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Burns, Thomas, 1946-
Serious incident prevention : how to achieve and sustain accident-free
operations in your plant or company / Thomas E. Burns.—2nd ed.
p.cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-7506-7521-7 (alk. paper)
1. Industrial safety. 2. Accidents—Prevention. I. Title.
T55 .B83 2002
658.3’82—dc21 2001058497
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