Preface xvii Section 1: Institutional Safety 1 1 Introduction to Safety: Philosophy and Terminology 3 1.1 Background 3 1.2 Introduction 3 1.3 Philosophy of Safety 4 1.4 Safety Terminology 5 References 11 2 Safety and Behavior at Laboratories, Workshop, and Institution 13 2.1 Background 13 2.2 Introduction 13 2.3 Roles and Responsibilities 14 2.

4 Safe Lab Practices 18 2.5 Workshop Safety 26 References 42 3 Globally Harmonized System (GHS): Classification and Labeling 43 3.1 Background 43 3.2 Introduction 43 3.3 Scope of GHS 44 3.4 Hazards Covered by the GHS 45 3.5 Globally Harmonized System (GHS) Labels 46 References 57 4 Safety Data Sheet (SDS) 59 4.1 Background 59 4.

2 Introduction 59 4.3 Importance of Safety Data Sheet 60 4.4 Who Produces Safety Data? 60 4.5 Need of Safety Data Sheet 61 4.6 Responsibilities Related with the Safety Data Sheet 62 4.7 Contents of Safety Data Sheets 64 4.8 When a SDS is Obtained, What Should be Done? 70 Bibliography 70 5 Safety in Chemical Laboratories in Academic Institutions 73 5.1 Background 73 5.

2 Introduction 73 5.3 The RAMP Concept 74 5.4 Incident Prevention 76 5.5 Protocols for Laboratory 78 References 81 6 First Aid and Compressed Gas Safety in Academic Institution Laboratories 83 6.1 Background 83 6.2 Introduction to First Aid at Laboratories 84 6.3 Introduction to Compressed Gas Cylinder Handling 89 References 98 7 Sharps Safety at Academic Institution Laboratories 101 7.1 Background 101 7.

2 Introduction to Sharps 101 7.3 Hazards Associated with Sharps 102 7.4 Occurrence of Sharps Injuries 103 7.5 Prevention of Injuries Caused by Sharps 103 7.6 Handling of Sharps 104 7.7 Disposal of Sharps 105 7.8 Reduction of Sharps 106 7.9 Knowledge About the Environment During Disposal of Sharps 107 7.

10 First Aid for Accidents Caused Due to Sharps 108 References 110 8 Safety Equipment in Academic Institution Laboratories and Workshops 111 8.1 Background 111 8.2 Introduction 112 8.3 Importance of Lab and Workshop Safety Equipment 112 8.4 Purpose of Lab and Workshop Safety Equipment 113 8.5 Different Types of Safety Equipment 113 8.6 Regular Maintenance and Inspections of Lab Safety Equipment 172 References 177 Section 2: Industrial Safety 179 9 Introduction to Industrial Safety Engineering 181 9.1 Background 181 9.

2 Introduction 181 9.3 Safety Engineering 182 9.4 Need for Safety 183 9.5 Types of Unsafe Acts 183 9.6 Unsafe Working Conditions 184 9.7 Safety Programs 184 9.8 Stakeholders 186 9.9 Accident Causation Model 186 9.

10 Hazard Theory 191 9.11 Hazard Triangle 192 9.12 Hazard Recognition 193 9.13 Individual Risk and Societal Risk 193 9.14 Risk Assessment 194 9.15 Prevention Through Design 197 Bibliography 198 10 Hazard Identification and Analysis Techniques 199 10.1 Background 199 10.2 Introduction 199 10.

3 Importance of Hazard Identification 200 10.4 When is it Done? 202 10.5 Who Prepares Hazard Identification? 202 10.6 Some Commonly Used Hazard Identification and Analysis Techniques 204 References 265 11 Safety Function Deployment and Quantification of Basic Events 267 11.1 Background 267 11.2 Introduction 267 11.3 Safety Function Deployment (SFD) 268 11.4 Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA) 275 11.

5 Quantification of Basic Events 280 References 286 12 Human Errors: Classification, Causes, and Identification 287 12.1 Background 287 12.2 Introduction 288 12.3 Causes of Human Error 288 12.4 Identification of Human Error 290 12.5 Prevention of Human Error 300 References 302 13 Accident: Causes, Identification, and Investigation 303 13.1 Background 303 13.2 Introduction 304 13.

3 What is an Accident and Why Should it be Investigated? 304 13.4 Classification of Accident 306 13.5 Different Types of Industrial Accidents 308 13.6 Common Causes of Industrial Accidents 310 13.7 Accident Investigation 312 13.8 Importance of Conducting Accident Investigation 314 13.9 Objectives of Accident Investigation 316 13.10 Structure of an Accident Report 317 13.

11 Steps for Conducting Accident Investigation 319 13.12 Different Methods of Accident Investigations 321 13.13 Structure of an Accident Investigation Report 323 13.14 Who Should Conduct the Accident Investigation? 325 13.15 What Should be Looked at as the Cause of an Accident? 327 13.16 Fact Collection for Industrial Accident Investigations 329 13.17 What Should be Done if the Accidental Investigation Reveals Human Error? 331 References 333 14 Risk-Based Decision-Making 335 14.1 Background 335 14.

2 Introduction 335 14.3 Steps Involved in Risk-Based Decision-Making 338 14.4 Importance of Risk-Based Decision-Making 340 14.5 Classification of Risk in Perspective of Risk-Based Decision-Making 341 14.6 Different Types of Risk-Based Decision-Making 343 14.7 Advantages of Risk-Based Decision-Making 345 14.8 Disadvantages of Risk-Based Decision-Making 346 14.9 Applications of Risk-Based Decision-Making 347 14.

10 How to Make Risk-Based Decision-Making More Effective? 349 References 351 15 Risk-Based Maintenance 353 15.1 Background 353 15.2 Introduction 354 15.3 Importance of Risk-Based Maintenance 354 15.4 How to Conduct Risk-Based Maintenance 356 15.5 Advantages of Risk-Based Maintenance 359 15.6 Disadvantages of Risk-Based Maintenance 360 15.7 Application of Risk-Based Maintenance in Different Areas 362 15.

8 How to Make Risk-Based Maintenance More Efficient? 364 References 366 16 Safety Key Performance Indicators 367 16.1 Background 367 16.2 Introduction 367 16.3 Defining and Tracking Safety Key Performance Indicators 369 16.4 Advantages of Safety Key Performance Indicators 390 16.5 Disadvantages of Safety Key Performance Indicators 392 16.6 Application of Safety Key Performance Indicators 394 16.7 How to Make Safety Key Performance Indicators More Efficient? 396 References 398 17 Occupational Health, Safety Management Systems, and Working Conditions 401 17.

1 Background 401 17.2 Introduction to Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems 402 17.3 Introduction to ISO 45001 Standard 409 17.4 Occupational Safety, Health, and Working Conditions Code 418 References 424 Index 427.