Health and safety in the workplace

This book investigates over 30 major catastrophes and reveals the critical necessity of transitioning from identifying lessons to implementing actionable changes in workplace safety.

Marine accidents can occur at any time and everywhere in the world, resulting in loss of life, property, environment and reputation of the companies involved.

A risk conundrum can be viewed as a risk that poses major issues in assessment, and whose management is not easily engaged.

Winnerof the 2011 BMA book awards: medicine categoryIn the five decades since its first publication, Hunter's Diseases of Occupations has remained the pre-eminent text on diseases caused by work, universally recognized as the most authoritative source of information in the field.

Any structural system in service is subject to age-related deterioration, leading to potential concerns regarding maintenance, health & safety, environmental and economic implications.

From uninsured losses to workplace injuries, from absenteeism to addiction, alcohol consumption can have a major impact on the workplace.

Health economics is concerned with the study of the cost-effectiveness of health care interventions.

This book tells you everything you need to know about international construction: the companies, their markets, the types of projects they build, how they compete and operate and how it affects us all.

Next Generation Safety Leadership illustrates practical applications that bring theory to life through case studies and stories from the author's years of experience in high-risk industries.

Environmental Factors in Neurodevelopmental and Neurodegenerative Disorders presents a state-of-the-art review of the effects of environmental contaminants on the development and degeneration of the human nervous system, brought together by world-leading experts in the field.

This book provides descriptions of current laboratory accreditation schemes and explains why these schemes fall short of assuring data purchasers that the data produced from accredited laboratories are always quality products.

Virtual reality (VR) techniques are becoming increasingly popular.

Recent toxicological studies show that nanoparticles released in technological processes and combustion processes outside industry can be dangerous for humans especially when entering the body through the mouth and nose.

Risk assessment has become the backbone of health and safety management in the UK and elsewhere.

Featuring aerospace examples and applications, Reliability Analysis of Dynamic Systems presents the very latest probabilistic techniques for accurate and efficient dynamic system reliability analysis.

Thermal comfort is a desirable state familiar to all people.

Based on the lifelong experiences of two authors as supervisors and teachers, the Fourth Edition of this bestseller provides up-to-date information for newly promoted or management-aspiring professionals and engineers in the fields of environmental health, occupational health and safety, water and wastewater treatment, public health, and many others.

Ernsting's Aviation and Space Medicine applies current understanding in medicine, physiology and the behavioural sciences to the medical challenges and stresses that are faced by both civil and military aircrew, and their passengers, on a daily basis.

This book explores the relationship between architecture, government and fire.

Reflective Learning is the essential reference for health and safety practitioners wanting to develop their professional skills and practice.

How are today's 'hearts and minds' programs linked to a late-19th century definition of human factors as people's moral and mental deficits?

Emergency Preparedness: A Safety Guide to Planning for People, Property, and Business Continuity provides step-by-step instructions for developing prevention and response plans for all types of emergencies and disasters.

At the core of The Relationship Factor in Safety Leadership are eight beliefs about human nature that are common to leaders who successfully communicate that safety is important while meeting business results.

This book is directly aligned to the NEBOSH Certificate in Environmental Management, which is a qualification aimed primarily at those in business who influence the environmental performance of their organisation by the decisions that they make as managers or the actions that they take as operators.

While there are numerous technical resources available, often you have to search through a plethora of them to find the information you use on a daily basis.

Introduction to Abstract Algebra provides insight into the methods of abstract algebra.

The book demonstrates how Resilient Health Care principles can enable those on the frontline to work more effectively towards interdisciplinary care by gaining a deeper understanding of the boundaries that exist in everyday clinical settings.

Health and Safety Communication: A Practical Guide Forward is an easy introduction to the principles and practice of health and safety communications, providing all you need to know to design and implement communications efforts on a wide range of health and safety topics and issues.

This book provides an up-to-date, accessible, and comprehensive coverage of human cold stress from principles and theory to practical application.

In the last 15 years, the field of fire and gas mapping has grown extensively, yet very little is published on the subject.

From uninsured losses to workplace injuries, from absenteeism to addiction, alcohol consumption can have a major impact on the workplace.

In the early twentieth century, asbestos had a reputation as a lifesaver.

From Vitruvius in the 1st century BCE on, there has been an attempt to understand how architecture works, especially in its poetic aspect but also in its basic functions.

This text explains how to minimise risks and cope with problems, with the help of many clear illustrations.

Now in its fourth edition, Occupational Hearing Loss delivers a complete overview of the hazards of occupational noise exposure, causes of hearing loss, testing of hearing, criteria to distinguish occupational hearing loss, and more.

The aim of this book is to provide "e;human engineering"e; for workplaces, tools, machinery, computers, shift work, lighting, sound, climate, work demands, offices, vehicles, healthcare, and the home - and everything else that we can produce - to suit the human body and mind.

How dangerous is someone's job?

Reliability of Large and Complex Systems, previously titled Reliability of Large Systems, is an innovative guide to the current state and reliability of large and complex systems.

This book describes how safety and other professionals may use safety database software on a personal computer to manage their safety and health programs.

A framework for formalizing risk management thinking in today s complex business environment Security Risk Management Body of Knowledge details the security risk management process in a format that can easily be applied by executive managers and security risk management practitioners.

In the realm of safety management, this book embarks on a profound exploration of how the political economy was reshaped in the last two decades.

QMS Conversion: A Process Approach assists organizations in converting their existing quality management systems of documentation into systems of managed processes that deliver business benefits.

Manual of Environmental Management is a practical guide for those involved in the control and reduction of environmental impacts in organisations.

The impact of building materials and construction methods on the health and wellbeing of occupants is often underestimated.

Reviews and reinforces concepts and techniques typical of a first statistics course with additional techniques useful to the IH/EHS practitioner.

This book shares the best practices, mistakes, victories, and essential steps for success which the author has gleaned from working with countless organizations.

Public safety, as well as the safety of products and services, is of paramount importance and interest to individuals, organisations and society.

Head, Eye, and Face Personal Protective Equipment: New Trends, Practice, and Applications presents protective equipment in the context of the latest design trends, materials, and technologies.

Learn the project management skills you need to survive as an EH&S professional.

Osteoporosis is the most comprehensive, authoritative reference on this disease.