Safety category: 688 books
Digitising Command and Control
A Human Factors and Ergonomics Analysis of Mission Planning and Battlespace Management
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2017
This book presents a human factors and ergonomics evaluation of a digital Mission Planning and Battle-space Management (MP/BM) system. An emphasis was placed on the activities at the Brigade (Bde) and the Battle Group (BG) headquarters (HQ) levels. The analysts distributed their time evenly between...
Human Factors in Practice
Concepts and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2017
Human Factors in Practice: Concepts and Applications is written for the practitioner who wishes to learn about human factors (HF) but is more interested in application (applied research) than theory (basic research). Each chapter discusses the application of important human factors theories, principles...
Translating Systems Thinking into Practice
A Guide to Developing Incident Reporting Systems
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2018
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 on contributory factors from across the overall...
Driver Distraction
A Sociotechnical Systems Approach
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2018
Driver Distraction: A Sociotechnical Systems Approach promotes a sociotechnical systems approach to driver distraction. This perspective focuses on analysis of the whole system, its values, and the interactions between human and technical elements at all organisational levels. The book covers the...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2017
Bretherick's Handbook of Reactive Chemical Hazards, Eighth Edition presents the latest updates on the unexpected, but predictable, loss of containment and explosion hazards from chemicals and their admixtures and actual accidents. The extensively cross-referenced book enables readers to avoid explosion...
by Stanley A. Greene
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2012
This book is a direct companion to Sittig's Handbook of Toxic and Hazardous Chemicals and Carcinogens in that the hazardous chemicals listed in Sittig's Handbook are the source for this guide. With more than 7,500 entries highlighting chemical producers worldwide, this international directory is a...
by Trevor Kletz
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2018
This title looks at how people, as opposed to technology and computers, are arguably the most unreliable factor within plants, leading to dangerous situations.
Grasping the Moment
Sensemaking in Response to Routine Incidents and Major Emergencies
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2016
The ways in which organizations make use of information available to them to make decisions and manage activity is an essential topic of investigation for human factors. When the information is uncertain, incomplete or subject to change, then decision making and activity management can become challenging....
Disaster Resilient Cities
Concepts and Practical Examples
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2016
Disaster Resilient Cities: Concepts and Practical Examples discusses natural disasters, their complexity, and the exploration of different ways of thinking regarding the resilience of structures. The book provides a blueprint for structural designers to better prepare structures for all types of natural...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2008
The repair of deteriorated, damaged and substandard civil infrastructures has become one of the most important issues for the civil engineer worldwide. This important book discusses the use of externally-bonded fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites to strengthen, rehabilitate and retrofit civil...
by Tiziana M.
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2017
Would you say you're a prideful person? Chances are you wouldn't because
of course we equate pride with vanity and arrogance. A prideful person
must always be bragging about what they have, where they've been, and
why they're so much better than you.
Would you say you have self-esteem or self-confidence?...
Exposure Science
Basic Principles and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2014
Exposure Science: Basic Principles and Applications provides a concise overview of the field of exposure science, from its origins in sanitation and occupational health, to its exciting involvement with emerging scientific concepts. Written by world-leading experts in the field of exposure science,...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2015
Environmental Factors in Neurodevelopmental and Neurodegenerative Disorders presents a state-of-the-art review of the effects of environmental contaminants on the development and degeneration of the human nervous system, brought together by world-leading experts in the field.
Part One describes...
by Victor Giurgiutiu
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2014
Structural Health Monitoring with Piezoelectric Wafer Active Sensors, Second Edition provides an authoritative theoretical and experimental guide to this fast-paced, interdisciplinary area with exciting applications across a range of industries.
The book begins with a detailed yet digestible...