文档介绍：Engineering Fundamentals
Roger Timings
OXFORD AMSTERDAM BOSTON LONDON NEW YORK PARIS
SAN DIEGO SAN FRANCISCO SINGAPORE SYDNEY TOKYO
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First published 2002
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Contents
Preface xi
Acknowledgements xii
1 General health Health, safety and the law 1
and safety (engineering) Employers’ responsibilities 3
Employees’ responsibilities 5
Electrical hazards 6
Fire fighting 7
Fire precautions and prevention 10
Accidents 11
First aid 14
Personal protection 16
Hazards in the workplace 20
Manual lifting 25
Mechanical lifting equipment 27
Use of lifting equipment 27
Accessories for lifting gear 28
Useful kn