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Global Occupational Safety and Health Management Handbook

Edited by: Thomas P. Fuller

Print publication date:  March  2019
Online publication date:  February  2019

Print ISBN: 9781138626720
eBook ISBN: 9780429056475
Adobe ISBN:

10.1201/9780429056475
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<P>This book was written with the belief that everyone globally has the right to a safe and healthy workplace. An 8-year old carrying bricks in the mid-day sun in Nepal, a pharmaceutical business executive on assignment in Bangladesh, or a mother polishing stone in her home in Tanzania; each has a fundamental right to a workplace free from risk of injury, illness, and death. </P><I> <P>Global Occupational Safety and Health Management Handbook</I> is a broad presentation and discussion of the issues and obstacles facing the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) profession today in providing safe workplaces globally. Readers can use this book to find resources to assist in the development of their programs and to become informed about the basic structures of international OSH development and governance. Readers can also rely on this book to become more aware of global OSH issues and problems that they may be personally or professionally willing and able to help address. Seasoned OSH professionals can expect to learn about new ways to look at complicated and controversial topics. Young professionals and students can read this book to better understand the important global OSH interrelationships and challenges of the future.</P><B> <P>Features</P> <UL></B> <P> <LI>Serves as a one-stop resource for information on important international safety and health topics and issues </LI> <LI>Provides detailed information about international OSH tripartite, nongovernmental, and professional organizations </LI> <LI>Describes the various global OSH educational and professional development needs, and international approaches to expanding capacity and awareness of the profession </LI> <LI>Discusses controversial international OSH working conditions and explains their global impacts</LI></UL>

Table of contents

Prelims Download PDF
Chapter  1:  Introduction to Global Occupational Safety and Health Download PDF
Chapter  2:  Intergovernmental Occupational Safety and Health Organizations Download PDF
Chapter  3:  Nongovernmental International Occupational Safety and Health Professional Organizations Download PDF
Chapter  4:  Cultural Issues in International Occupational Safety and Health Download PDF
Chapter  5:  Risk Assessment Download PDF
Chapter  6:  Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems Download PDF
Chapter  7:  Benchmarking in International Safety and Health Download PDF
Chapter  8:  International Reporting of Occupational Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities Download PDF
Chapter  9:  Introduction to Global Occupational Safety and Health Education and Training Download PDF
Chapter  10:  Credentialing Occupational Hygiene Download PDF
Chapter  11:  Regional and National Occupational Safety and Health Profiles Download PDF
Chapter  12:  Global Issues and Aspects of the Disposal and Recycling of Electronics Download PDF
Chapter  13:  Global Burden and Aspects of Occupational Cancer Download PDF
Chapter  14:  Migrant Worker Occupational Safety and Health Download PDF
Chapter  15:  Child Labor Download PDF
Chapter  16:  Modern Slavery and Occupational Health Download PDF
Chapter  17:  Occupational Health and Informal Work Download PDF
Chapter  18:  Travel Safety and Security for the Global Worker Download PDF
Index Download PDF
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