ilość książek w kategorii: 2661
Human Thermal Environments: The Effects of Hot, Moderate, and Cold Environments on Human Health, Comfort and Performance, Second Edition
ISBN: 9780415237932 / Angielski / Miękka / 560 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This work covers hot, moderate and cold environments, and defines these in terms of six basic parameters: air temperature; radiate temperature; humidity; air velocity; clothing worn; and the person's activity. There is also a focus on the principles and practice of human response, which incorporates psychology, physiology and environmental physics with applied ergonomics. Water requirements, computer modelling and Computer-Aided Design are brought in, as are current standards. Special populations, such as the aged or disabled, are also considered. This remains the standard text for the design...
This work covers hot, moderate and cold environments, and defines these in terms of six basic parameters: air temperature; radiate temperature; humidi...
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309,51 zł |
Human Factors in the Training of Pilots
ISBN: 9780415253611 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this educational yet entertaining text, Jeff Koonce draws on his 44 years of pilot experience and 31 years as a professor of psychology and human factors engineering in addressing the questions of how to apply sound human factors principles to the training of pilots and to one's personal flying.
The author discusses principles of human factors, and how they can be utilized in pilot training and evaluation. With a conversational tone, he also relates anecdotes, jokes, and truisms collected during his time as a flight instructor. He takes a positive approach to the subject, focusing on... In this educational yet entertaining text, Jeff Koonce draws on his 44 years of pilot experience and 31 years as a professor of psychology and human f...
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445,94 zł |
Understanding and Preventing Falls: An Ergonomics Approach
ISBN: 9780415256360 / Angielski / Twarda / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Readable and authoritative, Understanding and Preventing Falls provides a guide to the nature and extent of the problem of falls. Drawing on the latest research, the authors outline the combination of environmental factors that commonly lead to falls and explore how to prevent them. The case is made for a multifaceted approach to falls prevention, taking account of the complex interplay that exists between individuals and the environment.
Broad in scope, the book is divided into two parts. The first part examines the current state of knowledge and understanding of the... Readable and authoritative, Understanding and Preventing Falls provides a guide to the nature and extent of the problem of falls. Dra...
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708,33 zł |
Preventing and Managing Disabling Injury at Work
ISBN: 9780415274913 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Work-related disability is an increasingly important issue to organizations, in terms of cost, competitiveness, and social and ethical issues. Changes in the nature of disability arising from the evolution of work calls for a new approach to this understudied topic.
Significant developments have taken place in linking injury events with subsequent primary prevention efforts, in engaging key stakeholders in effective pre-injury prevention and post-injury disability management efforts, and in exploring company-level interventions, regulatory interventions, and economic incentives. These... Work-related disability is an increasingly important issue to organizations, in terms of cost, competitiveness, and social and ethical issues. Changes...
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629,62 zł |
Working Postures and Movements
ISBN: 9780415279086 / Angielski / Twarda / 504 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In most industries, musculoskeletal injuries are the most common work-related reason for employee absences. These injuries are often caused by static postures or repetitive movements that have to be maintained for many hours a day, such as intensive use of data entry devices, assembly work, parts inspection, equipment maintenance, manual materials handling, machinery operations, and vehicle operation, among others. In order to prevent such injuries, occupational health professionals, ergonomists, production engineers, and product designers need to know how to evaluate postures and... In most industries, musculoskeletal injuries are the most common work-related reason for employee absences. These injuries are often caused by stat... |
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813,27 zł |
Human Response to Vibration
ISBN: 9780415282390 / Angielski / Twarda / 244 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Through continued collaboration and the sharing of ideas, data, and results, the international community of researchers and practitioners has developed an understanding of many facets of the human response to vibration. At a time when the EU is preparing to adopt a directive on health risks arising from occupational exposure to vibration, Human Response to Vibration offers authoritative guidance on this complex subject. Individual chapters in the book examine issues relating to whole-body vibration, hand-arm vibration, and motion sickness. Vibration measurements and standards are also...
Through continued collaboration and the sharing of ideas, data, and results, the international community of researchers and practitioners has develope...
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577,15 zł |
Handbook of Human Factors in Litigation
ISBN: 9780415288705 / Angielski / Twarda / 812 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Using ergonomics in forensics can help prevent the recurrence of system failures through engineering or administrative controls. It can also raise the level of concern among professionals and the public regarding product, workplace, and service safety due to perceived exposure to liability. Even with such a potentially important and broad impact, forensic human factors is a subject that is neither taught nor systematically practiced. There is little documentation to help develop a knowledge of the field in a systematic way, nor is there a large pool of qualified practitioners.
The... Using ergonomics in forensics can help prevent the recurrence of system failures through engineering or administrative controls. It can also raise the...
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1101,84 zł |
Measuring Slipperiness: Human Locomotion and Surface Factors
ISBN: 9780415298285 / Angielski / Twarda / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In recent decades, injury has begun to gain prominence as a public health and societal problem. Slipperiness and slip, trip, and fall (STF) injuries are among the greatest obstacles to reducing the injury burden. One of the biggest challenges in STF is defining and measuring slipperiness. After over half a century of serious research on what slipperiness is and how it can be measured, rapid progress has been made in the decade of the 90s.
Measuring Slipperiness: Human Locomotion and Surface Factors provides an overview of basic concepts and definitions of terms related to the 'measurement... In recent decades, injury has begun to gain prominence as a public health and societal problem. Slipperiness and slip, trip, and fall (STF) injuries a...
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760,80 zł |
Advances in Safety and Reliability - Esrel 2005, Two Volume Set: Proceedings of the European Safety and Reliability Conference, Esrel 2005, Tri City (
ISBN: 9780415383400 / Angielski / Twarda / 2204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Advances in Safety and Reliability considers issues relating to the establishment, management and assurance of safety and reliability in human-technology-environment interactions of modern society. This volume includes scientific and technical papers on safety and reliability, as well as methods for the assessment and management of risks. Set in a wide range of industrial, societal and governmental sectors, the book presents topical aspects of safety, reliability and risk in the design, production and operation of industrial products, systems and infrastructures. The analysis... Advances in Safety and Reliability considers issues relating to the establishment, management and assurance of safety and reliability in h... |
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2885,77 zł |
Contemporary Ergonomics 2006 : Proceedings of the International Conference on Contemporary Ergonomics (CE2006), 4-6 April 2006, Cambridge, UK
ISBN: 9780415398183 / Angielski / Miękka / 660 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Presenting the proceedings of the Ergonomics Society's annual conference, Contemporary Ergonomics 2006 embraces the wide range of topics covered by ergonomics. Individual papers provide insight into current practice, present new research findings, and form an invaluable reference source. The book explores a wide range of topics including ergonomics, human factors and user-centered design. It also features related disciplines such as psychology, engineering, and physiology. Particular emphasis is given to the utility of these disciplines in improving health, safety, efficiency, and...
Presenting the proceedings of the Ergonomics Society's annual conference, Contemporary Ergonomics 2006 embraces the wide range of topics covered by er...
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970,67 zł |
Contemporary Ergonomics 2007: Proceedings of the International Conference on Contemporary Ergonomics (Ce2007), 17-19 April 2007, Nottingham, UK
ISBN: 9780415436380 / Angielski / Miękka / 568 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Presenting the Proceedings of the Ergonomics Society's annual conference, the series embraces the wide range of topics covered by ergonomics. Individual papers provide insight into current practice, present new research findings and form an invaluable reference source. A wide range of topics are covered in these proceedings, including Ergonomics, Human Factors and User-Centred Design. It also features related disciplines such as Psychology, Engineering and Physiology. Particular emphasis is given to the utility of these disciplines in improving health, safety, efficiency and productivity.... Presenting the Proceedings of the Ergonomics Society's annual conference, the series embraces the wide range of topics covered by ergonomics. Indiv... |
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865,74 zł |
Crisis Intervention and Crisis Management: Strategies That Work in Schools and Communities
ISBN: 9780415944946 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book discusses practical steps and procedures that school counselors, teachers, administrators, and support personnel need to take in order to prepare for a crisis in a school or community (local or otherwise). The last decade has unfortunately been witness to an increase in violence in local communities and schools, nationally and internationally. And yet, there has been surprisingly little written about a comprehensive school and community approach to crisis prevention, intervention and management. This text fills a gap in the existing literature, providing sensible procedures and tips...
This book discusses practical steps and procedures that school counselors, teachers, administrators, and support personnel need to take in order to pr...
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183,59 zł |
Crisis Intervention and Crisis Management: Strategies that Work in Schools and Communities
ISBN: 9780415948180 / Angielski / Twarda / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book discusses steps helping professionals should take in order to prepare for a crisis in their schools and community. The author introduces a Crisis Management Plan, which discusses ways to restore a school/community to its pre-crisis equilibrium. The author also includes information on how schools should talk to media personnel and parents in times of a crisis, checklists, assessment instruments, and sample documentation forms that can be used in times of a crisis.
This book discusses steps helping professionals should take in order to prepare for a crisis in their schools and community. The author introduces a C...
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524,69 zł |
Practical Safety and Reliability Assessment
ISBN: 9780419213307 / Angielski / Twarda / 212 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An integral part of any engineering or manufacturing process is a continuous process of assessing its safety and reliability. This work provides a guide to the practical application of safety and reliability principles wherever risk is a consideration. The theory and mathematics are kept to a minimum, whilst a practical working model of the technology is presented for everyone involved in general engineering disciplines. It reduces the high cost of using professional consultant practitioners, introduces an advanced methodology of common mode failure analysis and modelling, with potential...
An integral part of any engineering or manufacturing process is a continuous process of assessing its safety and reliability. This work provides a gui...
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918,20 zł |
guidelines for the management of change for process safety
ISBN: 9780470043097 / Angielski / Twarda / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Guidelines for the Management of Change for Process Safety provides guidance on the implementation of effective and efficient Management of Change (MOC) procedures, which can be applied to improve process safety. In addition to introducing MOC systems, the book describes how to design an initial system from scratch, including the scope of the system and the applications over a plant life cycle and the boundaries and overlaps with other process safety management systems.
Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file. Guidelines for the Management of Change for Process Safety provides guidance on the implementation of effective and efficient Management of Cha...
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601,73 zł |
human factors methods for improving performance in the process industries
ISBN: 9780470117545 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Human Factors Methods for Improving Performance in the Process Industries provides guidance for managers and plant engineering staff on specific, practical techniques and tools for addressing forty different human factors issues impacting process safety. Human factors incidents can result in injury and death, damage to the environment, fines, and business losses due to ruined batches, off-spec products, unplanned shutdowns, and other adverse effects. Prevention of these incidents increases productivity and profits.
Complete with examples, case histories, techniques, and... Human Factors Methods for Improving Performance in the Process Industries provides guidance for managers and plant engineering staff on specifi...
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717,72 zł |
Continuous Monitoring for Hazardous Material Releases
ISBN: 9780470148907 / Angielski / Twarda / 104 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Whether occurring accidentally or through acts of terrorism, catastrophic chemical releases must be identified early in order to mitigate their consequences. Continuous sensor monitoring can detect catastrophic chemical releases early enough to curb extreme amounts of damage. In several notable instances, such monitors have not been used appropriately, or have fallen short of what they should have been capable of delivering. This book provides the technical background and guidance needed to get the most from this emerging technique and details the essentials of preparing any workplace from...
Whether occurring accidentally or through acts of terrorism, catastrophic chemical releases must be identified early in order to mitigate their conseq...
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463,66 zł |
Ventilation for Control of the Work Environment
ISBN: 9780471095323 / Angielski / Twarda / 440 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The second edition of Ventilation Control of the Work Environment incorporates changes in the field of industrial hygiene since the first edition was published in 1982. Integrating feedback from students and professionals, the new edition includes problems sets for each chapter and updated information on the modeling of exhaust ventilation systems, and thus assures the continuation of the book's role as the primary industry textbook.
This revised text includes a large amount of material on HVAC systems, and has been updated to reflect the changes in the Ventilation Manual published by... The second edition of Ventilation Control of the Work Environment incorporates changes in the field of industrial hygiene since the first edition was ...
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927,59 zł |
A Practical Guide to Air Quality Compliance
ISBN: 9780471150060 / Angielski / Twarda / 464 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This easy-to-read guide links the regulatory and technical aspects of air quality compliance in one self-contained volume.
This unique handbook explains air quality compliance in plain language, free of legalese. Russell E. Erbes draws on twenty years of industrial air quality compliance experience as he clarifies the complex regulatory and technical issues facing industry in the wake of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments. He guides the reader through a labyrinth of demanding regulations, rising costs, and complex procedures. A Practical Guide to Air Quality... This easy-to-read guide links the regulatory and technical aspects of air quality compliance in one self-contained volume.
This unique ha... |
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911,02 zł |
Complying with Tsca Inventory Requirements: A Guide with Step-By-Step Processes for Chemical Manufacturers, Processors, and Importers
ISBN: 9780471214816 / Angielski / Twarda / 392 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. As the window of time for bringing new chemical products to market continues to narrow, it is increasingly essential that the process of commercialization (bringing a chemical from an R&D lab to the market as a product) be completed as quickly as possible. Complying with TSCA Inventory Requirements is a how-to book that succinctly delivers the relevant information about the Environmental Protection Agency's Toxic Substances Control Act to chemistry professionals working in a corporate environment. Author Chan Thanawalla provides step-by-step directions for meeting TSCA regulations, vastly...
As the window of time for bringing new chemical products to market continues to narrow, it is increasingly essential that the process of commercializa...
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656,96 zł |