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Introduction to health and safety in construction : for the NEBOSH national certificate in construction health and safety /

By: Hughes, Phil (Phillip W.), 1946- [author.].
Contributor(s): Ferrett, Ed [author.].
Publisher: London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2016Edition: Fifth edition.Description: xxxi, 762 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm.Content type: text | text | still image Media type: unmediated | unmediated Carrier type: volume | volumeISBN: 9780415824361; 9780415824361:; 0415824362.Subject(s): National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health | National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health -- Examinations -- Study guides | Construction industry -- Health aspects -- Great Britain -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | Construction industry -- Safety measures | Construction industry -- Safety regulations -- Examinations -- Study guides | Construction industry -- Safety regulations | Construction industry -- Safety measures -- Examinations -- Study guidesDDC classification: 363.11969 HUG
Contents:
Foundations in health and safety -- Health and safety management systems : plan -- Health and safety management systems : organising : do -- Health and safety management systems : risk assessment and controls : do -- Health and safety management systems : monitoring, investigation and recording : check -- Health and safety management systems : audit and review : act -- Construction law and management -- Construction site issues : hazards and risk control -- Vehicle and plant movement : hazards and risk control -- Musculoskeletal hazards and risk control -- Work equipment hazards and risk control -- Electrical safety -- Fire safety -- Chemical and biological health hazards and risk control -- Physical and psychological health hazards and risk control -- Working at height : hazards and risk control -- Excavation work and confined spaces : hazards and risk control -- Demolition and deconstruction : hazards and risk control -- Summary of the main legal requirements -- Environment and international aspects of health and safety -- Study skills -- Specimen answers to practice questions -- International sources of information and guidance.
Summary: This text has been specially written for the thousands of students who complete the NEBOSH National Certificate in Construction Health and Safety each year. Fully revised in alignment with the April 2015 syllabus, this edition provides students with all they need to tackle the course with confidence. It covers all the essential elements of health and safety management in construction, including the legal framework, risk assessment and control standards, in a clear, easily accessible format, and also provides checklists and record sheets to supplement learning.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foundations in health and safety -- Health and safety management systems : plan -- Health and safety management systems : organising : do -- Health and safety management systems : risk assessment and controls : do -- Health and safety management systems : monitoring, investigation and recording : check -- Health and safety management systems : audit and review : act -- Construction law and management -- Construction site issues : hazards and risk control -- Vehicle and plant movement : hazards and risk control -- Musculoskeletal hazards and risk control -- Work equipment hazards and risk control -- Electrical safety -- Fire safety -- Chemical and biological health hazards and risk control -- Physical and psychological health hazards and risk control -- Working at height : hazards and risk control -- Excavation work and confined spaces : hazards and risk control -- Demolition and deconstruction : hazards and risk control -- Summary of the main legal requirements -- Environment and international aspects of health and safety -- Study skills -- Specimen answers to practice questions -- International sources of information and guidance.

This text has been specially written for the thousands of students who complete the NEBOSH National Certificate in Construction Health and Safety each year. Fully revised in alignment with the April 2015 syllabus, this edition provides students with all they need to tackle the course with confidence. It covers all the essential elements of health and safety management in construction, including the legal framework, risk assessment and control standards, in a clear, easily accessible format, and also provides checklists and record sheets to supplement learning.

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