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Fundamentals of Occupational Safety and Health

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The sixth edition of this popular handbook provides a thorough and up-to-date overview of the occupational safety and health field and the issues safety professionals face today, and does so in an accessible and engaging manner. An excellent introductory reference for both students and professionals, Fundamentals of Occupational Safety and Health provides practical information on technology, management, and regulatory compliance issues, covering a very powerful topics like organizing, staffing, directing, and evaluating occupational safety programs and procedures.

Author Mark Friend addresses all major occupational safety and health topics in this comprehensive volume, including safety-related laws and regulations, hazardous materials, workplace violence, the specter of terrorism, and OSHA’s recordkeeping standard. This new edition has been revised and up to date all the way through to include new information on quite a few topics. One of the vital highlights:

• The Globally Harmonized System for Hazard Communication of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals and related changes in terminology are addressed under Hazardous Materials
• The chapter on Industrial Hygiene reflect the contemporary changes in the regulations regarding the Globally Harmonized System for Hazard Communication of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals
• The chapter on Transportation Safety has been significantly edited and streamlined to give you the reader with a better format that may be easier to read and comprehend

The book includes a handy directory of resources such as safety and health associations, First Responder organizations, and state and federal agencies. The up to date edition of this go-to reference work reflects the legal and cultural climate of safety and health in an easily comprehensible and well-organized format, giving readers a wealth of occupational safety and health information right at their fingertips.

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