1st Edition

Accident Prevention and OSHA Compliance

By Patrick A. Michaud Copyright 1995

    Accident Prevention and OSHA Compliance contains all the information you need to reduce or avoid injuries, illnesses, fires, and equipment damage resulting from an accident. The book provides valuable insight into how OSHA conducts its inspections and how to avoid losses and increase profits by complying with OSHA regulations. By following the easy-to-understand techniques and guidelines, you can effectively train personnel on safety and health issues.
    The book explains accident causes and describes unsafe acts and conditions. It offers suggestions about how to look for hazards and how to safety-check each step of a job. Guidelines are given for constructing a safety inspection list, conducting a job hazard analysis and how to revise it, organizing a safety committee, and reporting accidents to OSHA. It also includes steps that can be used to protect trade secrets.
    Human factors and limitations, protective equipment and its proper usage, first aid and medical care, and much more are detailed. Record-keeping requirements are given and examples of direct and indirect costs of accidents are illustrated. The effects of drugs and alcohol and tips to recognize users are discussed. Helpful appendices contain numerous charts and tables, useful contacts, and valuable additional information. The book also includes various office and home hazards and injuries, and steps to follow to make both places safe.
    Written by a professional with vast experience as an engineer, certified hazard control manager, professor of safety and health, and safety consultant, Accident Prevention and OSHA Compliance provides a single source covering the immense amount of information on this subject. The proven principles and practices found in this book cover every aspect of accident prevention and provide perfect solutions to profit-losing problems.

    Introduction
    Accident Prevention
    Accident Causes
    Safety Inspections
    Accident Investigation
    Job Hazard Analysis
    Safety Training
    Human Factors
    Fire Prevention
    Occupational Health
    Hazard Communication
    Respiratory Protection
    Protective Equipment
    System Safety
    Emergency Response
    Safety Committees
    Record-Keeping and Reporting
    Accident Cost
    Incentive Awards
    Enforcing Safety
    First Aid and Medical Personnel
    OSHA
    Drugs and Alcohol
    Office Safety
    Off-The-Job Safety
    Preventable Injuries
    Tragic Accidents
    Self-Evaluation
    Appendices
    Useful Contacts
    Useful Information
    Useful OSHA Information
    Glossary
    Index

    Biography

    Michaud, Patrick A.