Industrial relations, occupational health and safety

The Modernisation of the Public Services and Employee Relations provides an integrated and up-to-date account of changes in work and employment in the public services.

Why our workplaces are authoritarian private governments-and why we can't see itOne in four American workers says their workplace is a "e;dictatorship.

A clear and accessible text on work physiology, this book focuses on important issues in the modern working world.

When health and safety regulatory frameworks took their present form in the 1970s, they were seen as a triumph of welfare state intervention.

This collection covers essential concepts in the management of coastal disasters, outlining several field surveys of such events that have taken place in the 21st century, including the Indian Ocean Tsunami, the Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami, and the storm surges generated by Hurricane Katrina, Cyclone Nargis, and Typhoon Haiyan.

This is the first fully annotated edition of Social Problems (1883) and The Condition of Labor (1891), two important works by one of America's most popular social economists.

High Tech and High Heels in the Global Economy is an ethnography of globalization positioned at the intersection between political economy and cultural studies.

It is crucial for process safety professionals to be aware of best practices for post merger integration at any level.

Deborah Levenson-Estrada provides the first comprehensive analysis of how urban labor unions took shape in Guatemala under conditions of state terrorism.

This insightful book addresses recovery as a comprehensive concept for prevention of health-threats in modern societies through active lifestyles.

A Time to Train: An Account of Experience Gained by RTB, at its Spencer Works describes the training of those to be employed in steelworks.

This book provides the reader with an understanding of the hazards involved in using electrical equipment in Potentially Explosive Atmospheres.

This book sets out the urgent changes to practices and behaviours required to build a new building safety regime in the UK and prevent a similar tragedy to the fire at Grenfell Tower from reoccurring.

Managing Electrical Safety provides an overview of electric basics, hazards, and established standards that enables you to understand the hazards you are likely to encounter in your workplace.

A spectacular example of collective protest, the Great Strike of 1877--actually a sequence of related actions--was America's first national strike and the first major strike against the railroad industry.

Seeing the writing on the wall, one of Spain's largest unions began secretly arming workers throughout the country.

The healthcare industry is changing daily.

Written to celebrate the 30th anniversary of CEDR's emergence as the world's leading independent disputes consultancy, The Mediator's Tale: The CEDR Story of Better Conflicts captures the experience of two leading internationally renowned mediators and married couple Eileen Carroll and Karl Mackie.

Boiling Water Reactors, Volume Four in the JSME Series on Thermal and Nuclear Power Generation compiles the latest research in this very comprehensive reference that begins with an analysis of the history of BWR development and then moves through BWR plant design and innovations.

Human Performance and Ergonomics brings together a comprehensive and modern account of how the context of performance is crucial to understanding behavior.

The new volume in the Urban Agenda series addresses the challenges shaping the development of human capital in metropolitan regions.

Over the years many transnational labor alliances have succeeded in improving conditions for workers, but many more have not.

Adopting a strategic approach to risk management can maximize competitiveness and profitability.

Do you need to get to grips with health and safety principles but don't have time to wade through reams of legislation and guidance?

Known for his seminal work in efficiency-wage theory, Andrew Weiss surveys recent research in the field and presents new results.

Volume 24 of Advances in Industrial and Labor Relations (AILR) contains eight papers highlighting important aspects of the employment relationship.

Exploring diagnostic mix, clinic size, on-site industrial rehabilitation program benefits, prevention medicine, and wellness and fitness strategies, this book describes how to establish an on-site occupational health program.

Between the Great War and Pearl Harbor, conservative labor leaders declared themselves America's "e;first line of defense"e; against Communism.

Introduction to Health and Safety at Work covers the fundamentals of occupational safety and closely follows the NEBOSH National General Certificate syllabus which was updated in 2019 and came into use in 2020.

The baby boom generation were born between 1946 and 1964 and are the largest population cohort in US history.

This book covers how to analyze awkward working postures, particularly of the spine and lower limbs, in specific groups exposed.

With more than half of the world's population now living in urban areas, it is vitally important that towns and cities are healthy places to live.

An increase in major natural disasters has led to heightened concerns about utility operations and public safety.

How do you prevent a critical care nurse from accidentally delivering a morphine overdose to an ill patient?

In the mid-twentieth century, the Arabian Peninsula emerged as a key site of oil production.

Measuring Safety Management Performance lists and explains the difference between lagging and leading measures of safety management performance.

Wie kann Arbeit zur Gesundheit beitragen?

Since 2012, industrial overcapacity has become an increasingly serious problem in China, against the backdrop of domestic economic slowdown and continued downturn in international markets.

The definitive leadership guide on safe practices The release of chemicals and other hazardous materials pose significant, potentially catastrophic threats worldwide.

This book deals with the central question of how human factors and ergonomics (HFE) might contribute to solutions for the more sustainable development of our world.

The construction trades once provided unionized craftsmen a route to the middle class and a sense of pride and dignity often denied other blue-collar workers.

This book will address key organizational issues that must be considered and addressed when implementing Lean business practices.

Examining the social and intellectual collision of the Americanreform tradition with immigrant Marxism during the Reconstructionera, Timothy Messer-Kruse charts the rise and fall of theInternational Workingman's Association (IWA), the firstinternational socialist organization.

The Industrial Workers of the World is a union unlike any other.

Culture by Design is about shifting focus from solely organisational outcomes and performance, towards organisational culture and wellbeing.

Recent legislation deregulating the airline and trucking industries has enhanced competition and reduced real transportation prices by putting pressure on firms to operate more efficiently.