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Introduction to Health and Safety in Constructionby Phil Hughes; Ed Ferrett
Taylor & Francis 2006; US$ 70.95Introduction to Health and Safety in Construction covers the specific challenges faced by the construction industry as well as the basics of occupational safety and health in general. The coverage of this book has been directly matched to the Certificate course in Construction Safety and Health from NEBOSH. However, the comprehensive coverage of health and safety topics in a construction context make it relevant for other courses in Construction Design and Management, Construction Safety and Health, and the Built Environment, both in the UK and overseas, as well as for construction professionals who are looking for an introduction to health and safety which addresses the specific problems encountered in their industry. In its second edition... more...
Principles of Construction Safetyby Allan St John Holt
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2008; US$ 110.95The construction industry has not had a good record on health and safety and faces tough legal and financial penalties for breaches of the law. This book provides a unique resource for all those who construct or procure the construction of projects of all sizes and in all countries and for clients who need to keep abreast of their own and their contractors' responsibilities. It gives practical guidance on best practice, including: measuring performance and recording information developing a safety policy and method statements assessing risk training and understanding people the basics of the construction/environment interface The book addresses several topics not found in other reference works, discussing techniques of health... more...
Resilience Engineeringby Erik Hollnagel; David D. Woods; Nancy Leveson
Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2007; US$ 49.95For Resilience Engineering, "failure" is the result of the adaptations necessary to cope with the complexity of the real world, rather than a malfunction. Human performance must continually adjust to current conditions and, because resources and time are finite, such adjustments are always approximate. Featuring contributions from leading international figures in human factors and safety, Resilience Engineering provides thought-provoking insights into system safety as an aggregate of its various components - subsystems, software, organizations, human behaviours - and the way in which they interact. more...
Safety Critical Systems Handbookby David J. Smith; Kenneth G. L. Simpson
Elsevier Science 2010; US$ 116.00Electrical, electronic and programmable electronic systems increasingly carry out safety functions to guard workers and the public against injury or death and the environment against pollution. The international functional safety standard IEC 61508 was revised in 2010 and this is the first comprehensive guide available to the revised standard. As Functional Safety is applicable to many industries, this book will have a wide readership beyond the chemical and process sector, including oil and gas, power generation, nuclear, aircraft, and automotive industries, plus project, instrumentation, design, and control engineers ? The only comprehensive guide to IEC 61508, updated to cover the 2010 amendments, that will ensure engineers... more...
Chainsaw Operator's Manualby ForestWorks
Landlinks Press 2009; US$ 24.95The ultimate guide to basic chainsaw operating techniques covering safety, maintenance and cross-cutting. more...
Human Performance on the Flight Deckby Don Harris
Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2011; US$ 69.95Taking an integrated, systems approach to human performance issues on the flight deck of the modern airliner, this book describes the inter-relationships between the various application areas of human factors, recognising that the human contribution to the operation of an airliner does not fall into neat pigeonholes. The relationship between areas such as pilot selection, training, flight deck design and safety management is continually emphasised. It also affirms the upside of human factors in aviation and avoids placing undue emphasis on when the human component fails. more...
Britain at Workby Mark Cully; Andrew O'Reilly; Stephen Woodland; Gill Dix
Routledge 1999; US$ 38.95Britain at Work presents a detailed analysis of the 1998 Workplace Employee Relations Survey, the largest survey of its kind ever conducted. more...
Rethinking Industrial Relationsby John Kelly
Routledge 1998; US$ 62.95'An extremely impressive and ambitious tour de force' Edmund Heery This book contains a detailed examination of the evolution of industrial relations. more...
Social Partnership at Workby Carola M. Frege
Routledge 1999; US$ 190.00This book examines the transfer of the capitalist labour institutions of West Germany - specifically works councils and trade unions - to the former socialist workforce of East Germany. more...
Toxicology of Chemical Respiratory Hypersensitivityby Ian Kimber; R.J. Dearman
CRC Press 1997; US$ 150.00An overview of respiratory asthma is included in this text, which examines aspects of chemical respiratory allergy and occupational asthma caused by exposure to chemicals. It covers occupational safety measures, and methods for identifying and characterizing chemical allergens. more...