Kategoria BISAC: Technology & Engineering >> Industrial Health & Safety

This is a reprint of ISBN 978-0-901-35743-4

Widely acknowledged as the one stop summary of health and safety fundamentals, Principles covers law, safety technology, occupational health and hygiene and safety management techniques. Originally written by the late international health and safety expert Allan St John Holt, this new edition has been comprehensively updated by Allan's colleague Jim Allen.

The book is designed as a concise, accessible introduction to health and safety basics and includes revision notes and a wide range of references....

Fault-Tolerant Process Control focuses on the development of general, yet practical, methods for the design of advanced fault-tolerant control systems; these ensure an efficient fault detection and a timely response to enhance fault recovery, prevent faults from propagating or developing into total failures, and reduce the risk of safety hazards. To this end, methods are presented for the design of advanced fault-tolerant control systems for chemical processes which explicitly deal with actuator/controller failures and sensor faults and data losses. Specifically, the book puts...

This book introduces the topic of intrinsic safety, an approach that is successful in the chemical industry, into other fields of society. Mainly covering design aspects this book also covers procedures for preventing and alleviating the impact of accidents. Based on the authors own experience in the field the book contains collected data from approximately 60 accidents/incidents which could have been prevented or mitigated. Also covered is intrinsic process safeguarding a concept applied based on chemical and physical properties where the stability of the system falls within very wide...

Healthcare Systems Engineering is the first engineering book to cover this emerging field, offering comprehensive coverage of the healthcare system, healthcare delivery, and healthcare systems modeling. Written by leading industrial engineering authorities and a medical doctor specializing in healthcare delivery systems, this book provides a well-rounded resource for readers of a variety of backgrounds. Examples, case studies, and thoughtful learning activities are used to thoroughly explain...

• Provides comprehensive guidance for employers, safety managers and rope access technicians to develop, maintain, and manage a rope access program
• Offers specific guidance for writing a comprehensive managed fall protection plan that includes rope access
• Thoroughly describes how to perform specific rope access maneuvers that can be used to offer greater safety when working at height
• Shows how a well-managed rope access program can be used as a tool to get more work...

Decide Which Lighting Technology Is Best for Your Application

Light Sources, Second Edition: Basics of Lighting Technologies and Applications presents an overview of the three main technologies that have produced the numerous families of lighting products on the market today: electrical incandescence, electrical gas discharges, and semiconductor light-emitting diodes (LEDs). The second edition of this highly praised bestseller explores the scientific and technological developments of existing and new light sources and significantly expands the coverage on...

• Comprehensive insight into the offshore oil and gas industry for those intending to choose it as a career
• Full syllabus coverage for OPITO BOSIET, FOET, MIST and IMIST courses
• Produced in full colour with over 180 images

Basic Offshore Safety covers everything that newcomers to the offshore oil and gas industry need to know 　prior to travelling offshore or when attending OPITO's Basic Offshore Safety Induction and Emergency Training (BOSIET), Minimum Industry Safety Training (MIST), Further Offshore...

Materials and Technology for Sportswear and Performance Apparel takes a close look at the design and development of functional apparel designed for high-performance sportswear. Implementing materials, performance, technology, and design and marketing, the book examines this rapidly emerging textile market and outlines future directions and growing trends. The book begins by explaining how a comfort-driven focus has led the industry to embrace knitted fabric as a popular choice of constructional material. Using examples of leading brands, it outlines the basic...

As an experienced health and safety professional you've got many years of technical expertise under your belt. You know the science, the technology, the engineering solutions. Now's the time to take that knowledge and experience and combine it with the ten core business management skills that form the basis for an MBA, so that you can become a truly effective health and safety executive.

From Leadership to Organisational Behaviour, from Brand Management to Corporate Social Responsibility, this book shows you how to combine the best of your specialist knowledge with the most...

• Explores the use of textiles as an insulation barrier, examining the relationships between textiles and the environment, and textiles and the human body
• Details an...

This companion to the bestselling "Introduction to Health and Safety in Construction" is an essential revision aid for students preparing for their written assessments on the NEBOSH National Certificate in Construction Health and Safety.

Fully updated to the April 2015 specification, the revision guide provides complete coverage of the syllabus in bite-sized chunks, helping readers to learn and memorise the most important topics. Throughout the book, the guide links back to the "Introduction to Health and Safety in Construction" textbook, helping students to consolidate their learning....