Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #653092 in Books
• Published on: 2003-02
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 512 pages

Synopsis
The assessment and management of risk is a challenging part of today's dynamic business world. Widely recognised as the most readable text on the subject, 'Health and safety: risk management' is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills to meet that challenge. Written by health and safety and research and development specialist Dr Tony Boyle, this reader-friendly textbook provides an authoritative presentation of risk management, simplifying risk assessment and control, accident investigation and emergency planning. It clarifies Health and Safety Executive guidance on competence, and is wholly integrated with ISO 9000: 2000, incorporating OHSAS 18001 references and the International Labour Office OHS&S system. Written in an accessible, uncomplicated style it explains complex topics with clear examples, tables and end of chapter summaries, providing an invaluable, up-to-date risk terminology 'glossary'. 'Health and safety: risk management' is essential reading for health and safety advisers, general managers, NEBOSH Diploma students, health and safety degree or diploma students, health and safety post-graduate students, and those studying for a VQ in occupational health and safety practice