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Introduction to health and safety in construction

By: Contributor(s): Language: English Publication details: Oxford Butterworth Heinemann 2006Edition: 2nd edDescription: xxvii, 501p. 30cmISBN:
  • 075068111X
  • 9780750681117
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • 690.22 $2 18
Incomplete contents:
Health and safety foundations -- Policy -- Organizing for health and safety -- Promoting a positive health and safety culture -- Risk assessment -- principles of control -- General site issues-hazards and control -- working at height-hazards and control -- Excavation work and confined spaces-hazards and control -- Demolition-hazards and control -- Movement of people and vehicles-hazards and control -- Work equipment-hazards and control -- Manual and mechanical handling hazards and control -- Electrical hazards and control -- Fire hazards and control -- Chemical and biological health hazards and control -- Physical and psychological health hazards and control -- incident investigation, recording and reporting -- Monitoring review and audit -- Summary of the main legal requirements -- Study skills
Summary: Discusses the challenges faced by the construction industry and the challenges of occupational health and safety in general. Specifically design for those entering study again with accompanying checklists, report forms and record sheets.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Barcode
Book London Books 690.22 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 2 Available 135668-1002

Health and safety foundations -- Policy -- Organizing for health and safety -- Promoting a positive health and safety culture -- Risk assessment -- principles of control -- General site issues-hazards and control -- working at height-hazards and control -- Excavation work and confined spaces-hazards and control -- Demolition-hazards and control -- Movement of people and vehicles-hazards and control -- Work equipment-hazards and control -- Manual and mechanical handling hazards and control -- Electrical hazards and control -- Fire hazards and control -- Chemical and biological health hazards and control -- Physical and psychological health hazards and control -- incident investigation, recording and reporting -- Monitoring review and audit -- Summary of the main legal requirements -- Study skills

Discusses the challenges faced by the construction industry and the challenges of occupational health and safety in general. Specifically design for those entering study again with accompanying checklists, report forms and record sheets.