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Icrp Publication 37: Cost-Benefit Analysis in the Optimization of Radiation Protection
ISBN: 9780080298177 / Angielski / Miękka / 78 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. ICRP Publication 26 summarized the recommended basic system of dose limitation into three interrelated components, abbreviated as:
(i) The justification of the practice. (ii) The optimization of radiation protection. (iii) The limits of the individual dos equivalent. This report is concerned primarily with the second of these components of te system of dose limitation, the optimization of radiation protection, and with the rationale and techniques to establish what is reasonably achievable in the control of radiation exposures. A wide range of techniques... ICRP Publication 26 summarized the recommended basic system of dose limitation into three interrelated components, abbreviated as:
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224,92 zł |
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Highway Meteorology
ISBN: 9780419156703 / Angielski / Twarda / 209 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Roads that are safe in all weathers are a prerequisite of modern society, and large amounts of money have to be spent, especially in winter, by highway authorities to make travel safe. Climatic factors like fog frequency have to be taken into account in planning the route that a road will follow. The operation and maintenance of the road network requires that weather information be taken into account if measures like preventative salting and top dressing are to be successfully carried out. Particularly in the field of winter maintenance of highways a range of new technology has recently...
Roads that are safe in all weathers are a prerequisite of modern society, and large amounts of money have to be spent, especially in winter, by highwa...
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1285,58 zł |
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Warnings and Risk Communication
ISBN: 9780748402663 / Angielski / Twarda / 365 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Stimulated by the growth in litigation on product liability and associated personal injury, research into communicating warnings effectively has increased during the 1990s. This text addresses the major issues in theory, research and applications of warnings and risk communication, bringing together the international authorities in the field.
Stimulated by the growth in litigation on product liability and associated personal injury, research into communicating warnings effectively has incre...
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1071,32 zł |
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The Blame Machine: Why Human Error Causes Accidents
ISBN: 9780750655101 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Describes how disasters and serious accidents result from recurring, but potentially avoidable, human errors. This work shows how such errors are preventable. It also describes the existence of a 'blame culture' in many organisations, which focuses on individual human error whilst ignoring the system failures that caused it.
Describes how disasters and serious accidents result from recurring, but potentially avoidable, human errors. This work shows how such errors are prev...
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305,27 zł |
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Preventing Drunk Driving
ISBN: 9780789005113 / Angielski / Twarda / 104 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Six studies present current psychological research focusing on strategies for reducing driving after drinking. Simultaneously co-published as Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community v.17, no.1 1998. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
Six studies present current psychological research focusing on strategies for reducing driving after drinking. Simultaneously co-published as Journal ...
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616,00 zł |
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Intervening to Improve the Safety of Occupational Driving : A Behavior-Change Model and Review of Empirical Evidence
ISBN: 9780789010124 / Angielski / Miękka / 140 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Examine the behind-the-wheel behavior of delivery people and discover proven interventions to improve driver safety This thorough treatise provides empirical evidence, case studies, and effective models designed to help you develop reliable programs for promoting safety among high-risk drivers. Intervening to Improve the Safety of Occupational Driving: A Behavior-Change Model and Review of Empirical Evidence is plentifully illustrated with charts and tables for easy comprehension. Researchers and practitioners in the field of organizational behavior will find valuable data about the driving...
Examine the behind-the-wheel behavior of delivery people and discover proven interventions to improve driver safety This thorough treatise provides e...
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278,49 zł |
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Settled Asbestos Dust Sampling and Analysis
ISBN: 9780873719483 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Settled Asbestos Dust Sampling and Analysis compiles the most significant data on asbestos in settled dust. This ready reference presents an analysis of settled dusts and surface particles of all sizes for asbestosthat is useful for qualitative and quantitative assessment and helps to determine the source of fibers. The main scope of this reference includes sample collection, sample analyses, and interpretation of settled dust data, as well as the use of such data for purposes including asbestos abatement projects and in-place management programs. Sections on lead and other particulates are...
Settled Asbestos Dust Sampling and Analysis compiles the most significant data on asbestos in settled dust. This ready reference presents an analysis ...
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1098,10 zł |
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Basic Guide To Pesticides: Their Characteristics And Hazards : Their Characteristics & Hazards
ISBN: 9781560322535 / Angielski / Twarda / 283 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume provides physical properties of over 700 pesticides and transformation products and contaminents plus their toxic effects to mammals, other forms of life and the environment.
This volume provides physical properties of over 700 pesticides and transformation products and contaminents plus their toxic effects to mammals, othe...
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696,36 zł |
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Fundamentals of Risk Analysis and Risk Management
ISBN: 9781566701303 / Angielski / Twarda / 496 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book bridges the gap between the many different disciplines used in applications of risk analysis to real world problems. Contributed b y some of the world's leading experts, it creates a common information base and language for all risk analysis practitioners, risk managers, and decision makers. Valuable as both a reference for practitioners and a comprehensive textbook for students, Fundamentals of Risk Analys is and Risk Management is a unique contribution to the field. Its broa d coverage ranges from basic theory of risk analysis to practical appl ications, risk perception, legal and...
This book bridges the gap between the many different disciplines used in applications of risk analysis to real world problems. Contributed b y some of...
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562,44 zł |
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Aviation Safety, Human Factors - System Engineering - Flight Operations - Economics - Strategies - Management
ISBN: 9789067642583 / Angielski / Twarda / 800 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Questions concerning safety in aviation attract a great deal of attention, due to the growth in this industry and the number of fatal accidents in recent years. The aerospace industry has always been deeply concerned with the permanent prevention of accidents and the conscientious safeguarding of all imaginable critical factors surrounding the organization of processes in aeronautical technology. However, the developments in aircraft technology and control systems require further improvements to meet future safety demands.
This book embodies the proceedings of the 1997 International... Questions concerning safety in aviation attract a great deal of attention, due to the growth in this industry and the number of fatal accidents in rec...
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1740,89 zł |
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Disaster Policy & Emergency Management in Russia : Theory & Practice
ISBN: 9781560724216 / Angielski / Twarda / 226 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For many decades federal emergency and disaster policy and management has been an important but one of the least publicised and studied aspects of the national policy in the former Soviet Union. This book discusses major disasters which were unknown to anyone except in very limited official circles. Also discussed is the historical and legal development of the emergency management system in the former Soviet Union/current Russia and the impacted populations themselves.
For many decades federal emergency and disaster policy and management has been an important but one of the least publicised and studied aspects of the...
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498,11 zł |
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Food Safety : Is Anyone Watching?
ISBN: 9781590334782 / Angielski / Twarda / 145 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. We all have to eat; it's one of the necessities of life. Thus, the status of the food supply is of great concern to everyone. American consumers spend hundreds of billions of dollars annually on food, so someone has to keep the population relatively assured that they are not purchasing contaminated condiments. Much of this responsibility has fallen into the hands of government. Since the passage of food safety laws in the early 1900s, the federal government along with state and local agencies have overseen the sanitary conditions of the US food industry. Overall, agencies like the FDA have...
We all have to eat; it's one of the necessities of life. Thus, the status of the food supply is of great concern to everyone. American consumers spend...
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358,84 zł |
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America's Bridges???
ISBN: 9781604560978 / Angielski / Twarda / 178 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Has anyone actually seen a bridge being built in America? Some critics point out that America has built excellent bridges in Vietnam and Iraq which indicates that the knowledge base remains intact. This book presents reports focusing on this part of Americ
Has anyone actually seen a bridge being built in America? Some critics point out that America has built excellent bridges in Vietnam and Iraq which in...
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455,26 zł |
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Transportation Accident Analysis & Prevention
ISBN: 9781604562880 / Angielski / Twarda / 276 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Presents research on transportation accidental injury and damage, including the pre-injury and immediate post-injury phases. This book includes studies of human, environmental and vehicular factors influencing the occurrence, type and severity of transport
Presents research on transportation accidental injury and damage, including the pre-injury and immediate post-injury phases. This book includes studie...
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712,37 zł |
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Food Safety & Nutrition
ISBN: 9781604563351 / Angielski / Twarda / 124 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Food safety is a scientific discipline describing the handling, preparation, and storage of food in ways that prevent food-borne illness. This includes a number of routines that should be followed to avoid potentially severe health hazards. This book prese
Food safety is a scientific discipline describing the handling, preparation, and storage of food in ways that prevent food-borne illness. This include...
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455,26 zł |
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Traffic Accidents : Causes & Outcomes
ISBN: 9781604564266 / Angielski / Twarda Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Examines a range of issues related to traffic accidents, including prevention, safety, prediction, precipitation, mitigation, and related law enforcement issues.
Examines a range of issues related to traffic accidents, including prevention, safety, prediction, precipitation, mitigation, and related law enforcem...
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712,37 zł |
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Child Safety: Problem and Prevention from Pre-School to Adolescence : A Handbook for Professionals
ISBN: 9780415124768 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Child safety is everybody's concern, but much professional activity is misinformed or based on a misrepresentation of the facts, and preventative action is rarely adequately evaluated. Written by researchers with an active role in social policy, this text challenges our understanding of the problem of child safety and points to the impotence of educational approaches based on knowledge enhancement. The message is that improving children's knowledge has little or no effect on their behaviour. From the physical abuse of young children to drug abuse in adolescence, this work presents a radical...
Child safety is everybody's concern, but much professional activity is misinformed or based on a misrepresentation of the facts, and preventative acti...
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803,49 zł |
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Warning Design: A Research Prospective
ISBN: 9780748400904 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Why don't we always obey warnings? In discussing a range of issues in behavioural research and covering auditory, visual, written and symbolic warnings, this book takes the view that a warning is but one piece of information which we take into
Why don't we always obey warnings? In discussing a range of issues in behavioural research and covering auditory, visual, written and symbolic warning...
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107,08 zł |
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Safety Assessment of Genetically Engineered Fruits and Vegetables: A Case Study of the Flavr Savr Tomato
ISBN: 9780849348037 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Use of genetically engineered plants for food production has raised many questions about food safety. Scientists, environmentalists, and government regulators have debated safety issues since the advent of genetic engineering. Recently, Calgene, Inc. became the first company to go to the FDA to request its evaluation of what will likely be the first whole food produced using genetic engineering technology: the FLAVR SAVR tomato.
This book outlines Calgene's strategy and approach for obtaining FDA approval, providing a detailed description of information and data necessary to demonstrate... Use of genetically engineered plants for food production has raised many questions about food safety. Scientists, environmentalists, and government re...
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455,26 zł |