Hughes, Phil.

Introduction to health and safety at work : the handbook for the NEBOSH national genaral certificate / Phil Hughes, Ed Ferrett. - 3rd ed. - Oxford : Butterworth-Heinemann, 2007. - xxi, 449 p. : col. ill. ; 30 cm.

Previous ed.: 2005.

1. Health and safety foundations - 2. Policy - 3. Organizing for health and safety - 4. Promoting a positive health and safety culture - 5. Risk assessment - 6. Principles of control - 7. Monitoring, review and audit - 8. Incident and accident investigation and reporting - 9. Movement of people and vehicles-hazards and control - 10. Manual and mechanical handling hazards and control - 11. Work equipment hazards and control - 12. Electrical hazards and control - 13. Fire hazards and control - 14. Chemical and biological health hazards and control - 15. Physical and psychological health hazards and control - 16. Construction activities-hazards and control - 17. Summary of the main legal requirements - 18. International aspects of health and safety - 19. Study skills - 20. Specimen answers to nebosh examinations - Index.

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