3rd Edition
Safe Work Practices for Wastewater Treatment Plants
This book details how to start and maintain a successful safety program in a municipal or industrial water or wastewater plant with special emphasis on the practical implementation. This new edition provides the latest OSHA regulations and recommendations, and each chapter has been updated with new information, including the latest innovations related to all types of successfully proven health and safety protocols. Coverage includes safety programs, recordkeeping, safety training, safety equipment, and safe work practices for wastewater treatment facilities. In addition, much of the text should be relevant to safety and health professionals in almost any industrial setting.
Chapter 1 Setting the Stage
Chapter 2 Task Diversity Equals an Unsafe Workplace
Chapter 3 Safety Starts at the Top
Chapter 4 Hazard Communication
Chapter 5 Lockout/Tagout
Chapter 6 Confined Space Entry
Chapter 7 Respiratory Protection
Chapter 9 Personal Protective Equipment, First Aid, and Thermal Hazards
Chapter 10 Electrical Safety
Chapter 11 Fire, Welding, and Hot Work Safety
Chapter 12 Laboratory Safety
Chapter 13 Excavation Safety
Chapter 14 Emergency Response and Process Safety
Chapter 15 Machine Guarding
Chapter 16 Rigging and Material Handling Safety
Chapter 17 Bloodborne Pathogens
Chapter 18 Ergonomics
Chapter 19 Toxic Substances and Hazardous Wastes
Chapter 20 Safe Work Practices for Water, Wastewater, and Environmental Professionals
Biography
Frank R. Spellman, PhD, is a retired assistant professor of environmental health at Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia. He is the author of more than 90 books covering topics in environmental science and occupational health, and has been cited in more than 450 publications. Dr. Spellman holds a BA in public administration, a BS in business management, an MBA, and both an MS and a PhD in environmental engineering.
Kathern D. Welsh is the published author of several books, both fiction, and non-fiction, and has written numerous articles for magazines; was both a contributing editor for Suite101.com, and host of a TV show for over two years, and a writer for numerous clients at Elance.com. She is an Editing & Proofing-Chicago Specialist, Written English Professional, and Keyboard Typist, as well as an accomplished oil painting artist, award winning poet, and musician. As an experienced graphic artist with a medical training background, she has been working as an illustrator for Frank R. Spellman, for nearly a year. Her years of individual training in a wide variety of subjects, provides knowledge, and expertise to work in numerous areas.
"The chapter titles are intriguing and cause interest for the contents, and the accounts based on true events are very valuable. Safe Work Practices for Wastewater Treatment Plants, Third Edition thoroughly covers the most essential issues of the safety at workplaces and can be of great help for the practitioners in safety and health issues."
—Jelena Malahova, Riga Technical University, Latvia
