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Anywhere Working and the Future of Work (Hardcover): Yvette Blount, Marianne Gloet Anywhere Working and the Future of Work (Hardcover)
Yvette Blount, Marianne Gloet
R5,810 Discovery Miles 58 100 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

While the current workforce has pushed for the capability to work from home, it has been the natural disasters and pandemics that have emerged across the globe this past year that have pushed the matter to the forefront of conversation. More companies are seeing the benefits of having a workforce that can maintain business processes and keep organizations running from anywhere. Advances in technology continue to improve online collaboration tools and co-working centers, making working from anywhere a possibility. Anywhere Working and the Future of Work is a pivotal reference source that provides vital research on the current state of teleworking/telecommuting and how it can be used to achieve competitive advantage. While highlighting topics such as digital workforce, mobile technology, and accessibility, the book examines the trends, issues, and limitations that are informing the future of anywhere working. This publication also explores remote management practices as well as potential challenges such as increasing business automation applications that may require navigation in the future of work. This book is ideally designed for business professionals, managers, executives, government agencies, policymakers, academicians, researchers, and students.

Seismic Safety of High Arch Dams (Hardcover): Houqun Chen, Shengxin Wu, Faning Dang Seismic Safety of High Arch Dams (Hardcover)
Houqun Chen, Shengxin Wu, Faning Dang
R3,669 R2,549 Discovery Miles 25 490 Save R1,120 (31%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Written for civil, structural and geotechnical engineers, this book presents the latest research and practical experience in the design of high-arch dams in seismically active regions, from an author team that is highly active and experienced in the design, development and construction of 300m high arch dams. The book covers the entire subject of dam design for seismic regions, including seismic input mechanisms and modeling, non-linear analysis techniques for dam structure and foundations, concrete material properties, and simulation techniques for dam design. Of particular value are the real-world experimental data and design case studies that enhance the book and ensure that readers can apply the theoretical content to their own projects.

Securing the Outdoor Construction Site - Strategy, Prevention, and Mitigation (Paperback): Kevin Carney Securing the Outdoor Construction Site - Strategy, Prevention, and Mitigation (Paperback)
Kevin Carney
R1,212 Discovery Miles 12 120 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Securing the Outdoor Construction Site: Strategy, Prevention, and Mitigation offers a holistic view of security planning for vulnerable capital projects, providing the strategic and tactical plans needed to protect large areas with a minimum investment in personnel and equipment. This book is a one-stop reference that provides effective security strategies, methods, and tactics to mitigate the theft of equipment and how to avoid these incidents altogether. In addition, the book outlines the true costs of construction site theft to organizations in terms of lost time, equipment, and brand reputation, along with increased insurance premiums and danger to personnel. It lists the types of theft that regularly occur at sites, explores their underlying causes, and documents their worldwide financial significance. Finally, readers will learn how to conduct a construction site survey with loss prevention in mind, and how to budget for the unexpected.

Of Forests and Fields - Mexican Labor in the Pacific Northwest (Hardcover): Mario Jimenez Sifuentez Of Forests and Fields - Mexican Labor in the Pacific Northwest (Hardcover)
Mario Jimenez Sifuentez
R3,160 Discovery Miles 31 600 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Just looking at the Pacific Northwest's many verdant forests and fields, it may be hard to imagine the intense work it took to transform the region into the agricultural powerhouse it is today. Much of this labor was provided by Mexican guest workers, Tejano migrants, and undocumented immigrants, who converged on the region beginning in the mid-1940s. Of Forests and Fields tells the story of these workers, who toiled in the fields, canneries, packing sheds, and forests, turning the Pacific Northwest into one of the most productive agricultural regions in the country. Employing an innovative approach that traces the intersections between Chicana/o labor and environmental history, Mario Sifuentez shows how ethnic Mexican workers responded to white communities that only welcomed them when they were economically useful, then quickly shunned them. He vividly renders the feelings of isolation and desperation that led to the formation of ethnic Mexican labor organizations like the Pineros y Campesinos Unidos Noroeste (PCUN) farm workers union, which fought back against discrimination and exploitation. Of Forests and Fields not only extends the scope of Mexican labor history beyond the Southwest, it offers valuable historical precedents for understanding the struggles of immigrant and migrant laborers in our own era. Sifuentez supplements his extensive archival research with a unique set of first-hand interviews, offering new perspectives on events covered in the printed historical record. A descendent of ethnic Mexican immigrant laborers in Oregon, Sifuentez also poignantly demonstrates the links between the personal and political, as his research leads him to amazing discoveries about his own family history.

Databook of Biocides (Hardcover): Anna Wypych, George Wypych Databook of Biocides (Hardcover)
Anna Wypych, George Wypych
R8,555 R5,041 Discovery Miles 50 410 Save R3,514 (41%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Databook of Biocides contains critical data on the most important biocides in use today. The selection includes generic and commercial biocides, which are approved for use in the European Union and the US. Data on generic biocides come from numerous sources, and can be easily compared with manufacturer information on commercial biocides, which are also included. Physical properties are presented-including volatility, solubility, and concentration-as are health and safety considerations (such as flash point, autoignition temperature, risks of skin and eye irritation, mutagenicity and carcinogenicity) and first-aid guidance. Ecological properties are also emphasized, with data on biodegradation and acquatic toxicity. Particular emphasis is placed on usage considerations, including recommended material-biocide combinations, processing methods and dosages, and features and benefits for each biocide. The book also contains an introductory chapter in which general indicators of performance of biocides are discussed.

Food Safety and Quality Systems in Developing Countries - Volume One: Export Challenges and Implementation Strategies... Food Safety and Quality Systems in Developing Countries - Volume One: Export Challenges and Implementation Strategies (Hardcover)
Andre Gordon
R2,777 R1,919 Discovery Miles 19 190 Save R858 (31%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Food Safety and Quality Systems in Developing Countries, Volume One: Export Challenges and Implementation Strategies considers both the theoretical and practical aspects of food safety and quality systems implementation by major world markets and new and emerging markets in developing countries. This reference examines issues facing exporters and importers of traditional foods the characteristics of the food and its distribution channels, and market access from a historical and current context to present best practices. This must-have reference offers real-life, practical approaches for foods from around the world, offering help to those who have found it difficult to implement sustainable, certifiable food safety and quality systems into their businesses and provides scientifically sound solutions to support their implementation.

Sharks, Slimeballs and Malcontents - Organizational Survival Guide (Hardcover): Jake Hagerman Sharks, Slimeballs and Malcontents - Organizational Survival Guide (Hardcover)
Jake Hagerman
R731 R642 Discovery Miles 6 420 Save R89 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844 (Hardcover): Karl Marx Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844 (Hardcover)
Karl Marx
R572 Discovery Miles 5 720 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Technological Change and Mature Industrial Regions - Firms, Knowledge and Policy (Hardcover): Mahtab A. Farshchi, Odile E.M.... Technological Change and Mature Industrial Regions - Firms, Knowledge and Policy (Hardcover)
Mahtab A. Farshchi, Odile E.M. Janne, Philip McCann
R4,270 Discovery Miles 42 700 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Technological Change and Mature Industrial Regions explicitly adopts an inter-disciplinary approach to analysing the structural transformation of mature regions. The major focus of the book is from an economics perspective, but it also employs sociological analyses, business history approaches and technological analyses. It critically considers the identification and development of regional capabilities and regional policy initiatives for mature industrial areas in the context of globalisation and technological change. Specific cases from a range of different countries help to distinguish which aspects of mature regions' technology, knowledge or structure are region-specific, and which are more generally applicable to mature industrial regions throughout the world. The book will prove to be invaluable for academic researchers as well as government and policy communities.

Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844 and the Manifesto of the Communist Party (Hardcover): Karl Marx Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844 and the Manifesto of the Communist Party (Hardcover)
Karl Marx
R732 Discovery Miles 7 320 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Safety and Security Review for the Process Industries - Application of HAZOP, PHA, What-IF and SVA Reviews (Hardcover, 4th... Safety and Security Review for the Process Industries - Application of HAZOP, PHA, What-IF and SVA Reviews (Hardcover, 4th edition)
Dennis P. Nolan
R4,629 R3,173 Discovery Miles 31 730 Save R1,456 (31%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Dennis Nolan, drawing on decades of experience as a well-known safety author and senior loss prevention specialist at Saudi Aramco, provides the essential procedures and checklists in Safety and Security Review for the Process Industries. In addition to guiding the reader through the selection and execution of efficient and complete hazard analysis and safety reviews (such as HAZOP, PHA, What-If, SVA, LOPA, Bowtie), Nolan shares his personal experience and illustrates procedures with real-world examples. Updated throughout to reflect changing practices, the fourth edition expands its scope to include maintenance, exploratory drilling, and governmental regulation updates. It adds best practice guidelines on CHAZOP reviews, expands on threats in the security vulnerability analysis, and includes more information on chemical process facilities and hydrocarbon/chemical plant safeguards. Up-to-date form templates and "what-if" checklists are also available for purchasers of the book to download, making this a complete safety review toolkit.

My Job - More People at Work Around the World (Hardcover): Suzanne Skees My Job - More People at Work Around the World (Hardcover)
Suzanne Skees
R608 Discovery Miles 6 080 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In book two of the series "My Job: Real People at Work Around the World," author Suzanne Skees profiles three professionals from each of the following sectors: health and recovery, education and finance, agribusiness and processing, tourism and culture, and diplomacy and peace. The unique and interesting profiles explore how our experiences, interests, and views help determine the career we pursue and how the career, in turn, continues to shape our identity.

Childhood Realities - Working and Abused Children (Hardcover): Vinod Chandra Childhood Realities - Working and Abused Children (Hardcover)
Vinod Chandra
R989 Discovery Miles 9 890 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Class and Gender in British Labour History - Renewing the Debate (or Starting It?) (Paperback, New): Mary Davis Class and Gender in British Labour History - Renewing the Debate (or Starting It?) (Paperback, New)
Mary Davis
R598 Discovery Miles 5 980 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Politics constructs gender and gender constructs politics: this is a central theme in this collection of essays which seek not only to write a history that focus on women's experiences but seeks also to analyse those dynamic forces that have shaped that history.It examines the 'making' of the other half of the working class - women - as workers, trade unionists and political activists, and seeks to weave together intricate relationship between class and gender, particular within the process of industrialization. It is because the class/gender relationship has often been either ignored or misunderstood that it has been possible to write general histories of the labour movement in which women are hardly mentioned. Featuring contributions from leading and up-and-coming women labour historians, essays are in three sections: the labour market/work (typical and atypical); trade unions; and politics

Risk Science - An Introduction (Hardcover): Terje Aven, Shital Thekdi Risk Science - An Introduction (Hardcover)
Terje Aven, Shital Thekdi
R4,507 Discovery Miles 45 070 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Risk science is becoming increasingly important as businesses, policymakers and public sector leaders are tasked with decision-making and investment using varying levels of knowledge and information. Risk Science: An Introduction explores the theory and practice of risk science, providing concepts and tools for understanding and acting under conditions of uncertainty. The chapters in this work cover the fundamental concepts, principles, approaches, methods and models for how to understand, assess, communicate, manage and govern risk. These topics are presented and examined in a way which details how they relate, for example, how to characterize and communicate risk with particular emphasis on reflecting uncertainties; how to distinguish risk perception and professional risk judgments; how to assess risk and guide decision-makers, especially for cases involving large uncertainties and value differences; and how to integrate risk assessment with resilience-based strategies. The text provides a variety of examples and case studies that relate to highly visible and relevant issues facing risk academics, practitioners and non-risk leaders who must make risk-related decisions. Presenting both the foundational and most recent advancements in the subject matter, this work particularly suits students of risk science courses at college and university level. The book also provides broader key reading for students and scholars in other domains, including business, engineering and public health.

Trust - Forms, Foundations, Functions, Failures and Figures (Paperback): Bart Nooteboom Trust - Forms, Foundations, Functions, Failures and Figures (Paperback)
Bart Nooteboom
R1,100 Discovery Miles 11 000 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Trust is an elusive concept, meaning different things to different people, and so needs to be clearly defined. By focusing on relations within and between firms, Bart Nooteboom undertakes to produce a clearer definition of trust and its role in the economy. Trust deals with a range of questions such as: what are the roles of trust? What can we trust in? Can trust serve as an instrument for the governance of relations? Is trust a substitute, a precondition or an outcome of contracts? The author then goes on to analyse what trust is based on, what its limits are, how it grows and how it can also break down. The role of intermediaries is also discussed. Bart Nooteboom argues that trust goes beyond calculative self-interest and that blind, unconditional trust is unwise. He then examines the paradox of how trust can be non-calculative and yet, not blind. The book also reveals ways to measure and model trust, its antecedents and its consequences.

Safety Culture - An Innovative Leadership Approach (Paperback, New): James Roughton, Nathan Crutchfield Safety Culture - An Innovative Leadership Approach (Paperback, New)
James Roughton, Nathan Crutchfield
R1,581 Discovery Miles 15 810 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Current safety and risk management guidelines necessitate that organizations develop and formally manage their understanding and knowledge of the standards and protocols of risk management. The impact of communication and human performance on the identification and control of hazards and associated risk must be addressed in a structured manner. This core reference provides a complete guide to creating a comprehensive and effective safety culture.

"Safety Culture" is a reference for safety and risk professionals and a training text for corporate-based learners and students at university level. The book will keep safety and risk management professionals up-to-date and will provide the tools needed to develop consistent and effective organizational safety protocols.
How to develop a foundation to improve the perception of safety, analyze the organizational culture and its impact on the safety management system, and review the importance of developing a influential networkProvides a format for establishing goals and objectives, discusses the impact of leadership on the safety management system and the roles and responsibilities needed as well as methods to gain employee participationTools to enhance the safety management system, the education and training of employees, how to assess the current safety management system, and the process of curation is introduced

Australia's Own Cold War - The Waterfront Under Menzies (Paperback, Print on Demand ed.): Tom Sheridan Australia's Own Cold War - The Waterfront Under Menzies (Paperback, Print on Demand ed.)
Tom Sheridan
R1,327 Discovery Miles 13 270 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

From the national maritime strike of 1890 to the violent dockside clashes of 1998, the waterfront has loomed large as a key battle site in Australian industrial relations. After Robert Menzies was swept to power on a wave of anti-communist sentiment in 1949, it emerged as the nation's own Cold War frontline. By 1950, Australia's wharves were plagued by problems, including inefficient management, backward methods and archaic equipment. As on-going hostility between waterside workers and employers erupted in conflicts over pay and conditions, the government did not hesitate to play on public paranoia. All problems, it claimed, were caused by Kremlin-controlled union leaders intent on crippling the Australian economy. Allegations abounded that wharfies were involved in a communist take-over plot, that their overtime bans were planned in Moscow, that they might plant atomic bombs in Australian ports. But what were the real issues? Tom Sheridan goes beyond the propaganda of the era to reveal for the first time the true causes of waterfront unrest. He depicts the distinctive cultures of shipowners and wharfies and explores the complex role played by government through the relationships between Menzies and his labour ministers, Harold Holt and Billy McMahon. In a compelling story of strikes, lockouts, troop intervention, ASIO surveillance and secret plots and counter-plots, Sheridan vividly captures the drama of the waterfront under Menzies.

Hazardous Gases - Risk Assessment on the Environment and Human Health (Paperback): Jaspal Singh, R.D. Kaushik, Malvika Chawla Hazardous Gases - Risk Assessment on the Environment and Human Health (Paperback)
Jaspal Singh, R.D. Kaushik, Malvika Chawla
R3,203 Discovery Miles 32 030 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Hazardous Gases: Risk Assessment on Environment and Human Health examines all relevant routes of exposure, inhalation, skin absorption and ingestion, and control measures of specifics hazardous gases resulting from workplace exposure from industrial processes, traffic fumes, and the degradation of waste materials and how they impacts the health and environment of workers. The book examines the risk assessment and effect of poisonous gases on the environment human health. It also covers necessary emergency guidelines, safety measures, physiological impact, hazard control measures, handling and storage of hazardous gases. Each chapter is formatted to include an introduction, historical background, physicochemical properties, physiological role discussing mechanisms of toxicity, its effect on human health as well as environment, followed by case studies and recent research on toxic gases. Hazardous Gases: Risk Assessment on Environment and Human Health is a helpful resource for academics and researchers in toxicology, occupational health and safety, and environmental sciences as well as those in the field who work to assess and mitigate the impact of toxic gases on the work environment and the health of the workforce.

Ghosts of Gold Mountain - The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad (Paperback): Gordon H. Chang Ghosts of Gold Mountain - The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad (Paperback)
Gordon H. Chang
R486 R452 Discovery Miles 4 520 Save R34 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Inside China's Automobile Factories - The Politics of Labor and Worker Resistance (Hardcover): Lu Zhang Inside China's Automobile Factories - The Politics of Labor and Worker Resistance (Hardcover)
Lu Zhang
R3,108 Discovery Miles 31 080 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In Inside China's Automobile Factories, Lu Zhang explores the current conditions, subjectivity, and collective actions of autoworkers in the world's largest and fastest-growing automobile manufacturing nation. Based on years of fieldwork and extensive interviews conducted at seven large auto factories in various regions of China, Zhang provides an inside look at the daily factory life of autoworkers and a deeper understanding of the roots of rising labor unrest in the auto industry. Combining original empirical data and sophisticated analysis that moves from the shop floor to national political economy and global industry dynamics, the book develops a multilayered framework for understanding how labor relations in the auto industry and broader social economy can be expected to develop in China in the coming decades.

Navigating Your Safety Culture Journey (Hardcover): Mike D Kinney Navigating Your Safety Culture Journey (Hardcover)
Mike D Kinney
R944 R817 Discovery Miles 8 170 Save R127 (13%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Ethics in Nanotechnology - Emerging Technologies Aspects (Hardcover): Marcel van de Voorde, Gunjan Jeswani Ethics in Nanotechnology - Emerging Technologies Aspects (Hardcover)
Marcel van de Voorde, Gunjan Jeswani
R5,473 Discovery Miles 54 730 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

With nanotechnology being a relatively new field, the questions regarding safety and ethics are steadily increasing with the development of the research. This book aims to give an overview on the ethics associated with employing nanoscience for products with everyday applications. The risks as well as the regulations are discussed, and an outlook for the future of nanoscience on a manufacturer's scale and for the society is provided. Ethics in nanotechnology is a valuable resource for, philosophers, academicians and scientist, as well as all other industry professionals and researchers who interact with emerging social and philosophical ethical issues on routine bases. It is especially for deep learners who are enthusiastic to apprehend the challenges related to nanotechnology and ethics in philosophical and social education. This book presents an overview of new and emerging nanotechnologies and their societal and ethical implications. It is meant for students, academics, scientists, engineers, policy makers, ethicist, philosophers and all stakeholders involved in the development and use of nanotechnology.

Innovation Networks - Theory and Practice (Hardcover, illustrated edition): Andreas Pyka, Gunter Kuppers Innovation Networks - Theory and Practice (Hardcover, illustrated edition)
Andreas Pyka, Gunter Kuppers
R3,334 Discovery Miles 33 340 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book presents a broad overview of the multifaceted phenomena of innovation networks, which have assumed increasing importance with the emergence of the so-called 'knowledge economy'. The topic of innovation networks is analysed through different lenses, bringing together the theory of self-organisation, complexity theory and recent developments in the economic and sociological literature on innovation. The aim of the book is the integration of these different perspectives in order to develop a common theory of innovation networks. In this respect, a general model of innovation networks is applied to different industrial sectors such as the biotechnology industry, the telecommunications industry, and knowledge-intensive business systems which form the backbone of the internet economy. By combining empirical case studies with theoretical work on the emergence of innovation networks, the authors are able to identify the mechanisms and circumstances which can contribute to their successful development and evaluation. Innovation Networks is the result of a two year collaboration between academics from a range of different disciplines including theoretical physics, political science, computer science, sociology and economics. As such, it will appeal to students, scholars and researchers in all of these fields as well as business and R&D managers, and policymakers and politicians involved in the promotion of technology policy.

The Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 - guidance on regulations (Paperback, Third ed., 2015): Great Britain. Health And... The Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 - guidance on regulations (Paperback, Third ed., 2015)
Great Britain. Health And Safety Executive
R835 Discovery Miles 8 350 Ships in 9 - 17 working days
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