About the Book

This Handbook mainly focuses on accidents and their prevention, health and safety in organizations, occupational health and safety, statutes on accident compensation and pollution control and protection.  The book also offers various suggestions as to how conceptual knowledge and professional skills can be enhanced.  It contains 12 chapters and 7 Appendices.

 Salient features

· Presents the material in a simple and lucid style for easy understanding of a

multi-dimensional subject

· An authoritative and up-to-date text related to Indian situation

Contents

1. Workplace Safety and Health An Overview, 2. Accidents and their Prevention,

3. Development of Industrial Health and Safety, 4. Safety and Health Organisation, 5. Occupational Health and Safety, 6. Safety in Construction, 7. Health and Safety at Workplaces, 8. Accident Compensation Statutes, 9. Safety Audit, 10. Stress at Work, 11. Environmental Pollution and Protection, 12. Disaster Management

About the Author

A. M Sarma obtained a Master’s Degree in Labour and Social Welfare, through Xavier Labour Relations Institute, Jamshedpur and also a Degree in Law from the Ranchi University. His thesis entitled “Industrial Relations in Public and Private Sector Undertaking” earned him a Ph.D. from the same University.

            Currently, he is a visiting faculty member in some management institutes and offers specialised training programmes to industral organisations.