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Building design and construction hazards / Richard T. Hughes, P.E.

by Hughes, Richard T.,

Tucson, Arizona : Lawyers & Judges Publishing Company, Inc., [2018]

Second edition.

xxi, 541 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Ground rules -- Nature of hazards theory of hazard prevention -- System safety engineering -- Premise liability -- Regulatory agencies -- Human characteristics -- Design basics -- Means of egress -- Stairs, steps, ledges and staircases -- Fences, guards, banisters, balconies and handrails -- Ramps -- Doors, windows and glass -- Chairs and furniture -- Ceiling heights, signs, protruding objects and head clearance awnings -- Electricity, appliances, kerosene heaters, heating elements and circuits -- Lighting and emergency lighting -- Sight distance, size, contrast, color and light -- Elevators, automatic doors, revolving doors, escalators and conveyors -- Falling objects -- Gases -- Mold -- Fires, fire safety, explosions and smoke detectors -- Sidewalks, cross walks, parking lots and parking garages -- Snow and ice -- Stadiums, grandstands and bleachers -- Street grates, open grid floors and joints in walking surfaces -- Construction -- Construction in occupied buildings -- Mobile equipment -- Construction methods -- Ladders, scaffoldings and platforms -- Confined spaces, manholes, tanks and attics -- Cranes, hoist, blocking and rigging -- Moving parts of machinery -- Operational manuals and user training.

Library of Congress call #:

KF5701 .M32 2018

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