Slip-and-fall accidents are a growing problem. The total cost of these accidents now approaches 80 billion dollars each year, and that number is expected to double within the next decade. In Falls Aren't Funny: America's Multi-Billion Dollar Slip-and-Fall Crisis, author Russell J. Kendzior provides a comprehensive look at one of the most pervasive yet seldom addressed problems facing our world today. The book's three parts explore slips-and-fall accidents themselves, what causes them, and what can be done to prevent them. Kendzior begins by examining the financial costs, the industries hardest hit by slips and falls, and the heightened risk to the elderly population. He then looks at the causes for the numerous slip-and-fall accidents and injuries, from inadequate floor care to improper footwear, and the contributions of the insurance, legal, and manufacturing industries and how they worsen the problem. Finally, he outlines what can be done to prevent slip-and-fall accidents, and how everyone from manufacturers, to property owners, to the general public can help to reverse the trend of this increasingly expensive and dangerous problem. The book is replete with stories of real slip-and-fall accidents and injuries, up-to-date statistics, illustrative charts, and tips for prevention. It is comprehensive, dealing with all aspects of slip-and-fall accidents, their causes, and methods of prevention, while also being accessible and entertaining. It is an informative and much needed book for all managers, safety professionals, attorneys, business and property owners, and anyone else concerned with one of the nation's fastest growing safety crises.

Falls Aren't Funny: America's Multi-Billion Dollar Slip-and-Fall Crisis

Business & Money

Kendzior, Russell J.

Management & Leadership

Government Institutes

This newly updated reference uses scientific laws, principles, models, and concepts to provide a basic foundation for understanding and evaluating the impact that chemicals and technology have on the environment. Designed for both professional and student use, the new Second Edition includes recent improvements in the application of new technologies and materials on the environment. It places greater emphasis on the three environmental media of air, water, and soil and discusses how technology can be used to mitigate contamination of all three. This edition has been made even more user-friendly by communicating with more environmental terms and fewer scientific ones. Major topics covered include connections between environmental science and technology, air quality, water quality, soil science, and the impact of solid and hazardous waste on the environment. Each chapter includes a list of objectives, discussion questions, and a bibliography for further research.

Environmental Science and Technology: Concepts and Applications

Science & Math

Spellman, Frank R.

Whiting, Nancy E.

Earth Sciences

This second edition explains what wetlands are and how they fit into our complex environmental systems. It incorporates recent court cases and regulations, discusses the functions and values of wetlands, and details the scientific classification of wetlands. Completely updated, this new edition includes new chapters covering the science of wetlands; new developments in the permitting process, enforcement, jurisdiction, and takings; an expanded scientific and legal look at isolated wetlands; and an added look at the Corps administrative appeals process. With the help of easy-to-understand flowcharts, the authors guide you through the delineation of wetlands and offer step-by-step guidance on the permit process and enforcement. As a result, you'll be able to determine which activities require a permit and which are exempt. Other topics covered include political perspectives, ecological perspectives, wetland classification, wetland delineation, administrative penalties, and litigation and defenses.

Wetlands: An Introduction to Ecology, the Law, and Permitting

BRADDOCK, THEDA

Berntsen, Lisa

Economics

Other books on industrial hygiene focus more on classroom use than on practical application and are too large and cumbersome to use on the job. Author Frank Spellman, a certified safety professional and certified hazardous materials manager, fulfills the need for a more field-friendly reference with this simplified book. Using plain English, this book makes the theories and principles of industrial hygiene practical and useful. You'll examine the full spectrum of industrial hygiene needs and find a comprehensive yet concise reference that you can use as a resource for deciphering unfamiliar concepts and practices, as an overview of the scope and responsibilities of the field, and as a supplemental study guide for the Certified Industrial Hygiene (CIH) exam. Subjects covered in this all-in-one handbook include hazard communication, air monitoring/sampling, Occupational Environmental Limits (OELs), mold control, OSHA noise control requirements, radiation, codes and standards, and more.

Industrial Hygiene Simplified: A Guide to Anticipation, Recognition, Evaluation, and Control of Workplace Hazards

The first of a new GI series, this reference serves construction businesses and managers who want quick answers to complicated questions. From General Safety Provisions to Fall Protection to Toxic and Hazardous Substance, you'll examine the standards of 29 CFR 1926 onebyone with nontechnical, implementorfriendly explanations of the requirements and how to fulfill them.

Occupational Safety and Health Simplified for the Construction Industry

Government Institutes Research Group

Industries

Completely updated, this new Eleventh Edition contains, in a single volume, more than 100 regulatory lists from the 28 CFRs that contain environmental-related regulations. You benefit from the timeliness and the convenience of this compilation, which covers such regulatory Acts as the Clean Air Act; Clean Water Act; Safe Drinking Water Act; Toxic Substances Control Act; Resource Conservation and Recovery Act; Occupational Safety and Health Act; Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act; and Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act. This edition includes the Land Ban Lists, the National Priorities List, the California Proposition 65 List, EPA's List of Lists for CERCLA, and eight new 40 CFR lists.

Book of Lists for Regulated Hazardous Substances

Research Group, Government Institutes

Environmental & Natural Resources Law

Now in its 34th year, this updated industry standard provides readers with a comprehensive, up-to-date, and easy-to-read look at the 14 major environmental, health and safety laws affecting U.S. businesses and organizations. This Nineteenth Edition references all regulatory changes made in the last two years, including EPA's new joint enforcement initiative with OSHA, changes to the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, current enforcement and liability trends, and recent developments affecting the Clean Air Act. It also addresses new issues affecting air permitting of industrial facilities, developments in the new source review controversy, the first revision of the Oil Pollution Act's limits of liability, and EPA's new "All Appropriate Inquiries" rule. No matter what your title—manager, engineer, professional, or student—you'll find yourself turning to the reference again and again for practical legal insight into the 14 major environmental, health and safety laws that affect U.S. businesses and organizations, including Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, Clean Air Act, Toxic Substances Control Act, Pollution Prevention Act, and Occupational Safety and Health Act. You'll find easy-to-read explanations of the requirements, sample and cited cases, a section of research sources at the end of every chapter, and a detailed Table of Contents and index that make finding what you need easy.

Environmental Law Handbook

Ewing, Kevin A.

Case, David R.

Steinway, Daniel M.

Nardi, Karen J.

Brownell, William F.

1981 International Gas Research Conference

International Gas Research Conference. (2nd 1981 Los Angeles, Calif.)

Book by G. William Frick and Thomas F. P. Sullivan

Environmental glossary

Thomas F.P. Sullivan

Thomas Sullivan William Frick

This introductory manual addresses environmental site restoration practices that both ensure compliance with federal statutes and prevent further contamination or expense. It also includes up-to-date information and several new features to enhance the process. Emphasizing environmental chemistry, soil science, microbiology, plant science, and the underlying chemical processes, author John Pichtel discusses relevant chemical principles as they apply to the cleanup and removal of hazardous chemicals from soil, geological strata, and groundwater. The first part of this book provides an overview of the recent history of environmental contamination and the formulation of relevant regulations, leading to regulations for hazardous waste site remediation. This part also provides a background for several salient aspects of site remediation. The second part of the book closely examines field remediation technologies, including phytoremediation, bioremediation, and electrokinetic remediation. Theory of operation, practical considerations, and possible environmental impacts and other consequences of use are also discussed. Readers of the first edition will discover two new chapters in this Second Edition covering permeable reactive walls and technology selection. This updated edition now also includes end-of-chapter questions and instructions for completing two web-based exercises, one for the chapter on environmental site assessments and one for the chapter on technology selection. For additional Web sources for this book, click here.

Fundamentals of Site Remediation: for Metal- and Hydrocarbon-Contaminated Soils

Pichtel Dr., John

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