Health & Safety in Construction Books

New and Published Books

1. Easy Guide to Health and Safety

   2nd Edition

   By Phil Hughes, Liz Hughes

   Do you need to get to grips with health and safety principles but don’t have time to wade through reams of legislation and guidance? Do you need practical step-by-step guidance on health and safety issues for your small business? Then this is the book for you. Building on the success of the first...

   Published January 29th 2015 by Routledge
2. Introduction to Construction Management

   By Fred Sherratt

   Management in the construction industry is a complex task, with team members often undertaking hazardous work, complying with stacks of regulations and legal requirements, and under the constant threat of plans going awry, however there is no need for all construction management textbooks to be so...

   Published January 15th 2015 by Routledge
3. Common Sense Guide to Health and Safety in Construction

   By Subash Ludhra

   Series: Common Sense Guides to Health and Safety

   An essential and short guide for employees who need to know more about health and safety within the construction industry without wanting to spend hours reading dozens of different documents. Whether it’s for use alongside a training course or simply to brush up on your knowledge, it’s perfect for...

   Published August 26th 2014 by Routledge
4. Professional Ethics for the Construction Industry

   By Rebecca Mirsky, John Schaufelberger

   Construction professionals have a range of demanding responsibilities; towards clients, their companies, and to abide by government regulations. It is understandable that busy practitioners could forget their ethical responsibilities in the face of these pressures, but...

   Published July 18th 2014 by Routledge
5. Safety at Work

   8th Edition

   Edited by John Channing

   The leading book on the subject of occupational health & safety revised in line with recent UK legislation and practice. New to this edition is the foreword by Judith Hackitt CBE, Chair of the Health and Safety Executive and a brand new chapter on the latest EU and international regulations...

   Published November 5th 2013 by Routledge
6. Refurbishing Stairs in Dwellings to Reduce the Risks of Falls and Injuries

   By Mike Roys

   More than 350,000 injuries and 550 deaths in the UK every year are caused by falls on domestic stairs and steps. Reducing the risks associated with the most hazardous stairs is relatively inexpensive, with a typical payback period of six years (based on savings for the health services). This report...

   Published April 8th 2013 by IHS BRE Press
7. Occupational Safety and Hygiene

   Edited by Pedro Arezes, João Santos Baptista, Monica P. Barroso, Paula Carneiro, Patrício Cordeiro, Nelson Costa, Rui B. Melo, A. Sergio Miguel, Gonçalo Perestrelo

   Occupational Safety and Hygiene presents selected papers from the International Symposium on Occupational Safety and Hygiene – SHO2013 (Guimarães, Portugal, 14-15 February 2013), which was organized by the Portuguese Society for Occupational Safety and Hygiene (SPOSHO). The contributions from 15...

   Published April 4th 2013 by CRC Press
8. International Health and Safety at Work

   The Handbook for the NEBOSH International General Certificate, 2nd Edition

   By Phil Hughes, Ed Ferrett

   The second edition of International Health and Safety at Work has been specially written in simple English for the thousands of students who complete the NEBOSH International Certificate in Health and Safety each year. Fully updated and matched to the March 2011 syllabus, this course book...

   Published August 30th 2012 by Routledge
9. Health & Safety in Construction Revision Guide

   for the NEBOSH National Certificate in Construction

   By Ed Ferrett

   This companion to the bestselling Introduction to Health and Safety in Construction will help you prepare for the written assessments on the NEBOSH National Certificate in Construction Health and Safety (October 2009 specification). It provides complete coverage of the syllabus in bite-sized chunks...

   Published May 21st 2012 by Routledge
10. Health and Safety at Work Revision Guide

    for the NEBOSH National General Certificate, 2nd Edition

    By Ed Ferrett

    This companion to the bestselling Introduction to Health and Safety at Work will help you prepare for the written assessments on the NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety (October 2009 specification). It provides complete coverage of the syllabus in bite-sized chunks...

    Published May 21st 2012 by Routledge