Industrial Health Safety category: 514 books
The Flight 981 Disaster
Tragedy, Treachery, and the Pursuit of Truth
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2017
On June 12, 1972, a powerful explosion rocked American Airlines Flight 96 a mere five minutes after its takeoff from Detroit. The explosion ripped a gaping hole in the bottom of the aircraft and jammed the hydraulic controls. Miraculously, despite the damage and ensuing chaos, the pilots were able...
Southern Storm
The Tragedy of Flight 242
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2018
The gripping true tale of a devastating plane crash, the investigation into its causes, and the race to prevent similar disasters in the future.
On the afternoon of April 4, 1977, Georgia housewife Sadie Burkhalter Hurst looked out her front door to see a frantic stranger running toward her,...
by Pierluigi Rausei
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2010
Riedizione del Volume pubblicato nel 2008 (nella I ed. presentato nella Collana “Testo Unico Sicurezza del Lavoro”) sul quadro sanzionatorio e sulle regole innovative che governano il sistema istituzionale della vigilanza in materia di sicurezza sul lavoro a seguito dell’entrata in vigore del...
Life Cycle Assessment Handbook
A Guide for Environmentally Sustainable Products
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2012
The first book of its kind, the LCA Handbook will become an invaluable resource for environmentally progressive manufacturers and suppliers, product and process designers, executives and managers, and government officials who want to learn about this essential component of environmental sustainability.
by Toby Clark BSc CFIOSH AIEMA Cert Ed
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2014
A primer for senior executives and practioners in disaster and Emergency Management Systems. A practical guide to DEMS implementation
REACH Compliance
The Great Challenge for Globally Acting Enterprises
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2013
The only book to not only discuss the technicalities of the European REACH chemicals registration process, but also to directly address the resulting business risks and business solutions.
In this text for practitioners, the author pulls together the key knowledge needed to successfully run...
Controlling Risk
Thirty Techniques for Operating Excellence
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2016
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 missions. These same techniques, based on the foundational...
by Fernando Henao Robledo, Fernando Henao Robledo
Language: Spanish
Release Date: December 21, 2016
Language: Spanish
Release Date: December 21, 2016
El procedimiento para reconocer y aislar fuentes de lesiones puede ser tan sencillo como observar el deterioro del piso de un área de trabajo, o tan complejo como la determinación de la causa o causas de una secuencia en cadena de lesiones, cada una de ellas relacionada con la anterior. La técnica...
by Fernando Henao Robledo, Fernando Henao Robledo
Language: Spanish
Release Date: December 21, 2016
Language: Spanish
Release Date: December 21, 2016
La evaluación de los riesgos originados por los agentes químicos en los lugares de trabajo es una de las obligaciones establecidas para los empresarios. Dicha evaluación es compleja, no solo porque los agentes químicos tienen propiedades peligrosas muy diversas, que conllevan distintos tipos de...
Riesgos fisicos I
Ruido, vibraciones y presiones anormales
Language: Spanish
Release Date: December 21, 2016
Se presentan las bases teóricas para que las personas se motiven en el estudio de los tres capítulos centrales: ruido, vibraciones y presiones anormales. En cada uno de los asuntos tratados, se plantean las definiciones básicas, su clasificación, las fuentes generadoras, los problemas de salud...
Hazop & Hazan
Identifying and Assessing Process Industry Hazards, Fouth Edition
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2018
This revised edition provides the basics of applying hazard and operability study (Hazop) and hazard analysis (Hazan). Hazop is a creative but systematic method of identifying hazards in process plants. Hazard analysis is then used to quantify the risks from these hazards, and to assess how far to...
Human Factors Methods
A Practical Guide for Engineering and Design
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2017
This second edition of Human Factors Methods: A Practical Guide for Engineering and Design now presents 107 design and evaluation methods as well as numerous refinements to those that featured in the original. The book has been carefully designed to act as an ergonomics methods manual, aiding both...
by George Galanis, Robert Sottilare
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2017
Defense forces have always invested a great deal of their resources in training. In recent times, changes in the complexity and intensity of operations have reaffirmed the importance of ensuring that warfighters are adequately prepared for the environments in which they are required to work. The emergence...
Ghosts in the Machine
Rethinking Learning Work and Culture in Air Traffic Control
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2017
This book provides a socio-cultural analysis of the ways in which air traffic controllers formally and informally learn about their work and the active role that organisational cultures play in shaping interpretation and meaning. In particular, it describes the significant role that organizational...