Industrial Safety and Health for Administrative Services

Charles D. Reese

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2008
• Print ISBN:
  9781420053821
• eBook ISBN:
  9781040171523
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• Subtopic: Environmental Science
• Index: Technology & Engineering

Industrial Safety and Health for Administrative Services constitutes a much-needed source for the identification and prevention of most of the injuries and illnesses occurring in the financial and information sectors. The text thoroughly explains the issues of office health management, major safety and electrical hazards, and emergency response to

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Halftitle Page
• Frontmatter
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Preface
• About the Author
• Chapter 1 Introduction to the Service Industry 1
• Chapter 2 Information Sector 13
• Chapter 3 Financial and Insurance Sector 39
• Chapter 4 Professional and Business Services 55
• Chapter 5 Real Estate 81
• Chapter 6 Workers’ Compensation 89
• Chapter 7 OSHA and Its Rules 109
• Chapter 8 Managing Safety and Health in an Office Setting 135
• Chapter 9 Office Safety Hazards 143
• Chapter 10 Office Health Hazards 161
• Chapter 11 Office Building Chemical Hazards 175
• Chapter 12 Office Electrical Safety 197
• Chapter 13 Emergencies in Office Facilities 205
• Chapter 14 Office Equipment Safety 221
• Chapter 15 Fire Prevention 237
• Chapter 16 Laboratory and Testing Facility Safety 249
• Chapter 17 Office Air Quality 259
• Chapter 18 Office Ergonomics 275
• Chapter 19 Overexertion and Lifting 291
• Chapter 20 Slips, Trips, and Falls 307
• Chapter 21 Violence and Security 321
• Chapter 23 Summary 371
• Appendix A Common Exposures or Accident Types 383
• Appendix B Federal OSHA Regional and State OSHA Offices 387
• Appendix C Sample Written Safety and Health Program 393
• Bibliography
• Index