Physical Hazards of the Workplace (Occupational Safety & Health Guide Series)
Language: English
Published by CRC Press, 2023
- Softcover
- New
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- Title
- Physical Hazards of the Workplace (Occupational Safety & Health Guide Series)
- Author
- Spurlock, Barry
- Publisher
- CRC Press
- Publication year
- 2023
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1032569689
- ISBN 13
- 9781032569680
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Series
- Book 16 of 21: Occupational Safety & Health Guide
The recognition and control of hazards in the work environment are the cornerstone of every company’s safety and health plan. Every workplace contains dangers, especially those devoted to technology, machinery, and potentially hazardous material. This book provides you with the information you need to understand the regulations that provide for facility safety and their successful implementation for profitable management of any business.
FEATURES
- Explores both occupational and environmental hazards
- Describes the workplace threats from machines, confined spaces, chemicals, personnel, cumulative trauma, environmental issues, electricity, noise, fire and explosion, and the risk of falling
- Provides measures to protect the eyes, the head, the respiratory system, the circulatory system, and more
- Details common fire protection countermeasures from an experienced firefighter and fire instructor
- Addresses ladders, scaffolding and OSHA fall protection standards
- Includes sections on PPE, laser safety, and forklifts
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About the Author
Barry S. Spurlock is an Assistant Professor at Eastern Kentucky University in the College of Justice and Safety, and the Managing Member Attorney with Spurlock Law, PLLC. In addition to being a practicing attorney, he is also a Board Certified Safety Professional. At EKU, Barry teaches graduate and undergraduate courses on topics such as workers’ compensation and labor law, workers’ compensation management, occupational safety management, safety performance measurement and workplace hazard identification and control. Prior to being a full-time faculty member at EKU, Barry practiced employment law full time and devoted a significant amount of his practice to representing and advising employers on OSHA matters. Before becoming an attorney, Barry worked for over 16 years as a safety and environmental professional in the steel, food and insurance industries. He also served as an adjunct faculty for Indiana University for over a decade, and while there developed one of the first courses on safety performance measurement to be offered at any university. Barry holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Industrial Safety and Risk Management, and a Master of Science in Loss Prevention and Safety Administration, both from Eastern Kentucky University. He also holds a Juris Doctor from Northern Kentucky University’s Salmon P. Chase College of Law. Barry is an active member of ASSE and currently serves the Louisville Chapter as a past president and as Chair of the Government Affairs Committee. He is also a member of ASSE’s National Government Affairs Committee. Barry has authored articles for the American Bar Association’s Tort & Insurance Practice Specialty’s Worker’s Compensation and Employer’s Liability periodical, and is co-author of the book "Chomp Comp; The Small Business Guide to Lower Worker’s Compensation Premiums." He is a frequent speaker at the most prestigious national safety conferences.
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