Risk-reduction methods for occupational safety and health /
This book covers system safety methods related to occupational health and safety. It argues for anticipating hazards, risk reduction strategies for hazards processes, and making sure workers' tasks correspond to human capabilities. To this end, the text provides pro-active methods for identifyi...
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| Μορφή: | Ηλ. βιβλίο |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Έκδοση: |
Hoboken, N.J. :
Wiley,
[2012]
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| Διαθέσιμο Online: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
| Περίληψη: | This book covers system safety methods related to occupational health and safety. It argues for anticipating hazards, risk reduction strategies for hazards processes, and making sure workers' tasks correspond to human capabilities. To this end, the text provides pro-active methods for identifying hazards, assessing risk, analyzing hazards, using tools from system safety, conducting post-incident investigations, considering human errors, applying risk reduction strategies, and managing process safety. While emphasizing methods suitable for all countries, it includes references to U.S. military and Department of Energy documents, as well as a discussion of fault-tree construction. |
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| Φυσική περιγραφή: | 1 online resource (xv, 371 pages) : illustrations |
| Βιβλιογραφία: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781118229576 1118229576 0470881410 9780470881415 9781118229439 1118229436 9781118229590 1118229592 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/9781118229439 |
