For all Occupational Safety, Safety and Health Management, and related courses in any safety management, engineering, industrial/manufacturing technology, or other program, in universities, colleges, community colleges, and corporate training settings. This comprehensive, extensively updated text covers all aspects of occupational safety and health in today''s global workplace. A major revision, Occupational Safety and Health for Technologists, Engineers, and Managers, 8e, presents new and revised regulations, emerging approaches and trends, updated statistics, and other new material of significant importance to students and practitioners in the field. Among the dozens of new topics covered: ROI for safety/health investments; Heinrich''s theory; Worker''s Compensation lawsuits; fall protection; hard hat ratings; PPE for cold work environments; indoor air quality investigations; fungal growth assessment; nanoscale materials; and noise reduction ratings. Clear, up-to-date, and logically sequenced, this text begins with historical perspective and overview, then covers laws and regulations; human elements; hazard assessment, prevention, and control; and key management issues. Each chapter contains case studies to promote classroom discussion; at least one safety fact or myth designed to engage students; and review questions to test mastery and promote critical thinking. Teaching and Learning Experience This book will help technologists, engineers, and managers quickly master today''s best practices for occupational safety and health. It provides: The most comprehensive coverage available, fully reflecting the field''s latest trends: Thoroughly prepares students for current and future realities in the field of occupational safety and health Supported with exceptional pedagogical features: Includes well-crafted chapter summaries, key terms and concepts, review questions, and many boxed features Combines theory and principles in realistic settings: Focuses on the new challenges of occupational safety and health in global workplace environments, and the changing roles of safety/health professionals Features The most comprehensive coverage available, fully reflecting the field''s latest trends: Careful organization follows the sequence requested by most adopters -helping students first understand the historical perspective on organizational safety and health; then discover laws and regulations; then understand the human element; then learn the specific techniques of hazard assessment, prevention, and control; and finally, understand the unique issues associated with safety/health management Greater depth than competing textbooks, especially on issues, concerns, and factors relating to modern workplaces -helping students fully understand the emerging challenges of safety and health NEW! Updated coverage of new OSHA, EPA, NFPA, ANSI/NFSI, and other standards, wherever they have been established or revised -preparing students to comply with the latest regulations and best practices NEW! Coverage of global harmonization of OSHA''s Hazard Communication Standard -helping students operate more successfully in global organizations NEW! Explanation of MRSA in the workplace, and prevention techniques -preparing students to defend against the growing risk of serious workplace infection associated with MRSA NEW! Coverage of nanoscale materials in industrial hygiene -helps students anticipate the growing use of nanotechnology and any possible opportunities and risks that may be identified in connection with it Supported with exceptional pedagogical features: NEW! Updated Instructor''s Resources, including PowerPoint lecture notes for all chapters, an Instructor''s Guide containing a test bank and answers to review questions for all chapters, and selected illustrations from the text -making it easier for instructors to organize courses and teach effectively Multiple pedagogical features, including comprehensive chapter summaries, key terms and concepts listings, up-to-date review questions -promoting greater understanding and deeper mastery Combines theory and principles in realistic settings: NEW! Updated coverage of the emerging roles of safety professionals, including their roles in product recalls, establishing a safety-first corporate culture, and maximizing the ROI of safety and health management -preparing students to operate effectively as safety/health professionals, and move into management roles NEW! Updated to fully reflect the current realities of safety and health in global businesses facing global competition -helping students succeed in occupational safety and health in today''s more challenging global workplace environments Multiple examples for all areas of occupational safety and health -students gain deeper insights into issues ranging from stress-related problems to life safety and fire hazards, health/safety training to human factors, robotics to bloodborne pathogens, workplace violence to workman''s compensation Boxed discussion cases throughout -promoting critical thinking and active classroom exploration Safety Facts & Fines sections -linking rules and regulations to the realities of the workplace, and illuminate the costs of violation.