Industrial Health Safety category: 514 books
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Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2016
Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) in Aerospace Structures provides readers with the spectacular progress that has taken place over the last twenty years with respect to the area of Structural Health Monitoring (SHM). The widespread adoption of SHM could both significantly improve safety and reduce...
by Sean C Fourie
Language: English
Release Date: December 23, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 23, 2014
This ebook discusses the information required to manage the safety of individuals that are executing work in elevated positions. Trough out the book the terms and definitions related to working at height are discussed. We take a look at the main causes of accidents and situations that lead to falling....
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Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2013
Loss prevention engineering describes all activities intended to help organizations in any industry to prevent loss, whether it be through injury, fire, explosion, toxic release, natural disaster, terrorism or other security threats. Compared to process safety, which only focusses on preventing loss...
by Krzysztof Kolowrocki
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2014
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.
In addition to revised and updated content on the complexity and safety of large and complex mechanisms, this new...
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Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2014
Accidents and natural disasters involving nuclear power plants such as Chernobyl, Three Mile Island, and the recent meltdown at Fukushima are rare, but their effects are devastating enough to warrant increased vigilance in addressing safety concerns. Nuclear Power Plant Instrumentation and Control Systems...
Safer Surgery
Analysing Behaviour in the Operating Theatre
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2017
Operating theatres are very private workplaces. There have been few research investigations into how highly trained doctors and nurses work together to achieve safe and efficient anaesthesia and surgery. While there have been major advances in surgical and anaesthetic procedures, there are still significant...
Marine Navigation
Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation (TransNav 2017), June 21-23, 2017, Gdynia, Poland
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2017
The 12th International Conference on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation (TransNav 2017) will take place on June 21-23 in Gdynia, Poland. Main themes of this conference include: electronic navigation, route planning, mathematical models, methods and algorithms, ships manoeuvring, navigational...
Designing Safe Road Systems
A Human Factors Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2017
Many books focus on individual differences and how those relate to traffic safety such as accident proneness, gender differences, age, alcohol, and the effects of drugs. Others focus on the safety effects regarding the vehicle such as airbags, anti-lock brakes, navigation systems, intelligent cruise...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2009
Structural health monitoring is an extremely important methodology in evaluating the ‘health’ of a structure by assessing the level of deterioration and remaining service life of civil infrastructure systems. This book reviews key developments in research, technologies and applications in this...
Safety and Quality in Medical Transport Systems
Creating an Effective Culture
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2019
The Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems (CAMTS) has been accrediting air and ground transport services since 1991. One of the most significant needs the Commission has recognized is to assist transport services in creating a culture that supports safety and quality for both crews...
Last Nightshift in Savar
The Story of the Spectrum Sweater Factory Collapse
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2012
In April 2005 a factory making sweaters for the European market collapsed like a pack of cards during the nightshift in Savar near Dhaka, Bangladesh. The circumstances of this disaster, which caused the deaths of 64 clothing workers and injured a further 84, proved to be a final straw for trade unionists...
Ergonomics Made Easy
A Checklist Approach
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2008
Understanding and applying the principles of ergonomics consistently in an organization not only reduces the risk of employee injuries, but it also reduces an organization's costs and increases productivity. This newly updated handbook examines 17 new workplace factors_50 in all_to consider when implementing...
Biosecurity
Understanding, Assessing, and Preventing the Threat
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2013
Learn how to assess and prevent biosecurity threats to protect public health and national security
With contributions from experts in all facets of biosecurity, this book explains the fundamental elements of biosecurity as well as the related concepts of biosafety and biosurety, detailing how...
Resilience Engineering Perspectives, Volume 2
Preparation and Restoration
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2016
Preparation and Restoration is the second volume of Resilience Engineering Perspectives within the Ashgate Studies in Resilience Engineering series. In four sections, it broadens participation of the field to include policy and organization studies, and articulates aspects of resilience beyond initial...