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Siting Noxious Facilities - Integrating  Location Economics and Risk Analysis to Protect Environmental Health and Investments... Siting Noxious Facilities - Integrating Location Economics and Risk Analysis to Protect Environmental Health and Investments (Paperback)
Michael R. Greenberg
R1,443 Discovery Miles 14 430 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Siting Noxious Facilities explains and illustrates processes and criteria used to site noxious manufacturing and waste management facilities. It proposes a framework that integrates economic location analysis and risk analysis, emphasizing the reduction of uncertainty. This book begins by defining noxious facilities and considers the important role of manufacturing in the world economy, before going on to describe the historical practices used in locating these facilities for much of the twentieth century. It then shifts focus to analyze the complex set of considerations in the twenty-first century that mean that any facility that produces annoying smells and sounds, is unsightly and emits hazardous substances has had the bar of acceptability markedly raised for economic, environmental, social and political acceptability. Drawing on case study examples that highlight pollution prevention, choosing locations at major plants (CLAMP), negotiations, and surrendering control of an activity, Greenberg presents a hybrid framework that advocates the amalgamation of industrial location processes with human health and environmental-oriented risk analysis. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of location economics, environmental science, risk analysis and land-use planning. It will also be of great relevance to decision-makers and their major advisers who must make choices about siting noxious facilities.

Financial Enterprise Risk Management (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition): Paul Sweeting Financial Enterprise Risk Management (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition)
Paul Sweeting
R2,080 Discovery Miles 20 800 Ships in 2 - 4 working days

This comprehensive, yet accessible, guide to enterprise risk management for financial institutions contains all the tools needed to build and maintain an ERM framework. It discusses the internal and external contexts with which risk management must be carried out, and it covers a range of qualitative and quantitative techniques that can be used to identify, model and measure risks. This new edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect new legislation and the creation of the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority. It includes new content on Bayesian networks, expanded coverage of Basel III, a revised treatment of operational risk and a fully revised index. Over 100 diagrams are used to illustrate the range of approaches available, and risk management issues are highlighted with numerous case studies. This book also forms part of the core reading for the UK actuarial profession's specialist technical examination in enterprise risk management, ST9.

Social Contours of Risk - Volume II: Risk Analysis, Corporations and the Globalization of Risk (Paperback): Roger E. Kasperson,... Social Contours of Risk - Volume II: Risk Analysis, Corporations and the Globalization of Risk (Paperback)
Roger E. Kasperson, Jeanne Kasperson
R1,621 Discovery Miles 16 210 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

We live in a 'risk society' where the identification, distribution and management of risks, from new technology, environmental factors or other sources are crucial to our individual and social existence.Jeanne and Roger Kasperson are two of the world's leading and most influential analysts of the social dimensions of risk. 'The Social Contours of Risk' brings together in two volumes their most important contributions to this fundamental and wide-ranging field.Volume 2 centers on the analysis and management of risk in society, in international business and multinationals, and globally. The 'acceptability' of risk to an individual depends on the context, whether in the larger society or in, say, a corporate framework. Their work clarifies the structures and processes for managing risks in the private sector, and the factors that produce or impede effective decisions. Corporate culture is crucial as they show in determining risk management. They analyze the transfer of corporate risk management systems from industrial to developing countries, and how globalization is spreading and creating new kinds of risk -- the combination of traditional and modern hazards presented by climate change, technology transfer and economic growth. They describe the new priorities and capacities needed to deal with these enhanced vulnerabilities around the globe.

Lessons from a Warzone - How to be a Resilient Leader in Times of Crisis (Hardcover): Louai Al Roumani Lessons from a Warzone - How to be a Resilient Leader in Times of Crisis (Hardcover)
Louai Al Roumani 1
R576 R516 Discovery Miles 5 160 Save R60 (10%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

'A compelling guide for leaders grappling with the pandemic' Financial Times 'A remarkable book telling business leaders what to do when disaster strikes' The Times AN INSPIRING STORY OF RESILIENT LEADERSHIP IN THE TOUGHEST OF TIMES Louai Al Roumani was head of finance and planning at one of the largest banks in Syria, when the war broke out in 2011. In Lessons from a Warzone, Al Roumani shares his very personal account of coping with the day-to-day realities of leading an organization in dangerous and hostile conditions. His story shows how inspiration can come from the unlikeliest of places - from the timeless wisdom of merchants in ancient souks to the changing patterns of military checkpoints. During that time, not only did the bank remain robust when others faltered - it thrived and became the undisputed leading bank as people's trust in its capability to safeguard their life-long savings strengthened. In this book, Al Roumani distils the knowledge and skills he and his colleagues developed while steering the bank through four impossible years into ten lessons applicable to any leader facing a crisis today. His valuable, and often counterintuitive, advice - ranging from resisting over-planning to hacking your own IT department to cutting costs (but not morale) - will help anyone understand how to be resilient even in the most challenging of times.

Clinical Risk Management - Enhancing Patient Safety 2e (Hardcover, 2nd Edition): Vincent Clinical Risk Management - Enhancing Patient Safety 2e (Hardcover, 2nd Edition)
Vincent
R3,278 Discovery Miles 32 780 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The aim of this work is to reduce the risks of medical treatment and e nhance the safety of patients in all areas of healthcare. The first se ction discusses human error, the incidence of harm to patients, and th e development of risk management. Chapters in the second section discu ss the reduction of risk in clinical practice in key medical specialti es. The third section discusses features of the healthcare systems tha t are essential to safe practice, such as communication of risk to pat ients, the design of equipment, supervision and training, and effectiv e teamwork. The fourth section describes how to put risk management in to practice, including the effective and sensitive handling of complai nts and claims, the care of injured patients and the staff involved, a nd the reporting, investigation and analysis of serious incidents.

Managing Risk - Technology and Communications (Paperback, New): Jonathan Armstrong, Mark Rhys-Jones, Daniel Dresner Managing Risk - Technology and Communications (Paperback, New)
Jonathan Armstrong, Mark Rhys-Jones, Daniel Dresner
R981 R863 Discovery Miles 8 630 Save R118 (12%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Managing Risk: Technology and Communications is a practical guide to the effective management of technology and communications risks. Frequent high profile scares, like the Sasser worm and WiFi vulnerabilities, make a proactive approach essential and this book shows you how to put in place expedient checks, balances and countermeasures. Business networks are threatened by a host of factors, from employee abuse to non-compliance with data protection and libel laws, from hacker attacks to viruses and from extortion and terrorism to natural disaster. The costs of failing to manage systems risks can be immense and go beyond simple loss of productivity or even fraudulent losses to brand damage, theft of business secrets, expensive litigation, diminished customer confidence and adverse impacts on personnel and share value. This practical handbook includes examples, checklists and case studies to help you manage such hazards. The book covers: * accessibility of information; * acceptable use of information; * directors' legal duties; * general legal compliance; * protecting networks from external and internal threats; * encouraging security awareness at management and employee level; * reputational risk management; and * national and international risk and security standards. Managing Risk: Technology and Communications is the indispensable work of reference for IT and technology managers, HR managers, IT legal advisors, company secretaries and anyone seeking practical guidance on technology risks and their management.

Sport, Professionalism and Pain - Ethnographies of Injury and Risk (Paperback): David Howe Sport, Professionalism and Pain - Ethnographies of Injury and Risk (Paperback)
David Howe; Series edited by Jim Parry, Mike McNamee
R1,616 Discovery Miles 16 160 Ships in 12 - 19 working days


Are pain and injury managed appropriately in the environment of commercial sport?

Is sports medicine a tool to empower or to disempower athletes?

Sport, Professionalism and Pain considers these and other pertinent concerns as it questions whether, in the world of modern sport, it is the participants themselves or the sport's administrators who exert more control over athletes' well being. It is asserted that, because of the distinctive nature of sport, the power to transform medical practice and application of sports medicine lies not with physicians but within the practices of sport itself.

Sport, Professionalism and Pain bridges a perceived space in the literature between medical anthropology, medical sociology and sport studies, examining issues such as:

- the relationship between sports medicine, the body and culture
- the power struggle between sport administrators and participants
- the historical transformation of sports medicine

Sport, Professionalism and Pain - Ethnographies of Injury and Risk (Hardcover, annotated edition): David Howe Sport, Professionalism and Pain - Ethnographies of Injury and Risk (Hardcover, annotated edition)
David Howe; Series edited by Jim Parry, Mike McNamee
R4,931 Discovery Miles 49 310 Ships in 12 - 19 working days


Contents:
Introduction Part One: Sports Medicine: Pain and Injury in Context 1. Investigating Sports Medicine: Medical Anthropology in Context 2. Amateur Pastime to Professional Specticle 3. Sporting Bodies: mortal engines Part Two: Pain, Injury and the Culture of Risk 4. Pain and Injury: signal and response 5. The Importance of Injury in the Commercialised World of Sport 6. Risk Culture as 'a Product' Part Three: Theory into Practice 7. Distinctive Community: The Welsh Rugby Club 8. Elite Distance Runners 9. Bodily Dysfunction: The Paralympics as an Arena for Risk 10. Conclusions

Risk Management and Error Reduction in Aviation Maintenance (Hardcover, New Ed): Manoj S. Patankar, James C Taylor Risk Management and Error Reduction in Aviation Maintenance (Hardcover, New Ed)
Manoj S. Patankar, James C Taylor
R4,928 Discovery Miles 49 280 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Although several U.S. and European airlines have started providing human factors training to their maintenance personnel, the academic community (some 300 academic programs in the United States and several others in Europe and Asia) has not yet started offering formal human factors education to maintenance students. The highly respected authors strongly believe in incorporating the human factors principles in aviation maintenance. This is the first of two volumes providing effective behavioural guidance on risk management in aviation maintenance for both the novice and the experienced maintenance personnel. Its practical guidelines assist both student and practising aviation maintenance personnel to develop sustainable safety culture. For the maintenance community it provides some theoretical discussion about the "Why?" for risk management and then focus on the 'How?' to implement a successful error reduction program. To help the maintenance community in making a strong case to their financial managers, the authors also discuss the return on investment for risk management programs. The issue of risk management is taken at two levels. First, it provides a basic awareness information to those who have little or no knowledge of maintenance human factors. Second, it provides a set of practical tools for the more experienced people so that they can be more effective in risk management and error recovery in their jobs. This invaluable book serves as a practical guide as well as an academic textbook. The book covers fundamental human factors principles from a risk management perspective. Upon reading this informative book, the audience will be able to apply the basic principles of risk management to aviation maintenance environment, and they will be able to use low-risk behaviours in their daily work.

Race, Gender and the Activism of Black Feminist Theory - Working with Audre Lorde (Paperback): Suryia Nayak Race, Gender and the Activism of Black Feminist Theory - Working with Audre Lorde (Paperback)
Suryia Nayak
R1,275 Discovery Miles 12 750 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Beginning from the premise that psychology needs to be questioned, dismantled and new perspectives brought to the table in order to produce alternative solutions, this book takes an unusual transdisciplinary step into the activism of Black feminist theory. The author, Suryia Nayak, presents a close reading of Audre Lorde and other related scholars to demonstrate how the activism of Black feminist theory is concerned with issues central to radical critical thinking and practice, such as identity, alienation, trauma, loss, the position and constitution of individuals within relationships, the family, community and society. Nayak reveals how Black feminist theory seeks to address issues that are also a core concern of critical psychology, including individualism, essentialism and normalization. Her work grapples with several issues at the heart of key contemporary debates concerning methodology, identity, difference, race and gender. Using a powerful line of argument, the book weaves these themes together to show how the activism of Black feminist theory in general, and the work of Audre Lorde in particular, can be used to effect social change in response to the damaging psychological impact of oppressive social constructions. Race, Gender and the Activism of Black Feminist Theory will be of great interest to advanced students, researchers, political activist and practitioners in psychology, counselling, psychotherapy, mental health, social work and community development.

Ecological Modeling in Risk Assessment - Chemical Effects on Populations, Ecosystems, and Landscapes (Hardcover): Robert A.... Ecological Modeling in Risk Assessment - Chemical Effects on Populations, Ecosystems, and Landscapes (Hardcover)
Robert A. Pastorok, Steven M. Bartell, Scott Ferson, Lev R. Ginzburg
R5,544 Discovery Miles 55 440 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Toxic chemicals can exert effects on all levels of the biological hierarchy, from cells to organs to organisms to populations to entire ecosystems. However, most risk assessment models express their results in terms of effects on individual organisms, without corresponding information on how populations, groups of species, or whole ecosystems may respond to chemical stressors. Ecological Modeling in Risk Assessment: Chemical Effects on Populations, Ecosystems, and Landscapes takes a new approach by compiling and evaluating models that can be used in assessing risk at the population, ecosystem, and landscape levels.
The authors give an overview of the current process of ecological risk assessment for toxic chemicals and of how modeling of populations, ecosystems, and landscapes could improve the status quo. They present a classification of ecological models and explain the differences between population, ecosystem, landscape, and toxicity-extrapolation models. The authors describe the model evaluation process and define evaluation criteria. Finally, the results of the model evaluations are presented in a concise format with recommendations on modeling approaches to use now and develop further.
The authors present and evaluate various models on the basis of their realism and complexity, prediction of relevant assessment endpoints, treatment of uncertainty, regulatory acceptance, resource efficiency, and other criteria. They provide models that will improve the ecological relevance of risk assessments and make data collection more cost-effective. Ecological Modeling in Risk Assessment serves as a reference for selecting and applying the best models when performing a risk assessment.

Strategic Risk and Crisis Management - A Handbook for Modelling and Managing Complex Risks (Paperback): David Rubens Strategic Risk and Crisis Management - A Handbook for Modelling and Managing Complex Risks (Paperback)
David Rubens; Foreword by David Rubens
R1,370 R1,242 Discovery Miles 12 420 Save R128 (9%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

From natural disasters to cyber-attacks to global pandemics, the modern risk environment is highly complex and challenges our fundamental understanding of risk and crisis management. All senior risk and crisis managers face a similar challenge: maximizing their organization's ability to prepare for a potential high-impact event. Blending practical insights with rigorous research, Strategic Risk and Crisis Management provides a range of realistic solutions for any operational environment. It introduces concepts, frameworks and processes that will allow businesses to not only survive but respond and recover at a time of maximum chaos and confusion. Authored by a recognized global authority on the strategic management of complex events, the book covers the integration of multiple stakeholders and the importance of information exchange and critical decision-making under pressure at strategic, tactical and operational levels. It also includes material on leadership, sense-making, resilience, wicked problems and the challenges of global urban resilience, as well as case studies with detailed analysis of organizational failures and the lessons learned, including COVID-19, the WannaCry attack, the Texas snowstorm, and the Gatwick Airport Drone Incident. Strategic Risk and Crisis Management is an essential read for professionals working in security, risk, crisis management and emergency response. It will also be a valuable text for university students taking modules on security, risk, emergency response and crisis management.

Risk, Uncertainty and Rational Action (Paperback): Carlo C. Jaeger, Thomas Webler, Eugene A. Rosa, Ortwin Renn Risk, Uncertainty and Rational Action (Paperback)
Carlo C. Jaeger, Thomas Webler, Eugene A. Rosa, Ortwin Renn
R1,622 Discovery Miles 16 220 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Risk as we now know it is a wholly new phenomenon, the by-product of our ever more complex and powerful technologies. In business, policy making, and in everyday life, it demands a new way of looking at technological and environmental uncertainty. In this definitive volume, four of the world's leading risk researchers present a fundamental critique of the prevailing approaches to understanding and managing risk - the 'rational actor paradigm'. They show how risk studies must incorporate the competing interests, values, and rationalities of those involved and find a balance of trust and acceptable risk. Their work points to a comprehensive and significant new theory of risk and uncertainty and of the decision making process they require. The implications for social, political, and environmental theory and practice are enormous. Winner of the 2000-2002 Outstanding Publication Award of the Section on Environment and Technology of the American Sociological Association

Knowledge Management Techniques for Risk Management in IT Projects - Emerging Research and Opportunities (Hardcover): Muhammad... Knowledge Management Techniques for Risk Management in IT Projects - Emerging Research and Opportunities (Hardcover)
Muhammad Noman Riaz
R3,635 Discovery Miles 36 350 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

There are many risks associated with IT projects that have the potential to threaten the success of the project at any stage of its development life cycle. By seeking commonalities between knowledge management and risk management, a way by which they can be integrated together to reduce these risks can be determined. Knowledge Management Techniques for Risk Management in IT Projects: Emerging Research and Opportunities is a collection of innovative research that examines the tools and techniques of knowledge management and integrates them with risk management techniques for better analysis of risks that can occur in different stages of IT projects. While highlighting topics including benchmark monitoring, integration management, and knowledge banks, this book is ideally designed for project managers, risk consultants, managers, industry professionals, researchers, and academicians.

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 (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
Ed Ferrett
R5,836 Discovery Miles 58 360 Ships in 12 - 19 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.

Organisational Change - Sociological Perspectives (Hardcover, New): David Collins Organisational Change - Sociological Perspectives (Hardcover, New)
David Collins
R4,479 Discovery Miles 44 790 Ships in 12 - 19 working days


There has been an explosion of books in recent years on the nature of organisational change and the management skills needed to carry it through effectively. Most of these are written by change gurus and management consultants offering quick fixes and metaphor laden business toolkits to advise on the necessary skills. However much of this advice is banal and under-theorised Organisational Change redresses this balance by providing an original analysis of change management in organizations, in the light of wider sociological perspectives. It critically examines the, often implicit, theoretical frameworks underpinning many contemporary accounts of organizational change. Subjects covered include:
* the importance of explicit analysis of theory and context
* a critique of populist management gurus and quick-fix 'how-to' solutions
* 'under-socialised' models of change which emphasise structure over human action
* trenchant analysis of 'soft' HRM solutions
* the management of culture.
Radical and innovative, this book is a much needed challenge to the orthodoxies of change management.

Organisational Change - Sociological Perspectives (Paperback): David Collins Organisational Change - Sociological Perspectives (Paperback)
David Collins
R1,825 Discovery Miles 18 250 Ships in 12 - 19 working days


This book is an original analysis of change management in organizations, in the light of wider sociological perspectives. It critically examines the, often implicit, theoretical frameworks underpinning many contemporary accounts of organizational change. Subjects covered include:
* the importance of explicit analysis of theory and context
* a critique of populist management gurus and quick-fix 'how-to' solutions
* 'under-socialised' models of change which emphasise structure over human action
* trenchant analysis of 'soft' HRM solutions
* the management of culture.

Radical and innovative, this book is a much needed challenge to the orthodoxies of change management.

Riskwork - Essays on the Organizational Life of Risk Management (Hardcover): Michael Power Riskwork - Essays on the Organizational Life of Risk Management (Hardcover)
Michael Power
R3,317 Discovery Miles 33 170 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This collection of essays deals with the situated management of risk in a wide variety of organizational settings - aviation, mental health, railway project management, energy, toy manufacture, financial services, chemicals regulation, and NGOs. Each chapter connects the analysis of risk studies with critical themes in organization studies more generally based on access to, and observations of, actors in the field. The emphasis in these contributions is upon the variety of ways in which organizational actors, in combination with a range of material technologies and artefacts, such as safety reporting systems, risk maps and key risk indicators, accomplish and make sense of the normal work of managing risk - riskwork. In contrast to a preoccupation with disasters and accidents after the event, the volume as whole is focused on the situationally specific character of routine risk management work. It emerges that this riskwork is highly varied, entangled with material artefacts which represent and construct risks and, importantly, is not confined to formal risk management departments or personnel. Each chapter suggests that the distributed nature of this riskwork lives uneasily with formalized risk management protocols and accountability requirements. In addition, riskwork as an organizational process makes contested issues of identity and values readily visible. These 'back stage/back office' encounters with risk are revealed as being as much emotional as they are rationally calculative. Overall, the collection combines constructivist sensibilities about risk objects with a micro-sociological orientation to the study of organizations.

Bowtie Methodology - A Guide for Practitioners (Hardcover): Sasho Andonov Bowtie Methodology - A Guide for Practitioners (Hardcover)
Sasho Andonov
R7,028 Discovery Miles 70 280 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Bow Tie Methodology (BTM) consists of two methods, Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) and Event Tree Analysis (ETA), which are connected by a single event. The methodology is holistic and provides the tools and pre-event analysis, which is also called the risk calculations, and post-event analysis, also called the risk mitigations, of quality and safety related events. There are plenty of articles or chapters on this methodology, however there is no book that covers everything in one place. The book is filled with examples taken from the aviation industry and elaborates theory implemented in practice, which gives quality and safety practitioners a guidance on how to use and apply BTM in practice.

Bowtie Methodology - A Guide for Practitioners (Paperback): Sasho Andonov Bowtie Methodology - A Guide for Practitioners (Paperback)
Sasho Andonov
R3,569 Discovery Miles 35 690 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Bow Tie Methodology (BTM) consists of two methods, Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) and Event Tree Analysis (ETA), which are connected by a single event. The methodology is holistic and provides the tools and pre-event analysis, which is also called the risk calculations, and post-event analysis, also called the risk mitigations, of quality and safety related events. There are plenty of articles or chapters on this methodology, however there is no book that covers everything in one place. The book is filled with examples taken from the aviation industry and elaborates theory implemented in practice, which gives quality and safety practitioners a guidance on how to use and apply BTM in practice.

The Meat & Potatoes Guide to Business Survival - A Handbook for Non-Mba's & College Dropouts (Paperback): Ed Basler The Meat & Potatoes Guide to Business Survival - A Handbook for Non-Mba's & College Dropouts (Paperback)
Ed Basler
R364 R338 Discovery Miles 3 380 Save R26 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Power of a Plan - How a Personal CFO Can Help Business Owners & Professionals Prosper (Paperback): David E Stone The Power of a Plan - How a Personal CFO Can Help Business Owners & Professionals Prosper (Paperback)
David E Stone
R380 R357 Discovery Miles 3 570 Save R23 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Own Your Risk - How Mid-Sized Companies Can Win at the Insurance Game (Paperback): Bradley D Johnson Own Your Risk - How Mid-Sized Companies Can Win at the Insurance Game (Paperback)
Bradley D Johnson
R395 R369 Discovery Miles 3 690 Save R26 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Risk-Taking, Prevention and Design - A Cross-Fertilization Approach (Paperback): Guy Andre Boy, Edwige Quillerou Risk-Taking, Prevention and Design - A Cross-Fertilization Approach (Paperback)
Guy Andre Boy, Edwige Quillerou
R2,529 Discovery Miles 25 290 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Most approaches that contribute to the design of life-critical systems almost only consider nominal situations where procedures can be developed and used to achieve satisfactory operations. These kinds of approaches lead to rigid ways of doing things and poorly address the needs for flexibility, especially when things go wrong. It is not a matter of human adaptation but of human systems integration (HSI) flexibility. HSI flexibility requires cross-fertilization of appropriate experiences combined with creativity. This book provides risk-management approaches and methods for combining prevention and design. Features: Discusses risk-management approaches and methods for combining prevention and design Examines a transdisciplinary approach to risk management in design and operations of safer life-critical systems Proposes an approach of work analysis during design, which enables design teams to consider HSI issues early enough to fix organizational problems upstream Teaches the combination of prevention and design for safety management This book gathers and analyzes relevant field data to rationalize human and systems activity in various life-critical environments and workplaces, in a systemic manner, and in a variety of safety domains (e.g., aviation, road, navy, manufacturing, hospital, transportation, defense, sport). It further formalizes and analyzes risk-taking experience, expertise, stories about critical events, and scientific and professional literature data to help engineering designers, managers, and health and safety specialists. The text is primarily written for graduate students and professionals working in the fields of occupational health and safety, ergonomics, human factors, cognitive engineering, and human-system integration.

Environmental Management Revision Guide - For the NEBOSH Certificate in Environmental Management (Hardcover): Jonathan ... Environmental Management Revision Guide - For the NEBOSH Certificate in Environmental Management (Hardcover)
Jonathan Backhouse
R2,824 Discovery Miles 28 240 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The Environmental Management Revision Guide: For the NEBOSH Certificate in Environmental Management is the perfect revision aid for students preparing to take their NEBOSH Certificate in Environmental Management. As well as being a handy companion volume to Brian Waters' NEBOSH-endorsed textbook Introduction to Environmental Management, it will also serve as a useful aide-memoire for those in environmental management roles. The book aims to: Provide practical revision guidance and strategies for students Highlight the key information for each learning outcome of the current NEBOSH syllabus Give students opportunities to test their knowledge based on NEBOSH style questions and additional exercises Provide details of guidance documents publically available that students will be able to refer to. The revision guide is fully aligned to the current NEBOSH syllabus, providing complete coverage in bite-sized chunks, helping students to learn and memorise the most important topics. Throughout the book, the guide refers back to the Introduction to Environmental Management, helping students to consolidate their learning.

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