Industrial Health category: 2135 books
by Craig Marriott
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2017
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 begun to realise that what they have...
Environmental Management:
Revision Guide for the IEMA Associate Membership Exam and NEBOSH Diploma in Environmental Management
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2014
Written by Adrian Belcham, author of Manual of Environmental Management, this is the essential guide to prepare you for the IEMA Associate Membership Exam and NEBOSH Diploma in Environmental Management.
Through the inclusion of revision tips, exam guidance and self-test questions, this guide...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2011
Meeting Diversity in Ergonomics contains 17 groundbreaking, expanded and fully edited professional contributions from the 2006 16th Triennial World Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA) identified by the IEA Program Committee. It presents the latest developments in physical, cognitive...
Participatory Design
Principles and Practices
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2017
The voices in this collection are primarily those of researchers and developers concerned with bringing knowledge of technological possibilities to bear on informed and effective system design. Their efforts are distinguished from many previous writings on system development by their central and abiding...
Trapping Safety into Rules
How Desirable or Avoidable is Proceduralization?
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2017
Rules and procedures are key features for a modern organization to function. It is no surprise to see them to be paramount in safety management. As some sociologists argue, routine and rule following is not always socially resented. It can bring people comfort and reduce anxieties of newness and uncertainty....
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...
Flying Fast Jets
Human Factors and Performance Limitations
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2017
This book provides a detailed general overview of the human factors and performance limitations associated with flying fast jets, integrating all the latest available research literature on the demanding operational tasks faced by such pilots and aircrews. As such, it has a strong military focus,...
by Michael Ekow Manuel
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2017
Bridging an identified gap between research and practice in the domain of risk and organizational learning with respect to human/organizational factors and organizational behaviour, this book highlights the common and recurring threads in contributory factors to accident causation. Based on an extensive...
by Stathis Malakis, Tom Kontogiannis
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2017
This book covers the Air Traffic Management (ATM) environment and the controller-crew interactions. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) regulations and organizational procedures are also presented in a succinct manner so that novel and experienced aviation practitioners appreciate...
by Gemma J. M. Read, Vanessa Beanland, Michael G. Lenné
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2017
Governments and road safety agencies around the world have either introduced or are considering 'safe system' strategies, a long overdue acknowledgement that different elements of the road system contribute to road safety outcomes. Human factors approaches have a leading role here in both conceptualising...
Simulators for Transportation Human Factors
Research and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2017
Simulation continues to be a growth area in transportation human factors. From empirical studies in the laboratory to the latest training techniques in the field, simulators offer myriad benefits for the experimenter and the practitioner. This book draws together current trends in research and training...
Resilience Engineering
Concepts and Precepts
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2017
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 conditions and, because resources and time are...
Diagnosis
Interpreting the Shadows
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2017
Despite diagnosis being the key feature of a physician's clinical performance, this is the first book that deals specifically with the topic. In recent years, however, considerable interest has been shown in this area and significant developments have occurred in two main areas: a) an awareness and...
Professional Rope Access
A Guide To Working Safely at Height
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2016
Guides the reader in the development and maintenance of a rope access program
Provides comprehensive guidance for employers, safety managers and rope access technicians to develop, maintain, and manage a rope access program
Offers specific guidance for writing a comprehensive managed fall protection...