Health and safety pocket book

This pocket book contains a unique compilation of tables, data, checklists and a glossary for a wide range of health and safety topics.

It includes: the principal legal health and safety requirements for every industry; checklists for major hazards affecting all industries; safety management elements and systems; a glossary of the main concepts of health and safety; a wealth of charts with the nitty-gritty, hard to remember detail such as the recommended air changes in ventilation and the maximum ratios of illuminance for adjacent areas; and, a list of the most important health and safety courses, publications and organisations.

The A-Z arrangement within the chapters and extensive cross-referencing makes the book easy to navigate. "The Health and Safety Pocket Book" is a compact first point of reference for practicing health and safety professionals and auditors out on site visits, managers and HR personnel with health and safety responsibilities, and employee representatives.

The book will also be useful on a wide range of health and safety courses at all levels.Jeremy Stranks has 40 years of experience in occupational safety and health enforcement, management, consultancy and training.

He is a founding member of NEBOSH and has lectured on numerous training courses on all aspects of health and safety.

His company Safety and Hygiene Consultants offers companies advice in drawing up Health and Safety policies, writing risk assessments and audit procedures.

The key features include: essential information compiled into a single reference, which can otherwise only be found by consulting various sources; concise tabular format making trailing through pages of text unnecessary; and, cheap and portable ideal for site visits.