Physical Hazards of the Workplace

Every workplace contains dangers, especially those devoted to technology, machinery, and potentially hazardous material. This second edition of a bestseller provides readers with the information they need to understand the regulations that provide for facility safety and their successful implementation for profitable management of any business. The author covers dangers related to machines, the respiratory system, the circulatory system, confined spaces, chemicals, personnel, cumulative trauma, environmental issues, electricity, noise, fire and explosion, and the risk of falling. He discusses issues of emergency and disaster preparedness and includes appendices that concisely detail OSHA training requirements, posting standards, and more.

Barry S. Spurlock is an Assistant Professor at Eastern Kentucky University in the College of Justice and Safety, and the Managing Member Attorney with Spurlock Law, PLLC. In addition to being a practicing attorney, he is also a Board Certified Safety Professional. At EKU, Barry teaches graduate and undergraduate courses on topics such as workers’ compensation and labor law, workers’ compensation management, occupational safety management, safety performance measurement and workplace hazard identification and control. Prior to being a full-time faculty member at EKU, Barry practiced employment law full time and devoted a significant amount of his practice to representing and advising employers on OSHA matters. Before becoming an attorney, Barry worked for over 16 years as a safety and environmental professional in the steel, food and insurance industries. He also served as an adjunct faculty for Indiana University for over a decade, and while there developed one of the first courses on safety performance measurement to be offered at any university. Barry holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Industrial Safety and Risk Management, and a Master of Science in Loss Prevention and Safety Administration, both from Eastern Kentucky University. He also holds a Juris Doctor from Northern Kentucky University’s Salmon P. Chase College of Law. Barry is an active member of ASSE and currently serves the Louisville Chapter as a past president and as Chair of the Government Affairs Committee. He is also a member of ASSE’s National Government Affairs Committee. Barry has authored articles for the American Bar Association’s Tort & Insurance Practice Specialty’s Worker’s Compensation and Employer’s Liability periodical, and is co-author of the book "Chomp Comp; The Small Business Guide to Lower Worker’s Compensation Premiums." He is a frequent speaker at the most prestigious national safety conferences.