Schneid (safety, security, and emergency management, Eastern Kentucky U.) provides a guide for graduate students and upper-level undergraduates, as well as safety and loss prevention professionals, to
In today's rapidly changing workplace, safety and loss prevention professionals cannot always "go by the book" for the answers to new and unique problems and issues. When there is no
Time was, no one would even think about suing the people who provided emergency help, but times being what they are now, Schneid (loss prevention and safety, Eastern Kentucky U.) thinks emergency medi
The purpose of this text to provide a “one stop” source for safety professionals to acquire a general knowledge regarding not only the OSH Act but also laws and standards which impact the safety profe
"The safety profession often clings to the basic believes and practices which evolved during the early years after the announcement of the Occupational Safety and Health Act in 1970. This book reviews
Safety professionals communicate, directly and indirectly with a large number of employees and others on a daily basis. While not lawyers, they regularly deal with legal issues. A subset of their resp
Safety and health professionals face potential legal and ethical issues on an almost daily basis. In a landscape of changing responsibilities and new laws, they often make difficult decisions that can
For new and entry level safety professionals who don't have a clue regarding the legalities involved in the safety and health profession. This book is designed for those in the profession with limited
An examination of the safety laws and regulations, particularly in the areas of labor and employment, this book provides a working knowledge of the impacts, requirements, and implications of safety pr
Detailing methods for preparing organizations for disasters, this book discusses not only tried and true tactics, but also areas often overlooked during the reactive and post-disaster phases. The auth
The recognition and control of hazards in the work environment is the cornerstone of every company's safety and health plan. There are dangers in every workplace, especially those devoted to technolog
