Accident Prevention Manual - Engineering & Technology 14th Edition

The APM Engineering & Technology 14th Edition is an excellent resource for students new to the field of safety, as well as educators. It continues to be a valuable source of information that can be incorporated into the goals and objectives of any organization’s safety program, focusing on workplace exposure and protections, materials handling and production. New section exposes safety issues regarding process safety, aviation, oil and gas, and waste and recycling.

This manual continues to build on decades of outstanding work by previous contributors to this flagship series. Since 1946, experts from a variety of different subject areas have come together to make the APMs an important resource in support of safety programs and education. This update continues in that tradition, bringing safety, health and environmental professionals a broad spectrum of topics, including specific hazards, best practices, control procedures, resources and sources of help available in the field today.

This 14th edition features updated data on incident investigation, analysis and costs, injury and illness recordkeeping, and safety culture. It also includes two new chapters, Safety Professionals and Impacts of the Law and Homeland Security.