Occupational Safety and Health for Public Safety Employees: Assessing the Evidence and the Implications for Public Safety

Occupational Safety and Health for Public Safety Employees: Assessing the Evidence and the Implications for Public Safety Review

Police officers, firefighters, and other public safety workers face exceptionally high rates of injury and fatality relative to the general workforce. This document provides an analysis of the risk factors associated with different aspects of public safety occupations, to help policymakers in their efforts to improve the health and safety of these employees.

Assurance Technologies Principles and Practices: A Product, Process, and System Safety Perspective

Assurance Technologies Principles and Practices: A Product, Process, and System Safety Perspective Review

The Second Edition features new content, examples,methods, techniques, and best practices

Assurance Technologies Principles and Practices is based on the assertion that safety is not a cost, but an excellent investment. According to the authors, more than sixty percent of problems in complex systems arise from incomplete, vague, and poorly written specifications. In keeping with the authors' passion for safety, the text is dedicated to uniting the gamut of disciplines that are essential for effective design applying assurance technology principles, including system safety, reliability, maintainability, human engineering, quality, logistics, software integrity, and system integration.

Readers familiar with the first edition of this text will recognize all the hallmarks that have made it a classic in its field. The Second Edition features a host of new examples, methods, techniques, and best practices to bring the text fully up to date with the state of the art in assurance technology.

Much new content has been added as well, including four new chapters:

• Managing Safety-Related Risks
• Statistical Concepts, Loss Analysis, and Safety-Related Applications
• Models, Concepts, and Examples: Applying Scenario-Driven Hazard Analysis
• Automation, Computer, and Software Complexities

The text begins with an introduction and overview of assurance technology. Next, readers are provided with fundamental statistical concepts. The chapters that follow explore in depth the approaches and disciplines that make up assurance technology applications. Each chapter is organized into major phases-design, manufacturing, test, and use phase-that help readers understand both how and when to apply particular measures.

Throughout the text, readers discover detailed examples that prepare them to manage real-world challenges. References and further reading are provided at the end of each chapter leading to more in-depth discussion on specialized topics.

With its extensive use of examples and highly structured approach, this is an excellent course book for students in industrial engineering, systems engineering, risk engineering, and other assurance technology domains. Design and system engineers as well as safety professionals will find the material essential in troubleshooting complex projects and ensuring product, process, and system safety.

Legal and Ethical Issues for Health Professionals

Legal and Ethical Issues for Health Professionals Review

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This is a comprehensive reference to the questions of right and wrong for the student and practicing health professional. This text will provide the reader with a strong foundation to build upon to help in the understanding of ethical dilemmas.

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• Legal and Ethical Issues for Health Care Professionals
• Introduction to Health Care Management
• Health Care USA: Understanding Its Organization and Delivery, Seventh Edition
• Introduction to Public Health in Pharmacy
• Drug Information Handbook: A Comprehensive Resource for All Clinicians and Healthcare Professionals

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Essential BAT Value Documentations: from The MAK-Collection for Occupational Health and Safety

Essential BAT Value Documentations: from The MAK-Collection for Occupational Health and Safety Review

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For more than 20 of the most important occupational toxicants, the documentations for the established BAT values (Biological Exposure Values) and EKA values (Exposure Equivalents for Carcinogenic Substances) are provided. These include an authoritative review of the available toxicological studies and data. For every substance, metabolism and pharmacokinetics, critical toxicity, exposure and effects, suitable indicators of internal exposure, the evaluation of the BAT value and the correct interpretation of data are described. Basic physico-chemical data are provided as well. The documentations are thus not only essential for the application of BAT and EKA values but provide a concise overview of biological monitoring for each substance.
The documentations are authoritative, because they were compiled by the Commission for the Investigation of Health Hazards of Chemical Compounds in the Work Area. The Commission is internationally acknowledged for its neutrality and is working strictly according to transparent, scientific criteria. BAT Values set the standards for legal regulations in many countries of the world, e. g. they are the basis for at least 30 % of the threshold limits valid in the European Union.

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Oct 26, 2011 05:39:06

Food Safety and Food Quality (Issues in Environmental Science and Technology)

Food Safety and Food Quality (Issues in Environmental Science and Technology) Review

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The quality and safety of the food we eat attracts a great deal of publicity and is high on the list of public concerns. This highly emotive issue is discussed in this timely book, which brings together a group of experts to present up-to-date and balanced overviews on a wide range of topics including GM crops; hazardous microorganisms such as E. coli; the BSE/CJD problem; and cancer-causing chemicals, both natural and synthetic. Thought-provoking and of interest to a wide readership, this authoritative review will be welcomed by food scientists, legislators, government officials and advisors. Students of food science or environmental science will also find it essential reading. Now available electronically--individual chapters from all titles in the Issues in Environmental Science and Technology series are now available online, fully searchable by key word, on a pay-to-view basis. Contents pages can be viewed free of charge. Visit http://www.rsc.org/issues for full details. [part of the Issues in Environmental Science and Technology series]

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Incidents That Define Process Safety (CCPS Concept Books)

Incidents That Define Process Safety (CCPS Concept Books) Review

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Incidents That Define Process Safety describes approximately fifty incidents that have had a significant impact on the chemical and refining industries' approaches to modern process safety. Events are described in detail so readers get a fundamental understanding of the root causes, the consequences, the lessons learned, and actions that can prevent a recurrence. There are exhaustive investigative reports about these events, allowing you to apply the resulting safety principles to their current operations.

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• Guidelines for Preventing Human Error in Process Safety
• What Went Wrong?, Fifth Edition: Case Histories of Process Plant Disasters and How They Could Have Been Avoided (Butterworth-Heinemann/IChemE)
• Guidelines for Risk Based Process Safety
• Still Going Wrong!: Case Histories of Process Plant Disasters and How They Could Have Been Avoided
• Guidelines for Process Safety Metrics

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The Food Safety Information Handbook:

The Food Safety Information Handbook: Review

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Outbreaks of Mad Cow Disease, reports of potentially harmful genetically engineered corn and irradiated vegetables are fueling consumers' demands for clear, concise information about the safety and quality of the food supply. Librarians and consumers alike can quickly locate authoritative sources of up-to-date and accurate information in this easy to use handbook. There is a brief history of food safety with a chronology of incidents, products, and legislation. Recommended books, pamphlets, articles, Web sites, and other electronic resources are described. This one-stop handbook brings together in one volume food safety statistics, laws and regulations, and contact information for hot lines and help lines, organizations, and education and training opportunities. This book includes

·An Overview of Food Safety

·Issues in Food Safety

·Chronology of Food Safety-related events

·Food Safety Regulation

·Food Safety Statistics

·Careers in Food Safety

·Food Safety Resources

·Glossary^R

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Oct 22, 2011 05:05:14

Building a Culture of Respect: Managing Bullying at Work (Issues in Occupational Health)

Building a Culture of Respect: Managing Bullying at Work (Issues in Occupational Health) Review

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Bullying is an increasing problem in the workplace. It is estimated that five million workers are bullied each year in the UK, and that one in four employees is aware of colleagues being bullied. Bullying creates significant health problems for employees and, despite this, there is a conspicuous absence of published material on why these behaviors occur, how their occurrence can be reduced, and what can be done to help the victims.

Building a Culture of Respect focuses on the development of organizational cultures that promote the dignity of all employees, which have the power to reduce the incidence and impact of bullying. The creation of an organizational culture of respect requires an integration of organizational policies, processes and interventions. Written by a group of experienced academics and practitioners, this collective volume allows theory to be integrated with evidence and practice in an approach that can be used to inform organizational management, unions, human resource managers, lawyers, general practitioners, occupational health psychologists and counselors on the most effective ways of addressing bullying at work.

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• Mobbing: Emotional Abuse in the American Workplace
• The Complete Guide to Understanding, Controlling, and Stopping Bullies & Bullying at Work: A Complete Guide for Managers, Supervisors, and Co-Workers

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Oct 20, 2011 07:19:12

Hazardous Materials Transportation Risk Analysis: Quantitative Approaches for Truck and Train (Industrial Health & Safety)

Hazardous Materials Transportation Risk Analysis: Quantitative Approaches for Truck and Train (Industrial Health & Safety) Review

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How can we predict and control risks related to the transportation of hazardous substances? This book explains what a transportation quantitative risk analysis is, how to communicate risk study objectives to an experienced risk analyst, and how to do a reasonably detailed calculation based on available risk data. The author explains the quantitative risk analysis (QRA) procedure and its application to transportation. He familiarizes readers with sources of data specific to accident rate, probabilistic distribution of accident force magnitude, and conditional probability of container failure. Risk analysis methodologies and data uncertainties are also clearly explained. A special feature of the book is an extended example of a quantitative risk analysis for bulk transport of chlorine by truck and train. This detailed example explores every step of the QRA from preliminary hazards analysis to risk reduction alternatives. This example can be adapted to many practical situations. Methodologies are provided for accident scenario development, frequency and consequence analysis, and risk presentation. The book has in-depth discussions of
* Definitions of basic risk analysis terms
* Mathematical formulations for transportation quantitative risk analysis
* Databases for accident rate and frequency, accident force types and magnitudes, container failure probability, and release amounts
* Engineering models for container failure analysis
* Quantification of the risk reduction of modifying container design
* A generalized fault tree that can be easily modified for different types of transportation risk analysis
The discussion of consequence analysis delves into release rates and amounts, airborne dispersion, toxic material effects, exposed populations, and exposure mitigation measures. Analysis results for both individual and societal risks are discussed. Appendices cover numerical evaluation of train and truck accident scenario frequencies and source term characterization. Hazardous Materials Transportation Risk Analysis will be a valuable reference for supervisors and managers who ship, receive, or transport hazardous materials: state, federal, and local transportation officials; transportation packaging engineers; and others, such as emergency planners and environmental analysts, who have reason to understand transportation risk.

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Oct 18, 2011 16:02:14

Food Safety for Professionals

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...combines a cutting-edge reference tool with practical application information about the critical issue of food safety...includes food borne illnes, toxic agents and much more!

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Oct 17, 2011 13:51:10

OSHA Computer Related Illness Library Edition: Introductory but Comprehensive OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health) Training for the Managers and Employees in a Worker Safety Program, on Computer

OSHA Computer Related Illness Library Edition: Introductory but Comprehensive OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health) Training for the Managers and Employees in a Worker Safety Program, on Computer Review

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This title is part of the UniversityOfHealthCare/ UniversityOfBusiness Interactive Training Library, which offers authoritative, clearly written material in an interactive form for better comprehension and documentation of completion. The manual accompanying the CD provides a summary of the major points of the CD in a handy format. Computer injuries are increasingly common. OSHA Computer Related Illness teaches about them and how to prevent them. Suitable for OSHA, and covers much more. You will learn about computer eyestrain and how to deal with it, computer mechanical problems and how to deal with them, worker behavior and how it affects computer illnesses, how to modify the workplace to make it ergonomic, how to exercise and stretch to decrease computer health problems, how to work with doctors on your problems, ergonomic products and equipment, and resources to help you. Time estimate: 2-5 hours. 240 pages on CD. 26 pages in the manual. Illustrated with photos of positions and exercises. The manual accompanying the CD provides a summary of the major points of the CD in a handy format. You must have Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher running on your computer. Supported operating systems are Windows 95, 98, 98 SE, ME, 2000, or XP. The CD is licensed to play once on any Windows computer; the borrower may purchase the program after that. One library reference activation is included in the price.

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Oct 14, 2011 23:12:38