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Lawyers Desk Reference, 9th

By Harry M. Philo, Linda Miller Atkinson, Harry M. Philo Jr.

Last Updated: 10/6/2011

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Gathers widely dispersed and hard-to-find, yet crucial information in a single source. Classified lists of expert witnesses in more than 100 categories. Includes lists of standards-issuing groups such as ANSI and ASTM, and film and video titles. Also includes reproductions of the table of contents pages of basic safety manuals; listings of publications available from domestic and foreign governmental sources; proceedings of systems safety and human factors societies; sections of safety libraries; insurance and industry organizations, and engineering indices; listings of technical safety books, articles, and journals for continuing research; addresses and phone numbers of testing labs; and more.

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Includes practical procedural aids, forms, and checklists
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Summary Of Contents

Chapter

Expert Witnesses
1. In General (ss 1:1, 1:2)
2. Lists of Experts (ss 1:3 to 1:115)
3. Other Organizational Sources of Experts (ss 1:116 to 1:133)
4. Alphabetical Index (ss 1:134, 1:135)
Safety Organizations and Safety Libraries
1. Basic Safety Manuals (ss 2:1 to 2:6)
2. Scientific and Engineering Indices (ss 2:7 to 2:12)
3. Industry Associations (ss 2:13 to 2:19)
4. Safety Libraries (ss 2:20, 2:21)
5. Insurance Organizations and Publications (ss 2:22 to 2:26)
6. Engineering Associations (ss 2:27 to 2:30)
7. Other Informational Sources (ss 2:31 to 2:33)
8. Safety Dictionaries (s 2:34)
9. Internet Sources (s 2:35)
Safety Standards and Codes
1. In General (ss 3:1 to 3:6)
2. American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Safety Standards (ss 3:7 to 3:18)
3. National Safety Council (NSC) Occupational Safety and Health Data Sheets (ss 3:19, 3:20)
4. National Fire Protection Association Fire Codes and Standards (ss 3:21, 3:22)
5. ASTM Standards (ss 3:23, 3:24)
6. Other Organizational Sources of Standards (ss 3:25 to 3:76.1)
7. Other Sources of Standards (ss 3:77 to 3:80)
8. Internet Sources (s 3:81)
Safety Films
1. In General (s 4:1)
2. Film Sources (ss 4:2 to 4:5)
3. Films (ss 4:6 to 4:16)
4. Internet Sources (s 4:17)
Hazard and Risk Recognition
1. In General (ss 5:1 to 5:5)
2. Recognition and Acceptance (ss 5:6 to 5:10)
3. Computer Analysis (s 5:11)
4. Trial Aids (s 5:12)
5. Other Risk Analyses (ss 5:13, 5:14)
6. Exemplar Hazards (s 5:15)
7. Internet Sources (s 5:16)
Warnings (ss 6:1 to 6:6)
International Safety Sources
1. In General (s 7:1)
2. International Labour Office (ILO) (ss 7:2, 7:3)
3. International Occupational Safety and Health Information Centre (CIS) (ss 7:4 to 7:20)
4. World Health Organization (WHO) (ss 7:21 to 7:23)
5. British Sources (ss 7:24 to 7:28)
6. Canadian Sources (ss 7:29 to 7:33)
7. Other International Sources (ss 7:34 to 7:43)
8. Internet Sources (s 7:44)
Technical Safety Publications and Technical Testing Laboratories
1. In General (s 8:1)
2. Agricultural Safety (ss 8:2, 8:3)
3. Biotechnology (ss 8:4, 8:5)
4. Building and Construction Safety (ss 8:6, 8:7)
5. Chemical Safety (ss 8:8, 8:9)
6. Electrical Safety (ss 8:10, 8:11)
7. Fire Safety (ss 8:12, 8:13)
8. Food Safety (ss 8:14, 8:15)
9. Gas, Petroleum and Pipeline Safety (ss 8:16, 8:17)
10. General Safety (ss 8:18, 8:19)
11. Highway and Automotive Safety (ss 8:20, 8:21)
12. Home Safety (ss 8:22, 8:23)
13. Hospital and Drug Safety (ss 8:24, 8:25)
14. Maintenance, Stairs, and Slip, Trip and Fall Safety (ss 8:26, 8:27)
15. Machine Design and Machine Guarding (ss 8:28 to 8:30)
16. Materials Design and Testing (ss 8:31, 8:32)
17. Materials Handling Safety (ss 8:33, 8:34)
18. Occupational Health (ss 8:35, 8:36)
19. Recreational Safety (ss 8:37, 8:38)
20. Finding Aids (ss 8:39 to 8:41)
21. Techinical Testing Laboratories (ss 8:42 to 8:45)
22. Internet Sources (s 8:46)
Sources of Information on Locating Defendants, Their Products, Their Personnel and Their Worth
1. In General (s 9:1)
2. National Directories (ss 9:2 to 9:14)
3. International Directories (ss 9:15 to 9:21.1)
4. State Directories (s 9:22)
5. Periodical Indexes (ss 9:23 to 9:26)
6. Other Corporate Information Sources (ss 9:27 to 9:34)
7. Insurance Company Information Sources (s 9:35)
8. Home Work (s 9:36)
9. Automatic Identification Technology Sources (ss 9:37 to 9:42)
10. Internet Sources (s 9:43)
Government Information Centers
1. In General (ss 10:1 to 10:10)
2. Department of Labor (ss 10:11 to 10:17)
3. Department of Commerce (ss 10:18 to 10:21)
4. Department of Health and Human Services (ss 10:22 to 10:34)
5. Department of Transportation (ss 10:35 to 10:41)
6. Department of Defense (ss 10:42, 10:43)
7. Independent Agencies (ss 10:44 to 10:51)
8. Sources of Statistics (ss 10:52, 10:53)
9. Internet Sources (s 10:54)
Medical Sources
1. In General (s 11:1)
2. Medical and Health Organizations (ss 11:2 to 11:18)
3. Medical Library (ss 11:19 to 11:29)
4. Locating Physicians (ss 11:30 to 11:37)
5. Government Information Agencies and Services in Field of Medicine and Allied Sciences (ss 11:38 to 11:50)
6. Government-Prepared Guides to Literature of Medical and Allied Sciences (ss 11:51, 11:52)
7. Medical Films (ss 11:53 to 11:55)
8. Medical Demonstrative Aids (ss 11:56 to 11:58)
9. Mortality (ss 11:59, 11:60)
10. Miscellaneous (ss 11:61 to 11:66)
11. Sample Pleadings (ss 11:67, 11:68)
12. Internet Sources (s 11:69)
Drug and Medical Product Investigation
1. In General (s 12:1)
2. Identification and Classification of Drugs (ss 12:2 to 12:4)
3. Government Sources of Information (ss 12:5 to 12:15)
4. Reference Works (ss 12:16 to 12:19)
5. Periodicals (ss 12:20 to 12:27)
6. Other Sources of Information. (ss 12:28, 12:29)
7. Areas of Liability. (ss 12:30 to 12:61)
8. Patient Package Inserts. (s 12:62)
9. Medical Engineering and Instrumentation (ss 12:63 to 12:74)
10. Sample Pleadings (ss 12:75 to 12:77)
11. Internet Sources (s 12:78)
Biotechnology and the Law
1. In General (s 13:1)
2. Biotechnical Information Sources (ss 13:2 to 13:9)
3. Disability Evaluation (s 13:10)
4. Human Engineering (ss 13:11 to 13:14)
5. Internet Sources (s 13:15)
Environmental Sources
1. In General (s 14:1)
2. Types of Actions (ss 14:2 to 14:12)
3. Air Pollution (ss 14:13, 14:14)
4. Water Pollution (ss 14:15, 14:16)
5. Noise Pollution (ss 14:17, 14:18)
6. Chemical Pollution of Land (ss 14:19, 14:20)
7. Slum Pollution (s 14:21)
8. Radiation (ss 14:22, 14:23)
9. Private Environmental Organizations (ss 14:24 to 14:30.3)
10. Federal Agencies (ss 14:31 to 14:34)
11. Federal Legislation, and Other Information Sources (ss 14:35 to 14:39)
12. Internet Sources (s 14:40)
Solid Waste and Recycling Information Sources
1. In General (ss 15:1 to 15:4)
2. Major Sources (ss 15:5 to 15:8)
3. Statutory Provisions (ss 15:9 to 15:11)
4. Injury Sources (ss 15:12 to 15:15)
5. Information Sources (ss 15:16 to 15:20)
6. Sample Pleadings (s 15:21)
7. Internet Sources (s 15:22)
Vehicular Collision Investigation
1. In General (ss 16:1, 16:2)
2. Vehicle Maintenance Publications (ss 16:3 to 16:5)
3. Highway/Transportation Organizations and Other Investigative Aids. (ss 16:6 to 16:20)
4. Traffic Operations and Accident Reconstruction (ss 16:21 to 16:30)
5. Accidents Involving Trucks and Other Commercial Vehicles. (ss 16:31 to 16:38)
6. Miscellaneous Sources (ss 16:39 to 16:42)
7. Sample Pleadings (s 16:43)
8. Internet Sources (s 16:44)
Vehicular Crashworthiness Investigation
1. Defective Vehicular Design and Manufacture (ss 17:1 to 17:6)
2. Articles, Books and Other Publications (ss 17:7 to 17:23)
3. Trial Preparation (ss 17:24 to 17:26)
4. Internet Sources (s 17:27)
Aviation Safety Sources
1. Introduction (s 18:1)
2. Government Organizations (ss 18:2 to 18:7)
3. Other Sources of Information (ss 18:8 to 18:14)
4. Specific Topics (ss 18:15 to 18:27)
5. Pleadings (s 18:28)
6. Internet Sources (s 18:29)
Consumer and Household Products
1. In General (s 19:1)
2. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) (ss 19:2 to 19:14)
3. Specific Consumer Safety Problems (ss 19:15 to 19:21)
4. Federal Legislation (ss 19:22 to 19:27)
5. Safety Organizations and Publishers (ss 19:28 to 19:32)
6. Other Sources of Information (ss 19:33, 19:34)
7. Trial Aids (s 19:35)
8. Internet Sources (s 19:36)
Sources for Recall, Retrofit, Field Modifications and Later Warnings for Defective Products in the Field
1. In General (s 20:1)
2. Elements of Recall and Retrofit (ss 20:2 to 20:9)
3. Major Sources (ss 20:10 to 20:17)
Aquatic Safety Sources
1. In General (ss 21:1 to 21:11)
2. Swimming Pool Hazards (ss 21:12 to 21:25)
3. Standards, Codes and Technical Publications (ss 21:26 to 21:31.1)
4. Personal Watercraft Safety (ss 21:32 to 21:39)
Skiing and Snowmobiling and Mountaineering Litigation Sources
1. Skiing (ss 22:1 to 22:18)
2. Snowmobiles (ss 22:19 to 22:25)
3. Sample Pleadings (ss 22:26 to 22:28)
4. Mountaineering (ss 22:29 to 22:35)
Emergency Medical Services
1. Introduction (s 23:1)
2. Types of Cases (s 23:2)
3. Injury Information Sources. (ss 23:3, 23:4)
4. Emergency Medical Technicians (ss 23:5 to 23:7)
5. Technical Literature (ss 23:8 to 23:17)
6. Other Sources of Information (ss 23:18 to 23:21)
7. Internet Sources (s 23:22)
Industrial Third Party Injury Investigation
1. In General (ss 24:1, 24:2)
2. Machine Injuries (ss 24:3 to 24:31)
3. Trial Preparation (ss 24:32 to 24:35)
4. Internet Sources (s 24:36)
Construction and Demolition Injury Investigation
1. In General (ss 25:1, 25:2)
2. Responsibility for Construction Site Injuries (ss 25:3 to 25:11)
3. Computerization of Construction Hazards (s 25:12)
4. Major Sources of Construction Safety Information (ss 25:13 to 25:45)
5. Major Hazards and Preventive Steps (ss 25:46 to 25:66)
6. Construction Injury Statistics (ss 25:67 to 25:72)
7. Trial Aids (ss 25:73 to 25:76)
8. Internet Sources (s 25:77)
Railroad Accident Investigation
1. In General (ss 26:1 to 26:6)
2. Railroad Crossing Protection (ss 26:7 to 26:11)
3. Railroad Liability Sources. (ss 26:12 to 26:15)
4. Miscellaneous Publications, Books and Periodicals. (ss 26:16 to 26:22)
5. Department of Transportation and Public Service Commission Reports (ss 26:23 to 26:25)
6. Other Sources of Information (ss 26:26 to 26:32)
Farm Injury Investigation
1. In General (s 27:1)
2. Areas of Negligence (ss 27:2 to 27:5)
3. Information Sources-Organizations (ss 27:6 to 27:19)
4. Information Sources-Technical Publications (ss 27:20 to 27:27)
5. Other Investigational Aids (ss 27:28 to 27:29.1)
6. Sample Pleadings (ss 27:30 to 27:32)
Admiralty Sources
1. In General (s 28:1)
2. U.S. Coast Guard (ss 28:2 to 28:9)
3. Public Health Service (ss 28:10 to 28:12)
4. Department of Labor (ss 28:13 to 28:17)
5. International Convention of Safety of Life at Sea (s 28:18)
6. Small Craft Boating Safety (ss 28:19 to 28:32)
7. Other Admiralty Sources (ss 28:33 to 28:53)
8. Internet Sources (s 28:54)
Mine Injury Investigation
1. Generally (ss 29:1, 29:2)
2. Major Government Agencies (ss 29:3 to 29:18)
3. Major Injury Sources (ss 29:19 to 29:32)
4. Other Sources (ss 29:33 to 29:40)
Fire and Explosion Investigation
1. In General (ss 30:1 to 30:4)
2. Occupancy Defining Hazards and Risks (ss 30:5 to 30:15)
3. Combustibles (ss 30:16 to 30:25)
4. Sources of Ignition (ss 30:26 to 30:36)
5. Major Sources of Fire Prevention and Fire Protection Information (ss 30:37 to 30:48)
6. Fire Prevention (ss 30:49 to 30:54)
7. Management of Fire Impact (ss 30:55 to 30:60)
8. Fire Detection, Signalling and Suppression Systems (ss 30:61 to 30:67)
9. Public Fire Protection Management (ss 30:68, 30:69)
10. Private Fire Protection Management (ss 30:70, 30:71)
11. Internet Sources (s 30:72)
Public Utility Injury Investigation
1. In General (s 31:1)
2. Electric Utility Injuries (ss 31:2 to 31:11.2)
3. Oil and Gas Utility Injury Investigation (ss 31:12 to 31:18)
4. Telephone Utility Injuries (ss 31:19 to 31:23)
5. Water Utility Injuries. (ss 31:24 to 31:32)
6. Public Utility Information (ss 31:33 to 31:37)
7. Public Utilities and Environmental Considerations (ss 31:38 to 31:40)
Worker's Compensation Sources
1. In General (ss 32:1 to 32:4)
2. Legal Authorities (s 32:5)
3. Liability (ss 32:6 to 32:9)
4. Disability (ss 32:10, 32:11)
5. Toxic Industrial Substances (ss 32:12, 32:13)
6. Collateral Benefits Affecting Worker's Compensation (ss 32:14 to 32:19)
7. Checklist for Potential Third Party Liability (ss 32:20 to 32:23)
8. Trial Aids (ss 32:24 to 32:26)
Discriminatory Torts
1. In General (ss 33:1, 33:2)
2. Employment Discrimination -- Bases of Liability (ss 33:3 to 33:24)
3. Employment Discrimination -- Sources of Information (ss 33:25 to 33:29)
4. Police Torts (ss 33:30 to 33:41)
5. Discrimination by Other Institutions (ss 33:42 to 33:47)
6. Discrimination Sources, Generally; Publications and Organizations (ss 33:48 to 33:51)
Sources for Investigating Inadequate Protective Equipment Worn on the Head
1. In General (ss 34:1 to 34:4)
2. Major Sources (ss 34:5 to 34:7)
3. Areas of Helmet Injuries
  1. Sports and Recreation Equipment (ss 34:8 to 34:15)
  2. Industrial Equipment (ss 34:16, 34:17)
4. Sample Pleadings (ss 34:18 to 34:21)
5. Modeling (s 34:22)
6. Internet Sources (s 34:23)
Checklists (ss 35:1 to 35:19)
Controls-Liability Investigation
1. In General (s 36:1)
2. Major Sources (ss 36:2 to 36:6)
3. Major Hazards (ss 36:7 to 36:19)
4. Trial Aids (ss 36:20, 36:21)
5. Internet Sources (s 36:22)
Premises, Industrial and School Security
1. In General (s 37:1)
2. Major Organizations and Sources of Information (ss 37:2 to 37:11)
3. School and Campus Security (ss 37:12, 37:13)
4. Sample Pleadings (s 37:14)
5. Internet Sources (s 37:15)
Sources for Quality Assurance (Control) for Societal Safety
1. In General (s 38:1)
2. Major Sources (ss 38:2 to 38:10)
3. Sample Discovery (ss 38:11, 38:12)
Rehabilitation Sources
1. Vocational Rehabilitation (ss 39:1, 39:2)
2. Specific Topics (ss 39:3 to 39:10)
3. Organizations (ss 39:11 to 39:22)

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