Description

This is a “no excuses” book that belongs with every A&P student, mechanic, technician, and aircraft builder. Or at the very least, it belongs with every repair station library, and with every training and repair station manager.

Working Healthy is a manual on health and safety techniques written by an aviation medical examiner specifically for the aviation technician. Learn how to protect yourself from the many risks and long term health issues common in an aviation facility. Learn to advise and protect your most valuable assets (your employees and students), and in doing so reduce absenteeism, job delays, and your company’s Workman’s Compensation premiums. Just one prevented minor injury will pay for this book 100 times over.

Dozens of common health risks including lifting, toxic metals and chemicals, ear and eye protection, heat and cold exposure, tool handling, to the ergonomics of a simple oil change are covered in depth but written and illustrated to be clearly understandable without medical experience.

* Learn how to properly fit an ear plug and a respirator.
* Learn how to select tools that match your hand and the job.
* Learn about skin protection.
* Learn how to avoid toxic fumes from the dozens of sources around every aviation facility.
* Learn about biological issues including around lavatories and bird droppings.
* Learn how to recognize if a liquid or solid substance will make you sick.
* Learn to protect yourself from repetitive motion injuries.

Each of these issues and many others are discussed, including their causes, recognition of danger signs, recommended methods of performing the job, methods of prevention and what to do if a situation or symptoms occur.