Occupational Safety and Health for Technologists, Engineers, and Managers

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Prentice Hall, 2002 - Business & Economics - 794 pages

For undergraduate level Safety Management/Safety and Health Management courses.

With an eye on the future and a finger on the pulse of today's rapid changes due to global competition, this straightforward, state-of-the-art guide addresses the key issues, concerns, and factors relating specifically to modern workplace environments in the safety and health professions. Highly functional in content and approach, it draws immediate connections between principles and their practices in real-world settings, includes the latest OSHA standards, and approaches safety and health issues from the perspective of Total Quality Management (TQM) and global competitiveness.

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Contents

Accidents and Their
19
CHAPTER THREE
33
Systems Theory of Causation
43
Copyright

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About the author (2002)

David L. Goetsch is Provost of the joint campus of the University of West Florida and Okaloosa-Walton Community College in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, and professor of safety, quality, and environmental management. He also administers the state of Florida's Center for Manufacturing Competitiveness that is located on this campus. In addition, Dr. Goetsch is President of The Management Institute, a private consulting fine dedicated to the continual improvement of organizational competitiveness, safety, and quality. Dr. Goetsch is co-founder of The Quality Institute, a partnership of the University of West Florida, Okaloosa-Walton Community College, and the Okaloosa Economic Development Council. He currently serves on the executive board of the Institute.

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