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Based onThe Safety Professionals Handbook, 2nd edition, Workplace Hazard Prevention Management, focuses is on what causes workplace hazards and what can be done to prevent them through design, engineering controls and work methods.. Besides the physical control of various materials, processes, and activities that produce a hazard, the text also focuses on human behavior as a factor. One control discussed is a permit-to-work system. Using a permit-to work system gives workers a step-by-step plan to follow while preforming unfamiliar and possible hazardous tasks. Other topics covered in the book include: Electrical safety Pressure vessel safety Performance measurement Benchmarking Employee safety surveys Best practices Written by experts in their fields students will also learn about risk, how it is measured, the financial consequences of ignoring it and the cost benefits of managing it. Workplace Hazard Prevention Management provides the basic tools of hazard prevention in the workplace, explains the financial consequences of ignoring risks, and the cost/benefits of effective risk management.