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Book Model Standard Operating Procedures for Common Hazardous Workplace Activities

Download or read book Model Standard Operating Procedures for Common Hazardous Workplace Activities written by Richard Skiba and published by After Midnight Publishing. This book was released on 2024-08-05 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of model Standard Operating Procedures is suited to employers, organisations and Contractors who do not currently have in place an existing set of, or inadequate or ineffective, Standard Operating Procedures. The collection provides a framework to build a comprehensive set of Standard Operating Procedures focussing on hazardous work activities common to, and across a range of ,industries and sectors. Standard Operating Procedures included: Working Safely (General); Shifting Materials Safely Using Manual Handling Methods; Work Safely Around Powerlines; Work Safely in The Vicinity of Live Electrical Apparatus; Working Safely at Heights; Safe Ladder Use; Working Safely on Roofs; Working Safely on Scaffolding Higher Than Two Metres (6 ½ Feet); Working Safely with Industrial Chemicals and Materials; Working Safely with Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems; Entering Confined Space; Carrying Out Manual Excavation; Using Hand and Power Tools; Removing Non-Friable Asbestos; Removing Friable Asbestos; Shaping Solid Stone; Driving a Heavy Rigid Vehicle; Operating Commercial Vehicle; Welding Safely; Working Around Moving Mobile Plant; Working in or Near Pressurised Gas Mains or Piping; Undertaking Demolition of a Load Bearing Structure; and Working Adjacent to Road or Other Traffic/Transport Corridor. Aside from model SOP’s, the book also highlights that how Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) can clear, consistent instructions to ensure tasks are performed uniformly, enhancing quality, safety, and efficiency while preventing errors and ensuring regulatory compliance. The development process for Standard Operating Procedures and common challenges are also addressed.

Book Chemical Laboratory Safety and Security

Download or read book Chemical Laboratory Safety and Security written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2016-08-07 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The U.S. Department of State charged the Academies with the task of producing a protocol for development of standard operating procedures (SOPs) that would serve as a complement to the Chemical Laboratory Safety and Security: A Guide to Prudent Chemical Management and be included with the other materials in the 2010 toolkit. To accomplish this task, a committee with experience and knowledge in good chemical safety and security practices in academic and industrial laboratories with awareness of international standards and regulations was formed. The hope is that this toolkit expansion product will enhance the use of the previous reference book and the accompanying toolkit, especially in developing countries where safety resources are scarce and experience of operators and end-users may be limited.

Book Origins and Evolution of Formal Training to Movement and Posture in Risk Prevention in France

Download or read book Origins and Evolution of Formal Training to Movement and Posture in Risk Prevention in France written by Catherine Teiger and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prevention of occupational health hazards, in France, has traditionally been practiced within the framework of two separate, almost independent approaches. The first is a technically-oriented approach focused on the design and/or layout of the work space, machines and equipment, and on protecting individual “safety,” usually according to a priori notions of security, irrespective of concrete working conditions. The second approach is human-oriented, with an emphasis on worker training and accountability. It involves imposing rules on workers, impressing upon them knowledge that will supposedly motivate their adoption of a priori “safe behaviours” (e.g. proper procedures and postures), irregardless of the type of work activity or its context. These approaches are based on long-standing more or less implicit models of the work, the worker, prevention and training, which we must become familiar with and discuss in order to gain a better understanding of certain obstacles to changing work conditions. Thus, our goal in this article was to identify influences that have shaped the formalization of training in the area of occupational hazard prevention (in particular, material handling training). This field has become increasingly more structured in France over the past fifty years, beginning with the creation of the Sécurité sociale (Caisse nationale d'assurance maladie des travailleurs salariés - CNAMTS) after World War II (1946), and various services related to workplace hazard prevention that came along with it, in particular the Institut national de sécurité, now known as the Institut national de recherche et de sécurité (the equivalent of the Institut de recherche en santé et en sécurité du travail du Québec [Quebec Occupational Health and Safety Research Institute]). Various institutions have participated in, and influenced the development of the concepts upon which it was based. These training activities have been impacted by a variety of wide-ranging schools of thought that over time have led to interactions and the development of new disciplines, such as ergonomics, which in turn, have played a role in this evolution. Initially, fifty years ago, the common thread running through occupational hazard prevention efforts was an endeavour to adapt ideas and techniques developed in the sports world, to the workplace. The athlete was viewed as a role model of achievement, both physically and morally. The implicit references are the model of manual labour and values of virility that corresponded to the conventional image of salaried employment in that era - the physical work of male labourers involved in heavy industry, mining, transportation and construction. Many trades in this industry sector explicitly required handling heavy loads, as masse mechanization in France only dates back some twenty-five years. The work carried out by women would only be taken into account starting in the 1970s, with the advent of mass production industries and support operations. The ideal worker model was that of the “industrial athlete,” the end product of harmonious physical development and physical training that should be encouraged - a continuous process starting with initial training in professional schools followed by “procedures and postures” training for employed individuals - through the practice of physical exercise, based on “natural” activities of the noble savage, which also happens to be the preferred method for training young military recruits (“obstacle course” type). In fact, applying athletic practices to the civilian business world was part of a much earlier attempt dating back to the sanitation trend of the nineteenth century, when public health concerns led to initiatives for countering the harmful effects of industrialization on worker health. In times of war, these workers would prove to be poor soldiers. Among the solutions adopted, was the implementation of athletic education programs in the late nineteenth century, in the hope of achieving harmonious physical development among the male population. This period was one of significant growth in the sectors of accessible sporting goods and systematic athletic training, aimed initially at academic institutions, the general public and later the workplace. The soldier, “noble savage,” athlete and worker models were closely interrelated and would remain so for a good thirty years, implicitly shaping formalized training in the field of musculoskeletal disorder prevention. In both the workplace and the occupational science community, the operative model was that of “man's adaptation to work” via screening and employment training. The first INS “operating procedures and working postures” training instructors were military personnel and top athletes. Thus, their teaching approach was authoritarian, inspired by conditioning theories and delivered through orders and “proper procedure and posture” drills, which supposedly would become unconditional reflex behaviours under all circumstances. The postures and movements are only considered from the perspective of biomechanics, without any relation to the work. This training intended to reduce occupational accidents initially involved a corps of prevention instructors formed in the late 1950s. These “company manual labour coaches” were recruited from among ordinary labour volunteers who agreed to deliver this training to their co-workers, after receiving training themselves. The results, however, are less than conclusive. The training delivered by the Social Security Agency has since evolved. The “manual labour” style has been replaced by “security operating procedures and working postures,” significantly broadening the point of view. The targeted population base has also expanded. The Social Security Agency has gradually evolved by and through institutional prevention technicians, some of whom have been receiving ergonomic training for several years. The result of all these factors taken together is that the process itself is currently undergoing changes brought on by contradictory influences. The internal debate has been fuelled by the considerable recent escalation in the number of musculoskeletal disorder cases. The limits of traditional training approaches are now recognized by both ergonomists and some prevention professionals who are currently attempting to introduce a third avenue. This proposed method involves striking a balance between the technical and human orientations on the basis of understanding the actual work. Particular emphasis would be placed on developing safety training programmes designed to develop the reflective thinking skills of all prevention players with respect to their actual work, as well as their latitude for changing technical and/or organizational aspects of the work. The goal is to deal with the source of the hazard, while maintaining favourable working conditions and promoting good health. Our training-action experiments conducted in recent years with a view to promoting an ergonomic analysis of work as a “tool of, by and for action” in the workplace, has led us to question especially the historical ideas and practices of formalized training in the field of musculoskeletal hazards, which continues to be an important issue, despite the “modernization” of work. A brief analysis is presented herein.

Book Lead Hazard Evaluation and Control in Buildings

Download or read book Lead Hazard Evaluation and Control in Buildings written by and published by ASTM International. This book was released on with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Infection Control An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America Small Animal Practice

Download or read book Infection Control An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America Small Animal Practice written by Jason Stull and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2015-04-07 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drs. Stull and Weese have assembled an expert panel of authors on the topic of Infection Control. Articles include: Hospital-associated infections, Surgical site infections, Surveillance for Hospital-associated infections, Hand hygiene and contact precautions, Patient management, Environmental cleaning and disinfection, Equipment cleaning and disinfection, Antimicrobial Stewardship, Worker safety, Zoonotic disease and infection control and Legal implications of zoonotic disease transmission for veterinary practices.

Book Occupational Health and Safety Management

Download or read book Occupational Health and Safety Management written by Charles D. Reese and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2003-02-11 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on author Charles Reese’s 23 years of experience as a safety manager and educator, Occupational Health and Safety Management: A Practical Approach presents a total management approach to a broad range of issues in occupational health and safety. Reese covers every facet of safety and health management with real-world examples and strategies. He provides succinct yet thorough coverage of important and timely concepts and practices commonly used in the safety field. More than just a text filled with information, this is a true how-to book. The author discusses how to write a program, how to identify hazards, and how to involve workers and attain their cooperation. He goes on to explain how to use identification and intervention tools such as hazard hunt, audits, and job hazard analysis. He provides a listing of potential resources, encourages developing a working relationship with OSHA, and how to go about determining which regulations are applicable to you or your employer’s workplace and how to find assistance and sources that will help you guide your organization to compliance with OSHA regulations. The book incorporates the development of written programs, the identification of hazards, the mitigation of hazards by use of common safety and health tools, and the development of a safe workforce through communication, motivational techniques, involvement, and training. Covering a wide array of occupational health and safety topics in one cohesive single-authored volume, Occupational Health and Safety Management: A Practical Approach is a blueprint for developing and managing a safety and health initiative tailored exactly to your company’s needs.

Book General Industry Standards and Interpretations

Download or read book General Industry Standards and Interpretations written by United States. Occupational Safety and Health Administration and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 1518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book International Health and Safety at Work

Download or read book International Health and Safety at Work written by Phil Hughes and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2021-11-29 with total page 597 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: International Health and Safety at Work has been specially written in simple English for the thousands of students who complete the NEBOSH International General Certificate in Health and Safety each year. Fully revised in alignment with the 2019 syllabus, this fourth edition provides students with all they need to tackle the course with confidence. Clear, easily accessible information is presented in full colour, with discussion of essential principles such as ILO and OSH conventions as well as legal frameworks from a range of countries. The book features practice questions and answers to test knowledge and increase understanding. International Health and Safety at Work remains the most effective tool for those working to fit international health and safety standards to local needs and practice.

Book Occupational Safety and Health General industry standards and interpretations

Download or read book Occupational Safety and Health General industry standards and interpretations written by United States. Occupational Safety and Health Administration and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Federal Register

Download or read book Federal Register written by and published by . This book was released on 1987-08-03 with total page 1264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Code of Federal Regulations

Download or read book Code of Federal Regulations written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 668 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Special edition of the Federal Register, containing a codification of documents of general applicability and future effect ... with ancillaries.

Book Encyclopaedia of Occupational Health and Safety

Download or read book Encyclopaedia of Occupational Health and Safety written by Jeanne Mager Stellman and published by International Labour Organization. This book was released on 1998 with total page 1266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Safe Blood and Blood Products

Download or read book Safe Blood and Blood Products written by World Health Organization and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2002 with total page 701 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ensuring the safety of blood for transfusion is a key prevention strategy in the fight against HIV/AIDS. These learning materials have been designed specifically for use in distance learning programmes in blood safety. The modules have been designed for staff responsible for donor recruitment, blood collection and the processing and issue of blood for transfusion. They are written in an interactive, practical style, with learning objectives, activities, self-assessment questions, progress checks and action plans Most of the training is designed to take place at the workplace in the context of the performance of daily work. This pack consists of a set of four spiral-bound modules and a Trainer's Guide, all supplied in a plastic wallet.