive cross-referencing make the book easy to navigate, while its size and scope make it the ideal volume for ready reference and site visits. The book will also be useful for health and safety courses at all levels.
Key features include:
The principal health and safety legal requirements for every industry
Safety management elements and systems
Checklists for major hazards affecting all industries
A wealth of charts, hard to remember details and data
A glossary of the main concepts of health and safety
A list of important health and safety courses, publications and organisations
Jeremy Stranks has over 40 years' experience in occupational safety and health enforcement, management consultancy and training. He is a founding member of NEBOSH and has lectured on all aspects of health and safety. His company Safety & Hygiene Consultants offers organisations advice in the preparation of Statements of Health and Safety Policy, risk assessment and safety monitoring procedures, together with in-house training for all levels of management. He also undertakes expert witness work in both criminal and civil cases.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Health and Safety consultants and managers; Managers in all industries with health and safety responsibilities; Safety representatives in small to medium sized enterprises; HR managers. Risk assessors; Safety auditors; Lecturers and students on health and safety courses.
Dimensions
Height: 186 mm
Width: 102 mm
Weight
499 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7506-6781-4 (9780750667814)
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Person
After training as a Public Health inspector, Jeremy Stranks worked as an inspector in Coventry and Rugby for 8 years. He then went on to work as Regional Health Inspector for the Occupational Health and Hygiene Service of Ranks Hovis McDougall Limited. After completing an MSc in Occupational Safety and Hygiene at Aston University Birmingham he became Chief Health & Safety Adviser for the Milk Marketing Board and later for Dairy Crest Limited. In 1990, Jeremy founded Safety and Hygiene Consultants, a management consultancy who provides occupational health, safety and food hygiene advice and training and monitors and documents clients' health and safety procedures. Jeremy was a founding member of the National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health (NEBOSH) and a Moderator and Chief Examiner for the NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health. He has spoken at numerous conferences and has written many books on Health and Safety. He is a lecturer for a range of Health and Safety training organisations and is running stress management courses for his clients.
Content
List of abbreviations
Health and Safety Law
Legal background
The principle statutes
Principal regulations
Approved codes of practice
HSE guidance notes
Health and Safety Management
Health and safety management in practice
Hazard checklists
Health and Safety Information
Tables and figures
Forms
Health and Safety Glossary
Appendices
Accredited training courses in occupational health and safety
Documentation and record keeping requirements
Useful publications and information sources
Professional organisations
Industries - principal legal requirements
Index
Health and Safety Law
Legal background
The principle statutes
Principal regulations
Approved codes of practice
HSE guidance notes
Health and Safety Management
Health and safety management in practice
Hazard checklists
Health and Safety Information
Tables and figures
Forms
Health and Safety Glossary
Appendices
Accredited training courses in occupational health and safety
Documentation and record keeping requirements
Useful publications and information sources
Professional organisations
Industries - principal legal requirements
Index