Hazard recognition and control in institutional settings
Subtitle: a guide for hospitals, universities and nursing homes
By: George Byrns, editor.
Contributors: Byrns, George.
Publisher: American Society of Safety Engineers
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Des, Plaines, Il
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781885581549
Subjects: Industrial safety -- United States; Universities and colleges -- United States -- Safety measures; Hospitals -- United States -- Safety measures; Nursing homes -- United States -- Safety measures
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: IEHS program basics / George Byrns; title: Healthcare occupational hazards / George Byrns, Lee Shands and Christopher Janicak; title: Introduction to infection control / George Byrns and Mary Elkins; title: Antisepsis, disinfection, and sterilization / George Byrns; title: Healthcare safety / George Byrns ... [et al.]; title: Environmental management / George Byrns and Lee Shands; title: Emergency preparedness / George Byrns and George Stevens; title: Indoor air quality in the healthcare environment / George Byrns, David Regelbrugge and Lee Shands; title: Waste management / Lee Shands and George Byrns; title: Occupational and environmental health surveys and surveillance / George Byrns; title: Hazard communication, risk communication and social marketing / George Byrns; title: Prevention of workplace violence / George Byrns; title: The role of the health and safety manager in design and construction planning / George Byrns and Lee Shands; title: Environmental health and safety concerns in nursing homes / George Byrns; title: Environmental health and safety concerns in colleges and universities / Timothy Ryan; title: Appendix: institutional environmental health and safety matrix.