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From dams to landfill sites, and power plants to radioactive waste repositories, the siting of facilities is a veritable minefield of conflicts involving industry, planners, authorities, NGOs and citizens. This penetrating volume examines risk, power and identity in contests over the siting of infrastructure...

Regardless of their background, UK Property Professionals often find themselves having to make Credit Management decisions on a daily basis without either training or experience. This book provides an accessible reference guide, covering all the main transactional events which Property Professionals...

(Information & Technology Risk Assurance, Internal Audit and IT Audit Series) IT Infrastructure Risk and Vulnerability Library is a do-it-yourself risk assessment handbook/manual that provides the reader with updated database of known risk/vulnerabilities inherent in IT systems and infrastructure...

As a manager, you can usually handle disruptive employees. But sometimes, their emotional states foster workplace tension, even making them a danger to others. Your own confidence is at risk. In The Manager’s Guide to Bullies in the Workplace: Coping with Emotional Terrorists, noted counselor Dr....

You have the knowledge and skill to create a workable Business Continuity Management (BCM) program – but too often, your projects are stalled while you attempt to get the right information from the right person. Rachelle Loyear experienced these struggles for years before she successfully revamped...

At its most fundamental nature, the purpose of additional insured coverage is to protect the additional insured from claims of vicarious liability, that is, liability based entirely on the relationship between two insureds, as opposed to any active negligence on the part of the additional insured. The...

Innovation in medical technology generates a remarkable supply of new drugs, devices, and diagnostics that improve health, reduce risks, and extend life. But these technologies are too often used on the wrong patient, in the wrong setting, or at an unaffordable price. The only way to moderate the...

There has never been a Risk Management manual like this. 100 Success Secrets is not about the ins and outs of the Risk Management. Instead, it answers the top 100 questions that we are asked and those we come across in forums, our consultancy and education programs. It tells you exactly how to deal with...

This study looks at: The general impact of human error and behaviour; How workers' physical and mental health can be affected by these and other factors; Practical ideas on how to identify, assess and control risks arising from such issues; and Case studies detailing how...

The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 cover a wide range of basic health, safety and welfare issues and apply to most workplaces (except those involving construction work on construction sites, those in or on a ship, or those below ground at a mine). The book includes...

The sixth edition of this Approved Code of Practice and guidance provides practical advice to help dutyholders comply with the requirements of the COSHH Regulations. It also takes account of regulatory changes following the introduction of the EU Regulations for REACH and CLP. It is...

When "blindsided" by a crisis, are you ready to be the real leader who brings strength of character and split-second action to restore a "new normal"? Workplace violence, natural disaster, or worse -- it comes down to who you are and what you do in the face of the test. Learn time-tested...

La première partie de cet ouvrage présente le contexte dans lequel se pose actuellement la question du changement de l’hôpital : son organisation et les pratiques qui y ont cours, la mutation du climat social et culturel dans le domaine de la santé, les difficultés à prendre en compte lors...

Pièce maîtresse du système d’information hospitalier, le dossier médical constitue un outil de travail indispensable au personnel médical et soignant pour assurer le suivi des patients. Le contenu du dossier, sa communication au malade et son archivage ont toujours soulevé des questions délicates,...