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Applied Mathematics for Safety Professionals: Tips, Tools and Techniques to Solve Everyday Problems is a reference that safety and health professionals can turn to for time-saving solutions to complex problems. Safety and health professionals often face questions such as: • Is this electrical lighting circuit overloaded? • What rigging is needed to safely lift this load? • Do the fugitive emissions from this equipment exceed the PEL? • What hearing protection is required for this job? • Is this instrument unreliable, based on its calibration history? • How many cool-down breaks do our workers inside this hot vessel need? This book addresses all of these questions and more. Mathematical applications are included from a broad variety of fields. A library of equations from each field is enhanced by a large selection of practical examples with detailed solutions. Examples are included from the fields of ergonomics, ventilation, noise abatement, radiation, thermal stress, hydrostatics, hydraulics, engineering economy, statistics, and probability. The book also helps students preparing for safety careers by introducing them to problems that are likely be encountered in the workplace. In this way, students receive the specific math tools and analysis techniques needed to solve real-world problems.