Waubonsee Community College

Occupational safety and health for technologists, engineers, and managers, David L. Goetsch, Vice-President Emeritus and Professor, Northwest Florida State College

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Occupational safety and health for technologists, engineers, and managers

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David L. Goetsch, Vice-President Emeritus and Professor, Northwest Florida State College

Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE AND OVERVIEW -- 1.Safety and Health Movement, Then and Now -- Developments Before the Industrial Revolution -- Milestones in the Safety Movement -- Tragedies That Have Changed the Safety Movement -- Role of Organized Labor -- Role of Specific Health Problems -- Development of Accident Prevention Programs -- Development of Safety Organizations -- Safety and Health Movement Today -- Integrated Approach to Safety and Health -- New Materials, New Processes, and New Problems -- Rapid Growth in the Profession -- Return on Investment in Safety and Health Management -- 2.Accidents and Their Effects -- Costs of Accidents -- Accidental Deaths in the United States -- Accidents versus Other Causes of Death -- Work Accident Costs and Rates -- Time Lost Because of Work Injuries -- Deaths in Work Accidents -- Work Injuries by Type of Accident -- Death Rates by Industry -- Parts of the Body Injured on the Job --Contents note continued: Chemical Burn Injuries -- Heat Burn Injuries -- Repetitive Strain/Soft Tissue Injuries -- Estimating the Cost of Accidents -- Global Impact of Accidents and Injuries -- 3.Theories of Accident Causation -- Domino Theory of Accident Causation -- Human Factors Theory of Accident Causation -- Accident/Incident Theory of Accident Causation -- Epidemiological Theory of Accident Causation -- Systems Theory of Accident Causation -- Combination Theory of Accident Causation -- Behavioral Theory of Accident Causation -- Drugs and Accident Causation -- Depression and Accident Causation -- Management Failures and Accident Causation -- Obesity and Accident Causation -- 4.Roles and Professional Certifications for Safety and Health Professionals -- Modern Safety and Health Teams -- Safety and Health Manager -- Engineers and Safety -- Industrial Hygienist -- Health Physicist -- Occupational Physician -- Occupational Health Nurse -- Risk Manager --Contents note continued: Certification of Safety and Health Professionals -- Emerging Role of Safety Professionals -- 5.Safety, Health, and Competition in the Global Marketplace -- Competitiveness Defined -- Productivity and Competitiveness -- Quality and Competitiveness -- How Safety and Health Can Improve Competitiveness -- pt. 2 LAWS AND REGULATIONS -- 6.The OSH Act, Standards, and Liability -- Rationale for the OSH Act -- OSHA's Mission and Purpose -- OSH Act Coverage -- OSHA Standards -- OSHA's Record Keeping and Reporting -- Keeping Employees Informed -- Workplace Inspections and Enforcement -- OSHA'S Whistleblower Program -- OSHA's Enhanced Enforcement Policy -- Citations and Penalties -- Appeals Process -- State-Level OSHA Programs -- Services Available from OSHA -- Employer Rights and Responsibilities -- Employee Rights and Responsibilities -- Keeping Up-to-Date on OSHA -- Problems with OSHA -- Other Agencies and Organizations -- OSHA's General Industry Standards --Contents note continued: OSHA's Maritime Standards -- OSHA's Construction Standards -- Standards and Codes -- Laws and Liability -- OSHA'S Stand on Safety Incentives -- 7.Workers' Compensation -- Overview of Workers' Compensation -- Historical Perspective -- Workers' Compensation Legislation -- Modern Workers' Compensation -- Workers' Compensation Insurance -- Resolution of Workers' Compensation Disputes -- Injuries and Workers' Compensation -- Disabilities and Workers' Compensation -- Monetary Benefits of Workers' Compensation -- Medical Treatment and Rehabilitation -- Medical Management of Workplace Injuries -- Administration and Case Management -- Cost Allocation -- Problems with Workers' Compensation -- Spotting Workers' Compensation Fraud and Abuse -- Future of Workers' Compensation -- Cost-Reduction Strategies -- 8.Accident Investigation and Reporting -- Types of Accident Investigations -- When to Investigate -- What to Investigate -- Who Should Investigate --Contents note continued: Conducting the Investigation -- Interviewing Witnesses -- Reporting Accidents -- Ten Accident Investigation Mistakes to Avoid -- 9.Product Safety and Liability -- Product Liability and the Law -- Developing a Product Safety Program -- Evaluating the Product Safety Program -- Role of the Safety and Health Professional -- Quality Management and Product Safety -- Product Safety Program Record Keeping -- User Feedback Collection and Analysis -- Product Literature and Safety -- Product Recalls and Safety Professionals -- pt. 3 THE HUMAN ELEMENT -- 10.Ergonomic Hazards: Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) and Cumulative Trauma Disorders (CTDs) -- Ergonomics Defined -- Human Factors and Ergonomic Hazards -- Factors Associated with Physical Stress -- Ergonomics: A Political Football -- OSHA's Voluntary Ergonomics Guidelines -- Worksite Analysis Program for Ergonomics -- Hazard Prevention and Control -- Medical Management Program -- Training and Education --Contents note continued: Common Indicators of Problems -- Identifying Specific Ergonomic Problems -- Ergonomic Problem-Solving Strategies -- Economics of Ergonomics -- Cumulative Trauma Disorders (CTDs) -- Participatory Ergonomics -- 11.Stress and Safety -- Workplace Stress Defined -- Sources of Workplace Stress -- Human Reactions to Workplace Stress -- Measurement of Workplace Stress -- Shift Work, Stress, and Safety -- Improving Safety by Reducing Workplace Stress -- Stress in Safety Managers -- Stress and Workers' Compensation -- 12.Safety and Health Training -- Rationale for Safety and Health Training -- Education and Training Requirements -- Safety and Health Professionals as Trainers -- Preparing Safety and Health Instruction -- Presenting Safety and Health Instruction -- Applying Safety and Health Instruction -- Evaluating Safety and Health Instruction -- Training Supervisors -- Training New and Transferred Employees -- Job Safety Analysis as a Training Technique --Contents note continued: Training Opportunities Available -- Illiteracy and Safety -- English as a Second Language Training Issues -- OSHA Standards and Training -- 13.Violence in the Workplace -- Occupational Safety and Workplace Violence: The Relationship -- Workplace Violence: Definitions -- Legal Considerations -- Risk-Reduction Strategies -- OSHA's Voluntary Guidelines on Workplace Violence -- Do's and Don'ts for Supervisors -- Emergency Preparedness Plan -- pt. 4 HAZARD ASSESSMENT, PREVENTION, AND CONTROL -- 14.Mechanical Hazards and Machine Safeguarding -- Common Mechanical Injuries -- Safeguarding Defined -- OSHA's Requirements for Machine Guarding -- Risk Assessment in Machine Operation -- Design Requirements for Safeguards -- Point-of-Operation Guards -- Point-of-Operation Devices -- Machine Guarding Self-Assessment -- Feeding and Ejection Systems -- Robot Safeguards -- Control of Hazardous Energy {Lockout/Tagout Systems) --Contents note continued: Nanoscale Materials and Industrial Hygiene -- Confined Space Hazards -- OSHA Confined Space Standard -- OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard -- 21.Radiation Hazards -- Ionizing Radiation: Terms and Concepts -- Exposure of Employees to Radiation -- Precautions and Personal Monitoring -- Caution Signs and Labels -- Evacuation Warning Signal -- Instructing and Informing Personnel -- Storage and Disposal of Radioactive Material -- Notification of Incidents -- Reports and Records of Overexposure -- Notice to Employees -- Nonionizing Radiation -- Electromagnetic Fields in the Workplace -- OSHA Standards for Health and Environmental Controls -- 22.Noise and Vibration Hazards -- Hearing Loss Prevention Terms -- Characteristics of Sound -- Hazard Levels and Risks -- Standards and Regulations -- Workers' Compensation and Noise Hazards -- Identifying and Assessing Hazardous Noise Conditions -- Noise Control Strategies -- Vibration Hazards --Contents note continued: Permanent Electrical Safety Devices in Lockout/Tagout Programs -- Genera! Precautions -- Basic Program Content -- Taking Corrective Action -- 15.Falling, Impact, Acceleration, Lifting, and Vision Hazards with Appropriate PPE -- Causes of Falls -- Kinds of Falls -- Walking and Slipping -- Slip and Fall Prevention Programs -- OSHA Fall Protection Standards -- Ladder Safety -- What to Do after a Fall -- Monitor Fall Protection Equipment and Know Why It Fails -- Impact and Acceleration Hazards -- Lifting Hazards -- Standing Hazards -- Hand Protection -- Personal Protective Equipment -- Forklift Safety (Powered Industrial Trucks) -- 16.Hazards of Temperature Extremes -- Thermal Comfort -- Heat Stress and Strain -- Cold Stress -- Burns and Their Effects -- Chemical Burns -- 17.Pressure Hazards -- Pressure Hazards Defined -- Sources of Pressure Hazards -- Boilers and Pressure Hazards -- High-Temperature Water Hazards -- Hazards of Unfired Pressure Vessels --Contents note continued: Hazards of High-Pressure Systems -- Cracking Hazards in Pressure Vessels -- Nondestructive Testing of Pressure Vessels -- Pressure Dangers to Humans -- Decompression Procedures -- Measurement of Pressure Hazards -- Reduction of Pressure Hazards -- 18.Electrical Hazards -- Electrical Hazards Defined -- Sources of Electrical Hazards -- Electrical Hazards to Humans -- Detection of Electrical Hazards -- Reduction of Electrical Hazards -- OSHA's Electrical Standards -- Electrical Safety Program -- Electrical Hazards Self-Assessment -- Prevention of Arc Flash Injuries -- Training Requirements for Workers -- Permanent Electrical Safety Devices -- 19.Fire Hazards and Life Safety -- Fire Hazards Defined -- Sources of Fire Hazards -- Fire Dangers to Humans -- Detection of Fire Hazards -- Reduction of Fire Hazards -- Development of Fire Safety Standards -- OSHA Fire Standards -- Life Safety -- Basic Requirements -- Flame-Resistant Clothing -- Fire Safety Programs --Contents note continued: Response -- Explosive Hazards -- OSHA's Firefighting Options -- Self-Assessment in Fire Protection -- Hot Work Program -- 20.Industrial Hygiene and Confined Spaces -- Overview of Industrial Hygiene -- Industrial Hygiene Standards -- OSH Act and Industrial Hygiene -- Hazards in the Workplace -- Toxic Substances Defined -- Entry Points for Toxic Agents -- Effects of Toxic Substances -- Relationship of Doses and Responses -- Airborne Contaminants -- Effects of Airborne Toxics -- Effects of Carcinogens -- Asbestos Hazards -- Indoor Air Quality and "Sick-Building" Syndrome -- Toxic Mold and Indoor Air Quality -- ASTM D7338: Guide for the Assessment of Fungal Growth in Buildings -- Threshold Limit Values -- Hazard Recognition and Evaluation -- Prevention and Control -- NIOSH and Industrial Hygiene -- NIOSH Guidelines for Respirators -- Standards and Regulations -- Environmental Protection Agency Risk Management Program -- General Safety Precautions --Contents note continued: Other Effects of Noise Hazards -- Corporate Policy -- Evaluating Hearing Loss Prevention Programs -- Future of Hearing Conservation: Noise Reduction Rating -- Fit testing of HPDs -- 23.Computers, Automation, and Robots -- Impact of Automation on the Workplace -- VDTs in Offices and Factories -- Human--Robot Interaction -- Safety and Health Problems Associated with Robots -- Industrial Medicine and Robots -- Minimizing the Problems of Automation -- Challenge for the Future -- 24.Bloodborne Pathogens and Bacterial Hazards in the Workplace -- Symptoms of AIDS -- AIDS in the Workplace -- Legal Concerns -- AIDS Education -- Counseling Infected Employees -- Easing Employees' Fears about AIDS -- Protecting Employees from AIDS -- Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) and Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) in the Workplace -- OSHA's Standard on Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens -- Preventing and Responding to Needlestick Injuries --Contents note continued: Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) in the Workplace -- pt. 5 MANAGEMENT OF SAFETY AND HEALTH -- 25.Preparing for Emergencies and Terrorism -- Rationale for Emergency Preparation -- Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act -- Organization and Coordination -- OSHA Standards -- First Aid in Emergencies -- How to Plan for Emergencies -- Planning for Workers with Disabilities -- Evacuation Planning -- Customizing Plans to Meet Local Needs -- Emergency Response -- Computers and Emergency Response -- Dealing with the Psychological Trauma of Emergencies -- Recovering from Disasters -- Terrorism in the Workplace -- Resuming Business after a Disaster -- 26.Ethics and Safety -- An Ethical Dilemma -- Ethics Defined -- Ethical Behavior in Organizations -- Safety and Health Professionals' Role in Ethics -- Company's Role in Ethics -- Handling of Ethical Dilemmas -- Questions to Ask When Making Decisions -- Ethics and Whistle-Blowing --Contents note continued: 27.Hazard Analysis/Prevention and Safety Management -- Overview of Hazard Analysis -- Preliminary Hazard Analysis -- Detailed Hazard Analysis -- Hazard Prevention and Deterrence -- OSHA Process Safety Standard -- Risk Assessment -- Safety Management Concerns -- Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems -- 28.Promoting Safety -- Company Safety Policy -- Safety Rules and Regulations -- Employee Participation in Promoting Safety -- Safety Training -- Suggestion Programs -- Visual Awareness -- Safety Committees -- Personal Commitment to Workplace Safety -- Employee-Management Participation -- Incentives -- Competition -- Teamwork Approach to Promoting Safety -- Persuasion as a Promotional Tool -- Promoting Off-the-Job Safety -- 29.Environmental Safety and ISO 14000 (Environmental Management) -- Safety, Health, and the Environment -- Legislation and Regulation -- Types of Environments -- Role of Safety and Health Professionals --Contents note continued: Hazards of the Environment -- Hazardous Waste Reduction -- Environmental Management System (EMS) -- International Organization for Standardization (ISO) -- ISO 14000 -- ISO 14001 Standard -- 30.TSM: Total Safety Management in a Quality Management Setting -- What Is QM? -- How Does QM Relate to Safety? -- Safety Management in a QM Setting -- What Is TSM? -- Translating TSM into Action -- Fundamental Elements of TSM -- Rationale for TSM -- Implementing TSM: The Model -- 31.Establishing a Safety-First Corporate Culture -- Safety-First Corporate Culture Defined -- Importance of Having a Safety-First Corporate Culture -- Globalization of Competition and Safety -- How Corporate Cultures Are Created -- What a Safety-First Corporate Culture Looks Like -- Ten Steps for Establishing a Safety-First Corporate Culture