Industrial Health & Safety

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857515695Format PaperbackImprint Construction Industry Training Board (CITB)Publisher Construction Industry Training Board (CITB)

'This seminal book...will transform your understanding ...of the environmental and health effects of electricity and radio frequencies' Paradigm Explorer 'Firstenberg is a pioneer in the sense that Rachel Carson was a pioneer.' Chellis Glendinning,...

This companion to the bestselling Introduction to Health and Safety at Work will help you prepare for the written assessments on the NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety (2019 specification).It provides complete coverage...

Are you complying with health and safety regulations in the workplace? Making mistakes in many areas of health and safety can be both incredibly dangerous and hugely costly. So what can you do to avoid hazards and expensive, time-consuming legal battles?...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780717666362Author Great Britain: Health and Safety ExecutiveFormat PaperbackPage Count 52Imprint HSE BooksPublisher HSE Books

The definitive textbook for the NEBOSH National General Certificate course, fully up to date with the 2019 syllabusMore than 12,000 students a year pursue National General Certificate in the UK, and this is the market-leading textbook dedicated to that...

This second edition of the well-regarded Multiple Choice Questions and Revision Aid in Occupational Medicine continues as a comprehensive revision and study resource for those preparing for professional examinations in occupational health, occupational...

Human factors research impacts everything from the height of kitchen counters to the placement of automobile pedals to a book's type size. And in this updated and expanded version of the original landmark work, you'll find the research information...

The fire was visible from seventy miles away and the heat generated was so intense that a helicopter could only circle the rig at a perimeter of one mile. On the surface of the sea, a converted fishing trawler inched as close as possible, but the paint...

This companion to the bestselling Introduction to Health and Safety in Construction is an essential revision aid for students preparing for their written assessments on the NEBOSH National Certificate in Construction Health and Safety. Fully updated to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780717666263Author HSEFormat PaperbackPage Count 90Imprint HSE BooksPublisher HSE Books

This book examines how safety failings during the use of any designed product or system-be it a car, a building, or a chemical plant-can be mitigated through effective understanding of the conditions and controls surrounding its use.Drawing on historical...

Wellbeing is now at the top of almost everyone's agenda and many technical books have been published on the topic. More than that, an ever-increasing number of organisations are understanding that getting wellbeing right is a win-win that can boost...

For Resilience Engineering, 'failure' is the result of the adaptations necessary to cope with the complexity of the real world, rather than a breakdown or malfunction. The performance of individuals and organizations must continually adjust to current...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781938908187Author Samuel Milham MphFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint iUniversePublisher iUniverseWeight(grams) 181gDimensions(mm) 224mm * 150mm * 10mm

In the realm of safety management, this book embarks on a profound exploration of how the political economy was reshaped in the last two decades. Much like privatization, deregulation, and financialization altered the economic landscape, this narrative...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780956078452Author Dr DF MerchantFormat PaperbackPage Count 156Imprint UVSAR GlobalPublisher UVSARWeight(grams) 386gDimensions(mm) 280mm * 216mm * 10mm

Human error is cited over and over as a cause of incidents and accidents. The result is a widespread perception of a 'human error problem', and solutions are thought to lie in changing the people or their role in the system. For example, we should reduce...

In the newly revised Sixth Edition of Pocket Consultant: Occupational Health, an accomplished and distinguished team of researchers and practitioners deliver a fully updated overview of current occupational health practices. The book offers a complete,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780717666195Author HSEFormat PaperbackPage Count 84Imprint HSE BooksPublisher HSE Books

The second edition of a bestseller, Safety Differently: Human Factors for a New Era is a complete update of Ten Questions About Human Error: A New View of Human Factors and System Safety. Today, the unrelenting pace of technology change and growth of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781784529529Author Karen J. HewittFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Panoma PressPublisher Rethink PressWeight(grams) 179gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm *...

'Behavioural safety' or behaviour-based safety (BBS) has been around as a concept for several decades and it is commonly held to mean directly tackling the front-line behaviours that lead to incidents and injury. Unfortunately, virulent criticism of some...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780956072368Author Christopher BartlettFormat PaperbackPage Count 428Imprint Openhatch BooksPublisher Openhatch BooksWeight(grams) 567gDimensions(mm) 229mm...

Risk assessment has become the backbone of health and safety management in the UK and elsewhere. Employers have a legal duty to prove that risk assessments have been carried out and to ensure that appropriate precautions have been implemented.Mike...

Humans and Cyber Security: How Organisations Can Enhance Resilience through Human Factors delivers an applied approach to capturing and mitigating the risk of the human element in cybersecurity and proposes that it is easier to change organisational...

When faced with a 'human error' problem, you may be tempted to ask 'Why didn't these people watch out better?' Or, 'How can I get my people more engaged in safety?' You might think you can solve your safety problems by telling your people to be more...

Jim Wetherbee, the only five-time Space Shuttle commander, presents thirty techniques that astronauts use-not only to stay alive in the unforgiving and deadly environment of space, but also to conduct high-quality operations and accomplish complex...

This highly-readable account of the nature of the hazards presented by ionizing radiation and the methods of protection is an ideal introductory text for those new to the field, and for the non-specialist. The seventh edition continues to cover the...

Based on the six-year NASA Aviation Safety and Security Program Human Performance Modeling project, a collaboration of five teams from industry and academia, Human Performance Modeling in Aviation chronicles the results of modeling NASA-supplied data on...

The second edition of the Health and Safety Pocket Book has been fully revised and updated to include all the relevant legal, HSE ACoP/Guidance and practice references. It remains a handy reference tool for practising health and safety professionals,...

This edited book concerns the real practice of human factors and ergonomics (HF/E), conveying the perspectives and experiences of practitioners and other stakeholders in a variety of industrial sectors, organisational settings and working contexts. The...

Andrew Furness and Martin Muckett give an introduction to all areas of fire safety management, including the legal framework, causes and prevention of fire and explosions, fire protection measures, fire risk assessment, and fire investigation. Fire...

Construction Safety Management The construction industry is a global, dynamic and innovative industry that delivers buildings and infrastructure for all aspects of commercial and domestic activity. This dynamic and innovative industry is faced with...

On March 10, 1920, in Pachuca, Mexico, the Compania de Santa Gertrudis - the largest employer in the region, and a subsidiary of the United States Smelting, Refining and Mining Company - may have committed murder. The alert was first raised at six...

The book considers what makes an excellent face-to-face health and safety contact in the workplace, and why these contacts are a fundamental building block of any strong, caring, and empowering workplace culture. It stresses the vital importance of...

Safety has traditionally been defined as a condition where the number of adverse outcomes was as low as possible (Safety-I). From a Safety-I perspective, the purpose of safety management is to make sure that the number of accidents and incidents is kept...

This textbook is directly aligned to the NEBOSH National Certificate in Fire Safety and Risk Management, with each element of the syllabus explained in detail. Each chapter guides the student through the syllabus with references to legal frameworks and...

An essential guide to navigating the complexities of professional relationships. Our colleagues can be the sources of our greatest joys and triumphs: they compensate for our weaknesses, enlarge our strengths and aggregate our energies. However, working...

Enhancing Surgical Performance: A Primer in Non-Technical Skills explains why non-technical skills are vital for safe and effective performance in the operating theatre. The book provides a full account, with supporting empirical evidence, of the...