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Work: Marxist and Systems-Theoretical Approaches (Paperback): Stefan Kuhl Work: Marxist and Systems-Theoretical Approaches (Paperback)
Stefan Kuhl
R1,275 Discovery Miles 12 750 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Using Marxist and systems theory as guides, this book offers an entry point to the current debate on the role of economy in modern society, the change in work organizations and the effect of the economy on the individual. It explores the concepts of 'work society', 'industrial society' and 'capitalist society' to explain the conditions of society as a whole, and not just the conditions of businesses, making particular use of the category of 'work'. The first systematic theoretical comparison of Marxism and systems theory, it provides a brief overview of the central debates concerning work society and the controversies surrounding organizations in capitalism. As such, it will appeal to social scientists and social theorists with interests in the sociology of work, industry and organizations.

Safety of Repair, Maintenance, Minor Alteration, and Addition (RMAA) Works - A new focus of construction safety (Paperback):... Safety of Repair, Maintenance, Minor Alteration, and Addition (RMAA) Works - A new focus of construction safety (Paperback)
Albert Chan, Carol Hon
R1,430 Discovery Miles 14 300 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Safety of RMAA works is an almost uncharted topic of rising importance internationally. Small construction contractors are particularly dependant on RMAA work, especially during times of recession, and they undertake more risks on these jobs than large companies do. This book is based on unique international research and consultancy projects which detail, investigate, and suggest solutions to the specific challenges of safety in RMAA works, based on case studies. Starting with an overview of safety in the wider construction industries of developed countries, the first half of this book also provides a comprehensive summary of relevant rules, regulations, and the resulting safety performances. The systems in the UK, US and Hong Kong are described and contrasted, giving the reader an understanding of how different regulatory approaches have yielded a variety of results. From this solid introduction, specific problems observed in RMAA work are examined through case studies, with reference to the underlying cultural and demographic factors, and a variety of practical engineering and management solutions are explored. This important and practical international work is essential reading for postgraduate students of health and safety in construction, construction project management, or construction in developing countries, as well as policy-makers and construction project managers.

Corporate Social Responsibility and Trade Unions - Perspectives across Europe (Paperback): Lutz Preuss, Michael Gold, Chris Rees Corporate Social Responsibility and Trade Unions - Perspectives across Europe (Paperback)
Lutz Preuss, Michael Gold, Chris Rees
R1,496 Discovery Miles 14 960 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Growing interest in corporate social responsibility (CSR) has focused attention on the relationship between businesses and key stakeholders, such as NGOs and local communities. Curiously, however, commentators on CSR rarely discuss the role of trade unions, while commentators on employment relations seldom engage with CSR. This situation is all the more remarkable since unions are a critically important social actor and have traditionally played a prominent role in defending the interests of one key stakeholder in the company, the employee. Written by dedicated experts in their field, this book addresses a key gap in the literature on both CSR and employment relations, namely trade union policies towards CSR, as well as union engagement with particular CSR initiatives and the challenges they face in doing so. The research covers eleven European countries which, when taken together, constitute a representative sample of industrial relations structures across the continent. This book will be essential reading for scholars, students and practitioners of international business, employment relations, public policy and CSR. Its foreword is written by Philippe Pochet and Maria Jepsen, Directors of the European Trade Union Institute in Brussels.

Cause, Effect, and Control of Accidental Loss with Accident Investigation Kit (Paperback): Ron Charles McKinnon Cause, Effect, and Control of Accidental Loss with Accident Investigation Kit (Paperback)
Ron Charles McKinnon
R1,801 Discovery Miles 18 010 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Accident: an undesired event that results in loss. Most people give little thought to accidents or their prevention. Health and safety professionals face this challenge, and its associated costs and losses, both human and financial, every day. Cause, Effect, and Control of Accidental Loss with Accident Investigation Kit provides the tools you need for accident prevention in the workplace and during off-site company activities.

Brotherhood of the Sea - A History of the Sailors' Union of the Pacific, 1885-1985 (Paperback): Stephen Schwartz Brotherhood of the Sea - A History of the Sailors' Union of the Pacific, 1885-1985 (Paperback)
Stephen Schwartz
R1,258 Discovery Miles 12 580 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In 1934, the Pacific Coast was shaken by a massive strike of waterfront workers- on the docks and the ships. In this mighty struggle, the Sailor's Union of the Pacific, quiescent since it's defeat in the period after the first World War was reborn. Fighting on San Francisco's Embarcadero led to the stationing of National Guard troops on the 'front'. This book looks at the Union from 1885 to 1985.

Organizational Accidents Revisited (Hardcover, 2 Revised Edition): James Reason Organizational Accidents Revisited (Hardcover, 2 Revised Edition)
James Reason
R4,132 Discovery Miles 41 320 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Managing the Risks of Organizational Accidents introduced the notion of an 'organizational accident'. These are rare but often calamitous events that occur in complex technological systems operating in hazardous circumstances. They stand in sharp contrast to 'individual accidents' whose damaging consequences are limited to relatively few people or assets. Although they share some common causal factors, they mostly have quite different causal pathways. The frequency of individual accidents - usually lost-time injuries - does not predict the likelihood of an organizational accident. The book also elaborated upon the widely-cited Swiss Cheese Model. Organizational Accidents Revisited extends and develops these ideas using a standardized causal analysis of some 10 organizational accidents that have occurred in a variety of domains in the nearly 20 years that have passed since the original was published. These analyses provide the 'raw data' for the process of drilling down into the underlying causal pathways. Many contributing latent conditions recur in a variety of domains. A number of these - organizational issues, design, procedures and so on - are examined in close detail in order to identify likely problems before they combine to penetrate the defences-in-depth. Where the 1997 book focused largely upon the systemic factors underlying organizational accidents, this complementary follow-up goes beyond this to examine what can be done to improve the 'error wisdom' and risk awareness of those on the spot; they are often the last line of defence and so have the power to halt the accident trajectory before it can cause damage. The book concludes by advocating that system safety should require the integration of systemic factors (collective mindfulness) with individual mental skills (personal mindfulness).

The Life of George Ranken Askwith, 1861-1942 (Paperback): Alison Heath The Life of George Ranken Askwith, 1861-1942 (Paperback)
Alison Heath
R665 Discovery Miles 6 650 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

George Ranken Askwith was a key figure in the development of British industrial relations. This new biography is based on a wide range of archival sources including government records, newspaper articles, Askwith's personal correspondence and his wife's private diaries.

Influencing the Quality, Risk and Safety Movement in Healthcare - In Conversation with International Leaders (Hardcover, New... Influencing the Quality, Risk and Safety Movement in Healthcare - In Conversation with International Leaders (Hardcover, New Ed)
Kim Sears, Denise Stockley
R4,596 Discovery Miles 45 960 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Influencing the Quality, Risk and Safety Movement in Healthcare explores the inner workings of some of the most influential minds in healthcare quality, risk and safety. The book was created in cooperation with the Master of Science in Healthcare Quality graduate program, developed and delivered by Queen's University, Canada. This is the only standalone interdisciplinary Master of Science graduate degree in Healthcare Quality in North America that focuses on creating tomorrow's healthcare leaders. Following a one-to-one collaboration between each leader in healthcare with a dedicated learner of the MSc(HQ), readers are presented with a synopsis of the leader's work followed by an in-depth interview with him or her. Interviews center around the leaders' contributions to and thoughts on quality, risk and safety in healthcare, dealing with topics such as the development of their body of work, their greatest achievements, what they wish they could change, and future direction of quality, risk and safety, etc. The book provides a unique and highly accessible view into how and why the science of healthcare quality has developed, as well as giving a first-hand account of the founders and key players in the movement. It will offer valuable insights to any undergraduate/graduate class with an interest in healthcare, as well as professionals working within any of the many disciplines that can influence the healthcare system.

Tolley's Practical Risk Assessment Handbook (Hardcover, 5th edition): Mike Bateman Tolley's Practical Risk Assessment Handbook (Hardcover, 5th edition)
Mike Bateman
R3,685 Discovery Miles 36 850 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Risk assessment has become the backbone of health and safety management in the UK and elsewhere. Employers have a legal duty to prove that risk assessments have been carried out and to ensure that appropriate precautions have been implemented. Mike Bateman demystifies the risk assessment process and how it relates to UK legislation. He covers both the general techniques and the assessment of specific risks, such as hazardous substances (COSHH), noise, manual handling, Display Screen Equipment (DSE) workstations, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), fire, asbestos and work at height. The book is practical in its approach to risk assessment rather than being overly legalistic or academic and tells the reader how to go about risk assessment, not just what the legislation requires. It contains numerous checklists, forms and worked examples for a variety of hazards and industries. This edition has been fully updated to take into account the impact of the following requirements on risk assessments: Work at Height Regulations 2005 - full new chapter Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order (RRFSO) 2006 Mike Bateman runs his own health and safety consultancy and specialises in risk assessments. He is a corporate member of IOSH and a registered health and safety practitioner.

What We Mean by the American Dream - Stories We Tell about Meritocracy (Hardcover): Doron Taussig What We Mean by the American Dream - Stories We Tell about Meritocracy (Hardcover)
Doron Taussig
R711 R587 Discovery Miles 5 870 Save R124 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Doron Taussig invites us to question the American Dream. Did you earn what you have? Did everyone else? The American Dream is built on the idea that Americans end up roughly where we deserve to be in our working lives based on our efforts and abilities; in other words, the United States is supposed to be a meritocracy. When Americans think and talk about our lives, we grapple with this idea, asking how a person got to where he or she is and whether he or she earned it. In What We Mean by the American Dream, Taussig tries to find out how we answer those questions. Weaving together interviews with Americans from many walks of life-as well as stories told in the US media about prominent figures from politics, sports, and business-What We Mean by the American Dream investigates how we think about whether an individual deserves an opportunity, job, termination, paycheck, or fortune. Taussig looks into the fabric of American life to explore how various people, including dairy farmers, police officers, dancers, teachers, computer technicians, students, store clerks, the unemployed, homemakers, and even drug dealers got to where they are today and whether they earned it or not. Taussig's frank assessment of the state of the US workforce and its dreams allows him to truly and meaningfully ask the question that underpins so many of our political debates and personal frustrations: Did you earn it? By doing so, he sheds new light on what we mean by-and how we can deliver on-the American Dream of today.

Inspecting and Diagnosing Disrepair (Paperback): Patrick Reddin Inspecting and Diagnosing Disrepair (Paperback)
Patrick Reddin
R1,841 Discovery Miles 18 410 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Inspecting and Diagnosing Disrepair provides housing officers, surveyors, landlords, tenants, lawyers and environmental health inspectors with the essential information they need to record, diagnose and remedy disrepair. Pat Reddin presents technical information methodically, including useful diagrams to help readers to develop an understanding of building materials and structures and to advise and take action on disrepair. The book is fully up to date with the latest legislation and is essential reading for environmental health professionals, surveyors and students alike.

Teachers' Unions and Education Reform in Comparative Contexts (Hardcover): Lindsay Whorton Teachers' Unions and Education Reform in Comparative Contexts (Hardcover)
Lindsay Whorton
R4,898 R3,403 Discovery Miles 34 030 Save R1,495 (31%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Teachers' unions have long been controversial and divisive organizations, but criticism and distrust of them may be at an all-time high. This volume considers the prevailing assumption that unions successfully block change in education because they are primarily motivated to protect members' interests. It challenges the conceptualization of teacher union motivation and provides a more nuanced account of unions' interests, power and impact. Through a series of international cases from the United States, Finland and the Canton of Zurich, this volume examines the hot-button issue of performance-related pay reform and compensation. It argues that a better understanding of the union-management relationship may be the key to securing more meaningful change and reform. It will be of use to scholars, policy-makers, union leaders, teachers and citizens who are interested in the possibilities for the union-management relationship, rather than the limitations.

Health and Safety in Construction Revision Guide - for the NEBOSH National Certificate in Construction Health and Safety... Health and Safety in Construction Revision Guide - for the NEBOSH National Certificate in Construction Health and Safety (Paperback, 2nd edition)
Ed Ferrett
R1,185 Discovery Miles 11 850 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

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. * Small and portable making it ideal for use anywhere: at home, in the classroom or on the move * Suggests useful tips on study and examination technique * Includes practice questions and answers based on NEBOSH exam questions * Everything you need for productive revision in one handy reference The Health and Safety in Construction Revision Guide, written by the renowned health and safety author and former NEBOSH Vice Chairman Ed Ferrett, will be an invaluable tool for students as they prepare for their NEBOSH exam and for their subsequent health and safety work.

Basic Offshore Safety - Safety induction and emergency training for new entrants to the offshore oil and gas industry... Basic Offshore Safety - Safety induction and emergency training for new entrants to the offshore oil and gas industry (Paperback)
Abdul Khalique
R1,888 Discovery Miles 18 880 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

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 Emergency Training (FOET) and International MIST courses. Primarily focused on the oil industry, this book introduces readers to the key safety topics in the offshore support vessel industry and common to the renewable industry. Written in easy to follow steps and including references to both the legislation and guidance where relevant, Abdul Khalique walks the reader through the hazards they are likely to encounter when travelling to, from or working offshore, showing how to minimise risks and deal with any issues that may arise at any stage of the work.

Rising from the Rails - Pullman Porters and the Making of the Black Middle Class (Paperback, First and First): Larry Tye Rising from the Rails - Pullman Porters and the Making of the Black Middle Class (Paperback, First and First)
Larry Tye
R591 R490 Discovery Miles 4 900 Save R101 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"A lively and engaging chronicle that adds yet another dimension to the historical record."-The Boston Globe
When George Pullman began recruiting Southern blacks as porters in his luxurious new sleeping cars, the former slaves suffering under Jim Crow laws found his offer of a steady job and worldly experience irresistable. They quickly signed up to serve as maid, waiter, concierge, nanny, and occasionally doctor and undertaker to cars full of white passengers, making the Pullman Company the largest employer of African Americans in the country by the 1920s.
Drawing on extensive interviews with dozens of porters and their descendants, Larry Tye reconstructs the complicated world of the Pullman porter and the vital cultural, political, and economic roles they played as forerunners of the modern black middle class. "Rising from the Rails" provides a lively and enlightening look at this important social phenomenon.

Aging and Work (Paperback): Masaharu Kumashiro Aging and Work (Paperback)
Masaharu Kumashiro
R1,801 Discovery Miles 18 010 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Improvements in health care and quality of life in recent years have led to a marked aging of the world's population, especially in well-developed regions. In the near future, this problem will spread to developing countries. The growing need to promote the health and function of aging workers presents new challenges as well as new opportunities. This book examine methods for diagnosing and evaluating work ability/employability in response to the changing capacity of employment. Derived from a Conference on Aging and Work, held in Japan in September 2001, the book examines issues addressed by occupational health professionals to improve the work ability of elderly employees, and discusses measures to promote their employment. Aging and Work will be of particular interest to professionals and students in the fields of occupational health, ergonomics, mechanical engineering, work physiology and industrial psychology.

The Climate of Workplace Relations (Routledge Revivals) (Paperback): Ali Dastmalchian, Paul Blyton, Ray Adamson The Climate of Workplace Relations (Routledge Revivals) (Paperback)
Ali Dastmalchian, Paul Blyton, Ray Adamson
R1,562 Discovery Miles 15 620 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published in 1991, this book investigates not only the processes of industrial relations themselves but also the climate in which they work. As we all as studying union behaviour, it views the topic from the wider perspective of human resource management and integrates theories of industrial relations and organizational analysis. The extensive empirical evidence presented, which draws on manufacturing and service industries in Canada, is used to examine such areas as cooperation between union and management, employee perceptions and corporate culture. This interesting reissue will be of importance to all those studying the dynamics of organizations and industrial relations processes, and ways in which a productive climate can be established and maintained.

The Blame Machine: Why Human Error Causes Accidents - Why Human Error Causes Accidents (Hardcover): Robert Whittingham The Blame Machine: Why Human Error Causes Accidents - Why Human Error Causes Accidents (Hardcover)
Robert Whittingham
R3,704 Discovery Miles 37 040 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Blame Machine describes how disasters and serious accidents result from recurring, but potentially avoidable, human errors. It shows how such errors are preventable because they result from defective systems within a company. From real incidents, you will be able to identify common causes of human error and typical system deficiencies that have led to these errors. On a larger scale, you will be able to see where, in the organisational or management systems, failure occurred so that you can avoid them. The book 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. The book shows how this 'blame culture' has, in the case of a number of past accidents, dominated the accident enquiry process hampering a proper investigation of the underlying causes. Suggestions are made about how progress can be made to develop a more open culture in organisations, both through better understanding of human error by managers and through increased public awareness of the issues. The book brings together documentary evidence from recent major incidents from all around the world and within the Rail, Water, Aviation, Shipping, Chemical and Nuclear industries.

A HISTORY OF BRITISH INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, 1939-1979 - Industrial Relations in a Declining Economy (Hardcover): Chris Wrigley A HISTORY OF BRITISH INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, 1939-1979 - Industrial Relations in a Declining Economy (Hardcover)
Chris Wrigley
R3,514 Discovery Miles 35 140 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This authoritative history offers a major assessment of British industrial relations between the outbreak of the Second World War and the advent of Margaret Thatcher's government in 1979.Written by a group of leading specialists, this outstanding book examines the role of the government, the unions and employers, the influence of social welfare considerations on industrial relations policies and the patterns of strikes. Case studies focus on industrial relations in the docks, the motor manufacturing industry and road haulage between 1945 and 1979. A History of British Industrial Relations, 1939-1979 is both an up-to-date survey and a substantial addition to the literature which includes several chapters based upon new research. As well as revealing the complexities of British industrial relations in these four decades, the book also includes consideration of the extent to which, if at all, problems of industrial relations adversely affected the performance of the British economy.

ADR applicable as from 1 January 2015 - European agreement concerning the international carriage of dangerous goods by road... ADR applicable as from 1 January 2015 - European agreement concerning the international carriage of dangerous goods by road (Paperback)
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Inland Transport Committee
R5,146 Discovery Miles 51 460 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road is intended to increase the safety of international transport of dangerous goods by road. Regularly amended and updated since its entry into force, it contains the conditions under which dangerous goods may be carried internationally. This version has been prepared on the basis of amendments applicable as from 1 January 2015. It contains in particular new or revised provisions concerning transport of adsorbed gases; lithium batteries (including damaged or defective lithium batteries, lithium batteries for disposal or recycling); asymmetric capacitors; discarded packagings; ammonium nitrate and radioactive material; testing of gas cartridges and fuel cell cartridges; marking of bundles of cylinders; and the applicability of ISO standards to the manufacture of new pressure receptacles or service equipment

Bolshevism, Syndicalism and the General Strike, v. 3 - Lost Internationalist World of A.A. Purcell (Paperback, New): Kevin... Bolshevism, Syndicalism and the General Strike, v. 3 - Lost Internationalist World of A.A. Purcell (Paperback, New)
Kevin Morgan
R790 Discovery Miles 7 900 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The third and final volume of Kevin Morgan's widely acclaimed series Bolshevism and the British Left centres around the figure of Alf Purcell (1872-1935), who between the wars was one of the leading personalities in the British and international labour movement. A long-term member of the TUC General Council, Purcell became chairman of the general strike committee in 1926 - and this could have been his hour of glory. But when it was called off ignominiously he experienced the obloquy of defeat. Purcell was most famous as one of TUC 'lefts' of the 1920s. But he was also Labour MP for both the Forest of Dean and Coventry, as well as being the founder of a working guild in the spirit of guild socialism, the controversial president of the International Federation of Trade Unions and the man who moved the formation of the British communist party. A sometime syndicalist and associate of Tom Mann, his experiences in the militant Furnishing Trades gave rise to the uncompromising trade-union internationalism which features so centrally in these chapters. But with the squeezing of his syndicalist approach, as the labour movement polarised into Labour and communist currents, Purcell died a politically broken figure. Morgan also deploys the life of Purcell as a biographical lens, a way of exploring wider controversies - among them the rival modernities of Bolshevism and Americanism; the reactions to Bolshevism of anarchists like Emma Goldman (who called Purcell 'that damn fake'); and the roots of political tourism to the USSR in the British labour delegations in which Purcell featured so prominently. The volume also includes a major challenge to existing interpretations of the general strike, which it compellingly presents, not as the last fling of the syndicalists, but as a first and disastrously ill-conceived imposition of social-democratic centralism by Ernest Bevin.

Regulatory Governance and Risk Management - Occupational Health and Safety in the Coal Mining Industry (Paperback): Binglin Yang Regulatory Governance and Risk Management - Occupational Health and Safety in the Coal Mining Industry (Paperback)
Binglin Yang
R1,432 Discovery Miles 14 320 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Regulatory Governance and Risk Management will be the first book addressing the diffusion of risk-based governance in the coal mining industry from a health and safety standpoint. More specifically, it aims to understand a puzzling phenomenon. Since the 1990s, the approach of risk-based governance has been widely adopted in almost all developed countries in Europe and commonwealth countries. It, however, has diffused much more slowly in the U.S. Using a diffusion approach and comparisons between Australia and the U.S., this book examines mechanisms that both drive and prevent the diffusion of risk-based governance in the coal mining industry. This book has two major selling points. First, this is a timely work given the Upper Big Branch coal mine explosion occurred in April, 2010. After this disaster, many asked why an enhanced level of enforcement after 2006 has not prevented catastrophic accidents from occurring and why risk-based governance, which helps other countries achieve better safety performance, has been largely ignored in the U.S. This book answers these questions and makes recommendations on how to remove barriers in moving toward risk-based governance. Second, this book is readable because it embeds theories into storytelling and gives particular emphasis on the influence of key strategic individuals.

Racial Conflicts and Violence in the Labor Market - Roots in the 1919 Steel Strike (Paperback): Cliff Brown Racial Conflicts and Violence in the Labor Market - Roots in the 1919 Steel Strike (Paperback)
Cliff Brown
R1,428 Discovery Miles 14 280 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Increasing Motorcycle Conspicuity - Design and Assessment of Interventions to Enhance Rider Safety (Hardcover, New Ed): Lars... Increasing Motorcycle Conspicuity - Design and Assessment of Interventions to Enhance Rider Safety (Hardcover, New Ed)
Lars Roessger, Michael G. Lenne
R4,597 Discovery Miles 45 970 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

It's a widely recognised trend that powered-two-wheelers' (PTWs) use has been steadily increasing and is projected to increase further. While providing benefits to the community in the form of reduced traffic congestion and environmental benefits, the risks to PTW riders remain and visibility will always be a key issue. Increasing Motorcycle Conspicuity aims to illustrate how driving simulation, field studies and laboratory experiments can be used to improve rider safety through the design and evaluation of a range of safety measures. The book outlines the factors that contribute to PTW visibility and detection by car drivers, and presents case studies to illustrate how the various methods can be used to explore the contribution of these factors. The final chapter of the book highlights the utility of a simulation-based approach to improving PTW safety and discusses this method's future applications. The case studies collected within the volume cover phases of the design of conspicuity treatments and provide a broad spectrum of empirical strategies for assessing the interventions. The book is most directly relevant to researchers and applied scientists from the fields of traffic/transportation psychology and human factors, as well as to practitioners from the traffic safety sector.

Reshaping the North American Automobile Industry - Restructuring, Corporatism and Union Democracy in Mexico (Paperback): John... Reshaping the North American Automobile Industry - Restructuring, Corporatism and Union Democracy in Mexico (Paperback)
John P. Tuman
R1,556 Discovery Miles 15 560 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This work examines the responses of unions and workers to regional integration and restructuring in the automobile industry in North and Central America. The focus is on the automobile industry in Mexico, which, because of its size and importance, is viewed as a strategic sector of the Mexican economy and was the focal point of talks between the US, Canada and Mexico during negotiations on NAFTA. Focusing on the period from 1980, John P. Tuman examines the changes implemented by firms to promote export production, he explores reasons for the variation in labour responses to restructuring, and he discusses the prospects for cross-border organizing and co-operation among automobile workers in Canada, the US and Mexico.

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