The safety officer's concise desk reference

Contents Chapter 1 Introduction ..........................................................................................1 1.1 The Safety Continuum .....................................................................................1 1.2 Historical Events Relevant to Safety and Industrial Hygiene.....................................................................................2 1.3 Benchmarking ..................................................................................................4 Chapter 2 Employment Situations ........................................................................9 2.1 The Role of the Safety Professional................................................................9 2.2 The Role of Industrial Hygiene.....................................................................11 2.3 Supervisor Safety Training ............................................................................12 Chapter 3 Regulations.........................................................................................17 3.1 Personal Protective Equipment ......................................................................17 3.2 Eye and Face Protection ................................................................................19 3.3 Respiratory Protection....................................................................................21 3.4 Head Protection..............................................................................................69 3.5 Foot Protection ...............................................................................................69 3.6 Fire Protection................................................................................................70 3.7 Fire Extinguishers ..........................................................................................75 3.8 Confined Space Entry ....................................................................................81 3.9 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout).........................................101 3.10 Hazardous Communications ........................................................................113 Chapter 4 Chemical Profiles .............................................................................137 4.1 Aerosols........................................................................................................139 4.2 Compressed Gases .......................................................................................143 4.3 Corrosives.....................................................................................................147 4.4 Flammable Liquids ......................................................................................151 4.5 Fuels .............................................................................................................154 4.6 Insulation ......................................................................................................157 4.7 Paint..............................................................................................................160 4.8 Pesticides ......................................................................................................164 4.9 Reactives.......................................................................................................168 4.10 Refractories ..................................................................................................171 4.11 Solvents ........................................................................................................174 4.12 Toluene or Xylene........................................................................................178 4.13 Waste ............................................................................................................181 Chapter 5 Helpful Audit Checklists..................................................................187 5.1 Audit Checklist for Bad Habits and Shortcuts............................................189 5.2 Audit Checklist for Computer Workstations ...............................................190 5.3 Audit Checklist for Confined Space Entry..................................................191 5.4 Audit Checklist for Emergency Preparedness.............................................192 5.5 Audit Checklist for Fire Protection .............................................................193 5.6 Audit Checklist for Hazardous Atmospheres ..............................................194 5.7 Audit Checklist for Hazardous Communications........................................195 5.8 Audit Checklist for Ladders ........................................................................196 5.9 Audit Checklist for Machine Guarding.......................................................197 5.10 Audit Checklist for New Hire Employees ..................................................198 5.11 Audit Checklist for Noise and Hearing Protection .....................................199 5.12 Audit Checklist for Personal Protective Equipment ...................................200 5.13 Audit Checklist for Powered Platforms.......................................................201 5.14 Audit Checklist for Scaffolds ......................................................................202 5.15 Audit Checklist for Walking Surfaces .........................................................203 Chapter 6 Safety Manuals.................................................................................205 Chapter 7 Accident Investigations ....................................................................223 Chapter 8 Reference Materials .........................................................................229 8.1 Essential Reference Material for Environmental, Health, and Safety Practitioners ...............................................................................229 8.2 Essential Reference Material for the Certified Industrial Hygienist ......................................................................................................229 8.3 Essential Reference Material for the Certified Safety Professional ..................................................................................................231 8.4 Metric System ..............................................................................................233 8.5 Weights and Measures .................................................................................235 8.6 Approximate Specific Gravities and Densities............................................238 8.7 C.E. Lapple’s Particle Size Distribution Chart............................................240 8.8 Periodic Table of Elements..........................................................................241 8.9 Alphabetical Listing of Elements and Atomic Numbers ............................242 8.10 Wire Rope Deformation/Inspection.............................................................245 8.11 Internet Sites ................................................................................................249 Chapter 9 Glossary: Terms of Interest to Environmental, Safety, Health, and Industrial Hygiene Practitioners ..................................251 Index ......................................................................................................................357