Safe Work Practices for Wastewater Treatment Plants
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Safe Work Practices for Wastewater Treatment Plants by Frank R Spellman
Safe Work Practices belongs in every treatment plant as a reference source and guide for safety program development. This user-friendly book is the only comprehensive text that details exactly how to incorporate an entire safety program into a wastewater treatment plant or other industrial setting, a task which no other health and safety text in the field has attempted. Presented in a how-to-do-it format, emphasis is placed on training and the practical applications of occupational health, safety, and safe work practices to hazard control in wastewater treatment and collection. THIS BOOK ANSWERS THE QUESTIONS . . .*What types of safety programs are needed at a Wastewater Treatment Facility?
*What are the health and safety concerns that are unique to the Wastewater Industry?
*What are the applicable regulations?
*Which safe work practices should be used in the Wastewater Industry?
*Which plant safety programs should be implemented?
*How should plant safety programs be maintained?
*How can the results be measured? THIS TEXT IS DESIGNED FOR THE INDIVIDUAL WHO MIGHT ASK
*Where do I start?
Frank R. Spellman, PhD, is a retired full-time adjunct assistant professor of environmental health at Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, and the author of more than 150 books covering topics ranging from concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) to all areas of environmental science and occupational health and including 12 fictional bloody mysteries and 3 non-fiction works about workplace violence . Many of his texts are readily available online at Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble.com, and several have been adopted for classroom use at major universities throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, and Russia; two have been translated into Spanish for South American markets. Dr. Spellman has been cited in more than 850- publications. He serves as a professional expert witness for three law groups and as an incident/accident investigator for the U.S. Department of Justice and a northern Virginia law firm. In addition, he consults on homeland security vulnerability assessments for critical infrastructures including water/wastewater facilities nationwide and conducts pre-Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)/Environmental Protection Agency EPA audits throughout the country. Dr. Spellman receives frequent requests to co-author with well-recognized experts in several scientific fields; for example, he is a contributing author of the prestigious text The Engineering Handbook, 2nd ed. (CRC Press). Dr. Spellman lectures on wastewater treatment, water treatment, and homeland security and lectures and safety topics throughout the country and teaches water/wastewater operator short courses at Virginia Tech (Blacksburg, Virginia). In 2011-2012, he traced and documented the ancient water distribution system at Machu Pichu, Peru, and surveyed several drinking water resources in Amazonia-Coco, Ecuador. Dr. Spellman also studied and surveyed two separate potable water supplies in the Galapagos Islands; he also studied and researched and studied Darwin's finches while in the Galapagos. He holds a BA, in public administration, a BS in business management, an MBA, and an MS and PhD in environmental engineering.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781566764063 |
| ISBN 10 | 1566764068 |
| Title | Safe Work Practices for Wastewater Treatment Plants |
| Author | Frank R Spellman |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Technomic Publishing Co ,U.S. |
| Year published | 1996-07-01 |
| Number of pages | 225 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |