Industrial Health category: 2135 books
by Patrick X. W. Zou, Riza Yosia Sunindijo
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2015
Although the construction and engineering sector makes important contributions to the economic, social, and environmental objectives of a nation, it has a notorious reputation for being an unsafe industry in which to work. Despite the fact that safety performance in the industry has improved, injuries...
Bodyspace
Anthropometry, Ergonomics and the Design of Work, Third Edition
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2016
In the 20 years since the publication of the first edition of Bodyspace the knowledge base upon which ergonomics rests has increased significantly. The need for an authoritative, contemporary and, above all, usable reference is therefore great. This third edition maintains the same content and structure...
by B. Kirwan
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2017
Human error is here to stay. This perhaps obvious statement has a profound implication for society when faced with the types of hazardous system accidents that have occurred over the past three decades. Such accidents have been strongly influenced by human error, yet many system designs in existence...
by J.R Thomson
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2015
This book is about the engineering management of hazardous industries, such as oil and gas production, hydrocarbon refining, nuclear power and the manufacture of chemicals and pharmaceuticals. Its scope includes an overview of design standards and processes for high integrity systems,safety management...
Advanced Safety Management
Focusing on Z10 and Serious Injury Prevention
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2014
Provides guidance to managers, safety professionals, educators and students on having operational risk management systems that meet the requirements of Z10.
Emphasizes Management Leadership and Employee Involvement, the most important section in Z10, with particular reference to contributions that employees...
Nonlinear Optimization of Vehicle Safety Structures
Modeling of Structures Subjected to Large Deformations
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2015
Nonlinear Optimization of Vehicle Safety Structures: Modeling of Structures Subjected to Large Deformations provides a cutting-edge overview of the latest optimization methods for vehicle structural design. The book focuses on large deformation structural optimization algorithms and applications,...
by Clifton A. Ericson II
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2015
Explains in detail how to perform the most commonly used hazard analysis techniques with numerous examples of practical applications
Includes new chapters on Concepts of Hazard Recognition, Environmental Hazard Analysis, Process Hazard Analysis, Test Hazard Analysis, and Job Hazard Analysis
Updated...
Writing Human Factors Research Papers
A Guidebook
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2016
Writing high-quality papers suitable for publication within international scientific journals is now an essential skill for all early-career researchers; their career progression and the reputation of the department in which they work depends upon it. However, many manuscripts are rejected or sent...
Vehicle Simulation
Perceptual Fidelity in the Design of Virtual Environments
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2017
This book covers the problem of fidelity in the design of virtual environments with specific reference to the design of vehicle simulators. The default design goal has been on the physical replication of a given real-world environment and, in the case of vehicles, the specific appearance and function...
Integrated Pharmaceutics
Applied Preformulation, Product Design, and Regulatory Science
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2013
Focusing on the application of physical pharmacy, drug design, and drug regulations as they relate to produce effective dosage forms for drug delivery, Integrated Pharmaceutics provides a comprehensive picture of pharmaceutical product design, describing the science and art behind the concepts of...
ICH Quality Guidelines
An Implementation Guide
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2017
Examining the implications and practical implementation of multi-disciplinary International Conference on Harmonization (ICH) topics, this book gives an integrated view of how the guidelines inform drug development strategic planning and decision-making.
• Addresses a consistent need for...
by Robert A. Lewis
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2016
1471 new definitions, 5,236 revised or updated definitions, a new Chemical Abstract Number index, and an update of all trademarks
Significant expansion of both chemical and biochemical terms including the addition of biochemical terms in the emerging fields in biology and biological engineering such...
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...
Oil and Gas, Technology and Humans
Assessing the Human Factors of Technological Change
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2018
The oil and gas industry is going through a major technological shift. This is particularly true of the Norwegian continental shelf where new work processes are being implemented based on digital infrastructure and information technology. The term Integrated Operations (IO) has been applied to this...