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In mines and mills and on railroads, work in America had become more dangerous than in any other advanced nation. Ninety years later, such numbers and events seem extraordinary. Although serious accidents do still occur, industrial jobs in the United States have become vastly and dramatically safer. In Safety First, Mark Aldrich offers the first full account of why the American workplace became so dangerous, and why it is now so much safer. Aldrich,...
7) Introduction to health and safety at work: the handbook for the NEBOSH national general certificate
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"Introduction to Health and Safety at Work has been developed for the NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health, accredited by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority, and closely matches the syllabus. The successful first edition has also found ready acceptance for other NVQ level 3 and 4 courses in Health and Safety." "As an introduction to all areas of occupational safety and health the book will also be useful to...
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Since the outbreak of COVID-19 in early 2020, infection control in the workplace has become more important than ever. Successful infection control is based on good hygiene around a range of practices that arise from identifying hazards and implementing risk management for those hazards. This involves understanding: the infectious agents, the work practices that prevent the transmission of infection in different settings, management systems that support...
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Insufficient sleep will put your health at risk in many ways. In the workplace, it can reduce your ability to perform your work safely and effectively. Whilst the only cure to fatigue is sleep, there are certain steps that you can take to ensure that tired workers do not create risk to health and safety in the workplace.
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"Risk Management for Computer Security provides an up-to-data, holistic approach to risk assessment. It covers the fundamental elements that make up a superior risk management program and provides an integrated "how to" approach to forming and implementing a corporate IT risk assessment program. Coverage includes tested methods and processes, and checklists that can be used by the reader and immediately implemented in a computer and overall corporate...
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Many traditional hazard identifications and risk assessments in the past have been a tick and flick exercise.This training program suggests you "flick the tick and flick" and introduces 5 simple questions that should be asked before tackling any new task. The answers to which should generate effective communication and stimulate the conscious mind into action.
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"When jobs can move anywhere in the world, bosses have no incentive to protect either their workers or the environment. Work moves seamlessly across national boundaries, yet the laws that protect us from rapacious behavior remain tied to national governments. This situation creates an all-too-familiar "race to the bottom," where profit is generated on the backs of workers and at the cost of toxic pollution. In Out of Sight, Erik Loomis--a historian...
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From anthrax to asbestos to pesticides, industrial toxins and pollutants have troubled the world for the past century and longer. Environmental hazards from industry remain one of the world's foremost killers. Dangerous Trade establishes historical groundwork for a better understanding of how and why these hazards continue to threaten our shrinking world. In this timely collection, an international group of scholars casts a rigorous eye toward efforts...
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Workplaces in the United States are safer today than they were a hundred and twenty years ago. The author attributes this improvement partly to the development in the Progressive Era of surprisingly strong state-level work safety and health regulatory agencies, a patchwork of commissions and labor departments that advanced safety law from common-law negligence to the modern system of administrative regulation. This book examines the Wisconsin Industrial...
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Information and Communication Technology is used so constantly for both work and play that it's easy to forget about the dangers it can pose in the form of back pain, eye strain, or simply tripping over a tangle of cluttered cables. This program discusses health and safety issues pertaining to the use of ICT, covering topics such as ergonomics, the positioning of computer hardware, keyboarding and mousing, and problems that can arise from not stopping...
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Chemical irritants can cause a debilitating sensitivity or even a chemical injury. This program examines the all-too-common threat of chemical exposure-often from products and materials found in the average home or office building. Showing how contaminants and irritants can travel through heating and air conditioning ducts, the program highlights a case study in which a woman developed rashes, swelling, and difficulty breathing due to chemicals in...
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Levine (industrial relations, U. of Maryland) has written a gripping study of the prevalence of child labor in the US today, its laws, risks, and the lack of enforcement of child labor laws. Describing evidence of child labor in several contexts, including sweatshops, agriculture, and industry, Levine focuses on issues that include ineffective and outdated child labor laws, health and safety risks, the role of physicians in treating children, dropout...
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