Environment, Safety and Health Engineering

Author: Gail Woodside (USA)
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Publish Date: 2006-07-31
Features: This book integrates the discussion of environmental, safety, and health engineering and management issues in enterprises. Its content primarily covers four aspects: an overview of regulations from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), principles of environmental engineering, principles of safety engineering, and principles of industrial hygiene/occupational health engineering. Among these, the principles of environmental engineering include: waste and wastewater treatment, environmental statistics, atmospheric emissions and control engineering, and the storage and containment of hazardous chemicals. The principles of safety engineering include: safety management, equipment safety, fire and escape safety, process and system safety, confined space safety, and construction safety. The principles of occupational health engineering include: chemical hazard assessment, personal protective equipment, industrial ventilation, ionizing and non-ionizing radiation, noise, and ergonomics. This book is suitable for government supervisory personnel in the fields of safety production and environmental protection, full-time and part-time management personnel in enterprises, and technical personnel. It is also suitable as a reference book for teachers and students for teaching and learning courses in this field.