Industrial Health & Safety

Investigating Transport Accidents: Human Performance and Intelligent Systems is for engineers, policy-makers, researchers and students studying for or already working in transportation safety. It will also appeal to pilots, controllers, maintainers, and...

Safety Management: Psychological Aspects of Implementing Organizational Change is for a wide range of professionals involved in shaping workplace safety, including managers, team leaders, OHS specialists, HR professionals, compliance officers,...

Safety and Health Savvy: A User’s Guide to Thriving in the Workplace is perfect for professionals at any career level in occupational health and safety, human resources, and business and management.

This book is an ideal read for professionals and those practicing or studying human factors or industrial safety programs. Its appeal will extend to those in safety-critical industries including healthcare, aviation, transport, logistics, mining and...

This textbook continues to fill the need for a systems engineering design textbook for students from a large variety of backgrounds. This new edition continues to give students exposure to systems and systems engineering concepts and offers just enough...

The Building Safety Act: Questions and Answers is a practical handbook which clearly explains the implications of this legislation for existing and future construction projects. It serves as an essential practical reference for a broad range of built...

For the past two decades, workplace safety has improved in reducing minor injuries, yet the rate of serious injuries and fatalities (SIFs) has remained unchanged. Research has revealed that the hazards causing minor injuries are not the same as those...

Workplace Environmental Factors: Lighting, Noise, and Vibration is essential for professionals in ergonomics and human factors engineering, as well as for industrial designers, occupational health specialists, and policymakers involved in shaping safe...

Investigating How and Why Motor Vehicle Crashes Occur: To Err Is Human is an essential read for practitioners of human factors and ergonomics, occupational health and safety, automotive engineering, civil engineering, road and transport design, collision...

Human Factors in Challenging Environments: From Thermal Comfort to G-Force Exposure will be of interest to human factors and ergonomics professionals seeking to deepen their expertise and broaden their understanding of the field.

Climate change has become the primary serious human and environmental threat of the 21st century and, with associated variability, it presents enormous potential to affect workers' safety and health as well as the workplace in diverse forms.

Safety and Health Savvy: A User’s Guide to Thriving in the Workplace is perfect for professionals at any career level in occupational health and safety, human resources, and business and management.

The Design, Implementation, and Audit of Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems is ideal for safety professionals, organizational leaders, and anyone responsible for workplace safety, especially for those in high-risk industries.

3D Digital Design in Ergonomics and Human Factors is the definitive guide to understanding to how 3D software impacts the practice of ergonomics and human factors and how it can be utilized successfully in a variety of different settings.

The medium through which training in the workplace is delivered has been changing in recent years to offer a more personalized and immersive experience. The invention of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) platforms has created opportunities...

This book is an ideal read for professionals and those practicing or studying human factors or industrial safety programs. Its appeal will extend to those in safety-critical industries including healthcare, aviation, transport, logistics, mining and...

Developed over decades of meticulous research, the FRAM serves as a powerful tool for modeling intricate systems, encompassing various realms: aviation, healthcare, IT software requirements, crisis management, and more. This book represents a culmination...

Explosion Safety for Industries presents a set of preventative measures, rules, and standards to mitigate the risk of explosions by preventing potential explosive atmosphere formation. Coverage includes risks and hazards, equipment selection, earthing...

Introduction to Human Factors and Ergonomics, Fifth Edition is the premier textbook for any student where ergonomics and human factors play a part in their discipline, including those in aviation, medicine and healthcare, energy, engineering, health and...

From uninsured losses to workplace injuries, from absenteeism to addiction, alcohol consumption can have a major impact on the workplace. Lost productivity alone costs the UK economy more than GBP7 billion annually. What's more, the impact of alcohol...

With adults over sixty becoming an ever-increasing proportion of the global population, the challenge of accommodating the needs, preferences, and abilities, of this heterogeneous population has increased. One such method is with robots, which can be...

This book introduces Vision Zero, a commitment to creating workplaces free from serious accidents, harm, and work-related diseases while delivering excellence in Safety, Health, and Wellbeing (SHW).Based on the principle that a safe and healthy working...

Understanding workplace health and safety can be a minefield and considering how the human can be placed at the heart of it adds another level of complexity to task that already has many factors. This book breaks down key practical aspects of the human...

As the digital world expands and cyber threats grow more sophisticated, the need for insights from diverse disciplines becomes crucial. Following on from the editor's 2023 title New Perspectives in Behavioral Cybersecurity (9781032414775) this book...

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

This book reveals to readers the secrets and mindsets of air show performances. Serving as a sequel to its predecessor, Air Show Performers: Safety, Risk Management, and Psychological Factors (9781032556147), it builds upon the insights of the first...

Safety and health concerns in workplaces across the globe are a source of anxiety for leaders as they seek to discover novel ways to provide a workplace that preserves the health and safety of its workers. To achieve world-class health and safety of...

In 2019, National Health Service Trust in England lost 11 members of current and former staff members to suspected suicide. Set against the backdrop of the COVID-19 Pandemic, this book is a case study of how one workplace was affected. It offers a...

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

Boeing was once a symbol of engineering excellence, a company driven by the innovation and precision of its engineers. However, in the late 20th century, a shift in priorities-focusing on shareholder returns over passenger safety-marked a turning point...

Learning from Near Misses can provide opportunities to improve safety without the need for harm to have first occurred. Near misses are 'free lessons' which are high volume and rich in value. However, some sectors are yet to embrace learning from near...

Safety and Wearable Technology tackles the profound issue of workplace safety, as each day unacceptable numbers of workers lose their lives in accidents, with even more succumbing to work-related illnesses across the globe. Many safety professionals...

In the world of work, accountability can often translate to punishment. This book explores trust, learning, and accountability in the aftermath of incidents. Fully updated, the fourth edition of Restorative Just Culture covers restorative justice,...

As cyber threat actors have become more sophisticated, data breaches, phishing attacks, and ransomware are increasing and the global cybercrime damage in 2021 was $16.4 billion a day. While technical issue analyses are fundamental in understanding how to...

At the heart of United States Railroad Industry are human operators who continue to make it work and operate. However, humans are susceptible to error, fatigue and risky behaviors and understanding how they impact the safety of the industry continues to...

Provides crucial lessons in process safety operations, drawing from 100 global case studies Written from an operator's perspective, Process Operations Safety provides valuable information and education on the fundamentals of process operations safety by...

Workplace safety and health (WSH) is an important area of any business or organisation. A serious accident or ill health incident can cause much suffering and distress to workers, co-workers, and the victims' family and friends. In addition, the...

Are you a practicing occupational hygienist wondering how to find a substitute organic solvent that is safer to use than the hazardous one your company is using? Chapter 6 is your resource. Are you a new hygienist looking for an alternative technology as...

Risk-based, Management-led, Audit-driven, Safety Management Systems, explains what a safety management system (SMS) is, and how it reduces risk in order to prevent accidental losses in an organization. It advocates the integration of safety and health...

Systems thinking tells us that human error, violations and technology failures result from poorly designed and managed work systems. To help us understand and prevent injuries and incidents, incident reporting systems must be capable of collecting data...