Certifying personal protective technologies : improving worker safety

Certifying personal protective technologies improving worker safety

When you purchase a product, you expect it to work. Construction workers on high-rise buildings need to be confident that their safety harnesses will arrest a fall. Firefighters need to know that their gloves and other protective equipment can withstand high temperatures. Healthcare workers administ...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Institute of Medicine (U.S.) Committee on the Certification of Personal Protective Technologies. (corporate author)
Autores Corporativos: Institute of Medicine (U.S.) Committee on the Certification of Personal Protective Technologies. Corporate Author (corporate author), National Academies Press (U.S.) (-)
Otros Autores: Cohen, Howard J., 1949- (-), Liverman, Catharyn T.
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press c2011.
Edición:1st ed
Materias:
Industrial safety.
Operations research.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009820316206719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • ""Front Matter""; ""Reviewers""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Acronyms""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Role of Government Agencies in Conformity Assessment""; ""3 Current PPT Conformity Assessment Processes""; ""4 Impact and Issues in Conformity Assessment for PPT""; ""5 Conformity Assessment for Non-Respirator PPT: A Risk-Based Framework""; ""6 Findings and Recommendations""; ""7 Toward a Comprehensive Approach to Safe and Effective PPT for Workers""; ""Appendix A: Agendas of Public Meetings""; ""Appendix B: Workshop Participants""
  • ""Appendix C: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members""

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