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BASICS OF SAFETY HAZARDS AND THE ORIGINS OF SAFETY RISK, THE
SJ SMIT & E ESTERHUYZEN
Safety is a consideration for survival in everything we do. But is it true that absolutely everything in life can be a safety hazard? The Basics of Safety Hazards and the Origins of Safety Risk answers this question by examining the validity of commonly held views on the nature of safety hazards and the origins of safety risk.
The authors draw on the fields of physics and chemistry to explain key concepts such as tangibility, unambiguousness, closing potential, collision potential and energy exchange. They detail the common characteristics of safety hazards, the concept of unacceptable safety risks and the origins of safety risk. And they clarify the position of the person in the world of safety hazards, presenting a new basis for the assessment and management of safety risk.
KEY FEATURES
• Clearly defined learning outcomes at the start of each chapter
• Key terms and definitions which guide you through the information in the
book
• A well-reasoned approach with practical examples to support explanations
• Self-assessment questions at the end of each chapter to test the reader’s
understanding of the material.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Dr Sarel Smit heads a safety consultancy, providing expert safety management services to businesses, and assessing managers and safety practitioners in assessment centres. Despite these commitments, he still makes time to share his teaching expertise as an e-tutor in Safety Management at Unisa. He holds a PhD in Social Science (UFS) and an MSc in Industrial Safety Management (Central Missouri State University, USA).
Elriza Esterhuyzen is a senior lecturer in Safety Management at Unisa. She holds an MSc in Safety Management (Columbia Southern University, USA) and is currently completing a BCom in Business Management with a focus on Safety Management.
SUITABLE FOR
Students, managers, safety practitioners and safety officers in the fields of safety, health and the environment will find the new scientific approach to safety hazards and safety risk valuable and challenging.
978 1 48511 714 8 978 1 48512 129 9 2017
132 PAGES
ZAR R231.00 ZAR R215.00
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