Health and safety in the workplace Books

Because human reliability assessment (HRA) is a developing discipline, its methods often have elements of controversy. Exploring these elements, this book covers data and data sources, choice of methods, training of individuals, use of simulators,...

Is your Web site serving your whole market, including international customers? Not designing with language and cultural differences in mind is no longer an option that companies can afford. This book will be a wonderful asset to web designers and usabili

This book helps employees to comply with the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988, which requires that any company receiving a grant or contract from the Federal government in the amount of $25,000 or more establish a program to educate all employees as to...

Meeting the needs of the manufacturing and service sectors of contemporary industry, this volume is concerned with the human factors, ergonomics, and safety issues related to the design of products, processes, and systems, as well as the operation and...

Illustrating a wide range of practical applications, GIS in Hospital and Healthcare Emergency Management explains how hospitals and healthcare facilities can improve their emergency management and disaster preparedness through the use of GIS. The text...

Under the guidance of John Krumm, a ubiquitous computing pioneer, this book brings together eleven ubicomp trailblazers who report on their area of expertise. Starting with a historical introduction, it moves on to summarize a number...

Drawing on his 44 years of pilot experience and 31 years as a professor of psychology and human factors engineering, the author addresses the questions of how to apply sound human factors principles to the training of pilots and to flying. He takes a...

The occurrence of failures and mistakes in health care, from primary care procedures to the complexities of the operating room, has become a hot-button issue with the general public and within the medical community. Around the Patient Bed: Human Factors...

This book will illustrate to both regional and international professionals the many domains in which HF/E opportunities can be applied within the region. The book will also be used to introduce the HF/E science and overall discipline to the region. It...

Protective clothing and equipment used for firefighters protect them against their harsh working environment loaded with strong thermal hazards, elevated environmental temperatures, low oxygen concentration and smoke. This book describes an in-depth...

This book adds to workplace safety measures by applying systems thinking to I-LED (Individual Latent Error Detection) concept to maximize benefits in safety resilience. I-LED changes safety management by using resilience in the workplace through operator...

Vehicle, road, sign and signal lighting are help drivers reach their destinations quickly and safely. Lighting for Driving:Roads,Vehicle, Signs and Signals, Second Edition shows the crucial role lighting plays in road safety and examines how it could be...

The technology behind self-driving cars is being heavily promulgated as the solution to a variety of transport problems. This reference text examines a key role for human factors to play in driving forward future vehicle automation in a way that realizes...

Health and Safety, Environment and Quality Audits includes the latest health and safety, environmental and quality management system standards. It delivers a powerful and proven approach to risk-based auditing of business-critical risk areas using ISO,...

There is perhaps no facet of modern society where the influence of computer automation has not been felt. Flight management systems for pilots, diagnostic and surgical aids for physicians, navigational displays for drivers, and decision-aiding systems...

The third edition of a bestseller, Human Safety and Risk Management: A Psychological Perspective incorporates a decade of new research and development to provide you with a comprehensive and contemporary guide to the psychology of risk and workplace...

Safety is broken. The people who are responsible for helping you stay safe should be at the top of your Christmas card list, but all too often they are despised, ridiculed and ignored.But safety management is beginning to be challenged. Businesses have...

In Ergonomics in the Automotive Design Process: Concepts, Issues and Methods, Vivek D. Bhise covers the need-to-know fundamentals as to what makes an ergonomically sound vehicle.

This book shares insights about "success" and "failure" in healthcare services. It explains the perspectives and actions that are taken by the consumer to construct their version of health and discusses the design of effective healthcare systems with...

This book offers a theoretical framework visualizing the complexity of working life. It increases the knowledge and awareness of individuals, companies and society regarding different factors and work patterns and aims to support reflections and...

Biosafety and Biosecurity: Practical Insights and Applications for Low and Medium-Income Countries comprehensively summarizes the state and development of biosafety and biosecurity in developing and developed nations in a comparative analysis, allowing...

Environmental Site Assessment Phase 1 describes the methods used by leaders in the industry and emphasizes the development of an easy-to-follow investigative strategy for performing in-house assessments. It provides investigative tools that are mandated...

Fundamental and Assessment Tools for Occupational Ergonomics merges the frontiers of ergonomics, workplace design, and management issues. The editors have brought together researchers from disciplines such as biomechanics, anthropometry, and cognitive...

Safety Science Research: Evolution, Challenges and New Directions provides a unique perspective into the latest developments of safety science by putting together, for the first time, a new generation of authors with some of the pioneers of the field...

Responding to cultural demands for meaning, user-friendliness, and fun as well as the opportunities of the emerging information society, The Semantic Turn boldly outlines a new science for design that gives designers previously unavailable grounds on...

Forever Chemicals: Environmental, Economic, and Social Equity Concerns with PFAS in the Environment provides the reader with an understanding of the complex and interwoven issues associated with per- and polyfluorinated substances (PFAS) in our...

Current and emerging trends in the domains of health management and the work sector, the abundance of new consumer products pervading the marketplace, and the desires of many older adults to undertake new learning experiences means that older adults,...

Expanded and updated, The CRC Handbook of Laboratory Safety, Fifth Edition provides information on planning and building a facility, developing an organization infrastructure, planning for emergencies and contingencies, choosing the correct equipment,...

The first book to scientifically attribute the relationship between ergonomic factors and the quality of sleep, Back and Bed describes the pros and cons of different types of mattresses, supporting structures, head cushions, and sleeping postures. The...

Hearing and understanding sound - auditory processing - greatly enriches everyday life and enhances our ability to perform many tasks essential to survival. The complex soundscape in which we live influences where we direct our attention, how we...

Structured with a practical approach, Engineering Capstone Design guides engineering students to successfully manage capstone design projects. The book addresses the challenge of open-ended design projects, often in a team-based format, discussing team...

Worldwide, there are a vast array of agricultural pesticides and chemicals used to eliminate pests and to protect health, food, and fiber. The safe handling, usage, and disposal of these chemicals and pesticides is of vital importance. The Agrochemical...

This book elevates alarm management from a fragmented collection of procedures, metrics, experiences, and trial-and-error, to the level of a technology discipline. It provides a complete treatment of best practices in alarm management. The technology and...

Due to massive technological and medical advances in the life sciences (molecular genetics, biology, biochemistry, etc.), modern medicine is increasingly effective in treating individual patients, but little technological advancement has focused on...

E-health communities, also called Web-based health communities, have become popular arenas for support and sharing of experience, knowledge and advice among patients and citizens. E-health communities are used on a day-to-day basis by people who help...

As technology becomes further engrained in the modern healthcare experience, an understanding of the impact created by the implementation of each new technology as well as the issues surrounding the today's medical experience is never more necessary. New...

This report examines Viet Nam's tech-based startups in two sectors: agriculture and health. It assesses the challenges for creating a more enabling ecosystem to scale up startups in these sectors and makes recommendations to overcome them...

The Cost of Production is a book written by Charles J. Watts in 1902. The book provides a detailed analysis of the cost of production in various industries, including agriculture, manufacturing, and mining. The author explores the factors that influence...

Recipient of the 2020 IISE Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers Joint Publishers Book-of-the-Year Award　Industrial engineering is the profession dedicated to making collective systems function better with less waste, better quality, and fewer...

OPERACIONES CON GRÚA ofrece una guía completa sobre la operación de grúas, abarcando varios tipos de grúas y sus tareas asociadas para una operación segura y eficiente. Los capítulos delimitan grúas estáticas como las grúas torre, grúas derrick y de...

In the last 20 years, technological developments have set new standards in driver-vehicle interaction. These developments effect the entire lifecycle, from the moment a customer enters a dealership to examine a prospective vehicle, to the driving...

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Big businesses, small businesses, government agencies, and workers are all active in safety today.In fact, safety is currently the single most acted-upon and yet routinely ignored issue in the construction industry. We see enormous amounts of activity...