Safety Engineering: Principles and Practices

A textbook for engineering, safety engineering, and science courses on ways to eliminate or reduce job hazards by preventative planning through engineering and management. Spellman, an environmental health and safety manager for a large wastewater treatment district, and Whiting, a technical writer specializing in the same field, review the history and terminology of safety before examining such aspects as regulations, industrial hygiene, programs to prevent back injury, confined space entry, hot work permit procedure, electrical safety, fall protection, hazard communication, ergonomics, a hearing conservation program, training, keeping records, and inspections. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)