About the Book: 

The third edition of "Safety and Health in Industry A Handbook" by AM Sarma is an authoritative and up-to-date resource that provides a multidimensional perspective on workplace safety and health. This comprehensive handbook comprises 15 chapters and 10 appendices, covering a wide range of topics including accident prevention, health and safety in organizations, occupational health and safety, and disaster management. The book's simple and lucid writing style makes it an accessible and invaluable resource for students of management and engineering, as well as professionals working in the field of industrial safety and health.

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. Organisational Role on Safety and Health

6. Fire Prevention and Control

7. Occupational Health and Safety

8. Industrial Hygiene

9. Safety in Construction

10. Health and Safety at Workplaces

11. Accident Compensation Statutes

12. Safety Audit

13. Stress at Work

14. Environmental Pollution and Protection

15. Disaster Management

About the Author:

Prof. 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 industrial organisations. Earlier, he was a member of the faculty, Department of Personnel Management and Industrial Relations at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, and Dean NICMAR, Pune.

            His publications include Personnel and Human Resource Management, Aspects of Labour Welfare and Social Security, Industrial Jurisprudence and Labour Legislation, Industrial Relations – Conceptual and Legal Framework, Understanding Wage and compensation System, Labour Administration in India, Compensation Management and Labour Legislation, Performance Management Systems, Welfare of Unorganised Labour, and Occupational Hazards Safety and Environmental Studies. He has also published a number of articles in professional journals.