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Stress in Health and Disease

This book is the first to address the most urgent issues, combining a solid basic research approach with applied individual and stress issues, including interventions. Throughout, the focus is on our latest knowledge about various causes of stress and its neuro-cognitive and biological implications. World-renowned authors from Europe as well as the US describe how stress affects the brain of young people as well as adults. They cover the topic from all perspectives, showing how stress affects life in general, from the societal and organizational level to the individual, organ and molecular level. While the book clearly points out stress as a risk factor to health, it also offers a number of evidence-based methods to cope with stress and even ride the positive energy of stress - both as an individual, as well as what managers can do to create a healthy and productive workplace.

Written in a reader-friendly and appealing style, the book provides real-life examples from various laboratories, as well as such events as the Volvo Ocean Race, the largest around-the-globe sailing competition.

Essential reading for clinicians and biologists, as well as for a wide range of students, including medicine and public health, but also managers and HR staff.

With a Foreword by Nobel Laureate Professor Arvid Carlsson (Medicine 2000).

Hardcover
434 pages

A Multifaceted View of Stress.

Stress at the Societal and Organizational Level.

Stress and Brain Plasticity.

Stress and the Individual.

Index.

Safety and Health for Engineers, 2nd Edition

The essential guide to blending safety and health with economical engineering

Over time, the role of the engineer has evolved into a complex combination of duties and responsibilities. Modern engineers are required not only to create products and environments, but to make them safe and economical as well. Safety and Health for Engineers, Second Edition is a comprehensive guide that helps engineers reconcile safety and economic concerns using the latest cost-effective methods of ensuring safety in all facets of their work. It addresses the fundamentals of safety, legal aspects, hazard recognition, the human element of safety, and techniques for managing safety in engineering decisions. Like its successful predecessor, this Second Edition contains a broad range of topics and examples, detailed references to information and standards, real-world application exercises, and a significant bibliography of books for each chapter.

Inside this indispensable resource, you'll find:
* The duties and legal responsibilities for which engineers are accountable
* Updated safety laws and regulations and their enforcement agencies
* An in-depth study of hazards and their control
* A thorough discussion of human behavior, capabilities, and limitations
* Key instruction on managing safety and health through risk management, safety analyses, and safety plans and programs

Additionally, Safety and Health for Engineers includes the latest legal considerations, new risk analysis methods, system safety and decision-making tools, and today's concepts and methods in ergonomic design. It also contains revised reference figures and tables, OSHA permissible exposure limits, and updated examples and exercises taken from real cases that challenged engineering designs. Written for engineers, plant managers, safety professionals, and students, Safety and Health for Engineers, Second Edition provides the information and tools you need to unite health and safety with economical engineering for safer technological solutions.

Hardcover
758 pages

PART ONE. INTRODUCTION.

PART TWO. LAWS, REGULATIONS, AND STANDARDS.

PART THREE. HAZARDS AND THEIR CONTROL.

PART FOUR. THE HUMAN ELEMENT.

PART FIVE. MANAGING SAFETY AND HEALTH.

Appendix A: OSHA Permissible Exposure Limits.

Appendix B: Ergonomics Data.

Index.

Introduction To Fire Safety Management

Andrew Furness and Martin Muckett give an introduction to all areas of fire safety management, including the legal framework, causes and prevention of fire and explosions, fire protection measures, fire risk assessment, and fire investigation. Fire safety is not treated as an isolated area but linked into an effective health and safety management system. Introduction to Fire Safety Management has been developed for the NEBOSH Certificate in Fire Safety and Risk Management and is also suitable for other NVQ level 3 and 4 fire safety courses. The text is highly illustrated in full colour, easy to read and supported by checklists, report forms and record sheets. This practical approach makes the book a valuable reference for health and safety professionals, fire officers, facility managers, safety reps, managers, supervisors and HR personnel in companies, as well as fire safety engineers, architects, construction managers and emergency fire services personnel. Andrew Furness CFIOSH, GIFireE, Dip2OSH, MIIRSM, MRSH, is Managing Director of Salvus Consulting Limited who specialise in Fire Safety. He was the chairman of the NEBOSH / IOSH working party that developed the NEBOSH Fire Safety and Risk Management certificate.Martin Muckett MA, MBA, CMIOSH, MIFireE, Dip2OSH, former Principal Health and Safety Advisor to The Fire Service Inspectorate and Principal Fire Safety Officer, Martin is currently Salvus Consulting Limited?s Senior Fire Safety Trainer / Consultant.
Paperback, 440 pages

Audience
Students on fire safety management and fire risk assessment courses as well as students on general health & safety courses. Fire officers, facility managers, safety reps, managers, supervisors, and HR personnel in companies, who have fire safety responsibilities. Health & Safety professionals. Fire safety engineers, construction managers and architects. Local Authority enforcement officers and emergency fire services personnel.

Contents
1. Fire safety foundations 2. Safety policy 3. Organising for safety 4. Safety culture 5. Principles of risk assessment 6. General principles of control 7. Principles of fire and explosion 8. Causes and prevention of fire 9. Fire protection in buildings 10. Safety of people in the event of a fire 11. Monitoring, auditing and reviewing fire safety systems 12. Reactive monitoring – reporting, recording and investigation 13. Environmental impact of fire 14. Fire risk assessment 15. Summary of key legal requirementsAbbreviations Index

Effective Environmental, Health, and Safety Management Using the Team Approach

An important and highly actionable blueprint for optimum workplace safety

Health and safety management is an ongoing concern in today's workplace. Effective Environmental, Health, and Safety Management Using the Team Approach provides today's safety professionals with an excellent resource for protecting their organizations' most important resource-their employees. The author, a seasoned health and safety professional, provides a blueprint for installing a system that's been proven to reduce illness and injury on any job, in any industry, with a simple, logical approach that compares safety management to production and quality control-issues today's managers readily understand.

The system uses a team approach to get every level of an organization involved in the process of managing safety issues, with the ultimate goal being the development of a safety culture in which every employee has a personal interest in protecting their lives, their property, and their environment.

An ideal resource for industry managers as well as graduate-level courses in workplace safety and health, this text offers such special features as:
* Important checklists, including OSHA-required training, OSHA-required inspections, and OSHA-required postings and labeling
* Numerous health and safety resources, Web site addresses, and contact information for related organizations
* Real-world examples that illustrate important health and safety issues
* Helpful charts and forms to facilitate implementation of the team approach
* Frequently asked questions and answers for users of the system

Hardcover
217 pages

Foreword.

Preface.

1. The Hierarchy of Safety, Health and Environmental Management.

2. Understanding OSHA and Safety and Health Regulations.

3. The Basics of Managing Safety, Health and Environmental Programs.

4. The Facility Safety and Health Committee System.

5. The Safety Activities Task Group.

6. The Rules and Procedures Task Group.

7. The Education and Training Task Group.

8. The Inspections and Audits Task Group.

9. The Health and Environment Task Group.

10. The Fire and Emergency Task Group.

11. The Housekeeping Task Group.

12. The Incident Investigations Task Group.

13. The Security Task Group.

14. Safety and Health Responsibilities.

Appendix A: Tools and Forms.

Appendix B: Frequently Asked Questions.

Appendix C: Environmental, Safety, Health, and Security Resources.

Index.

Workplace Safety: A Guide for Small and Midsized Companies

Workplace Safety: A Guide For Small & Mid-Sized Companies, by Dan Hopwood and Steve Thompson, uses a straight-forward approach to creating the basic elements of a successful safety program. This book will provide updated information and real world examples illustrating how to prevent as well as confront the common health and safety issues that arise in the workplace. It includes information on core OSHA regulatory requirements, safety needs assessment, workers' compensation and insurance, disaster and emergency planning, ergonomics, risk management and loss prevention, injury management, incident investigation, workplace security, best practices, and workplace safety culture formation.

Hardcover
256 pages

Preface.

Acknowledgments.

Chapter 1: Introduction: What IsWorkplace Safety?

Workplace Safety Management Is Strategic and Tactical.

Workplace Programs: Management at Its Best.

Understanding Two Basic Definitions.

Health and Safety = Illnesses and Injuries.

Workplace Safety Programs and Their Purpose.

Who’s Responsible for Workplace Safety Programs?.

Key Concepts: The Two Most Critical Ones.

Challenges for Those Practicing Safety.

Chapter 2: Taking Stock of Where You Are: A Needs Assessment.

Why Workplace Safety Programs?

Taking Stock.

Chapter 3: Creating an Effective Workplace Safety Program.

Core Regulatory Requirements.

Establishing Goals.

Safety as a Company Value.

Management Commitment and Responsibility.

Employee Involvement.

Work-Site Analysis.

Hazard Recognition and Resolution.

Training and Education.

Recordkeeping.

Best Practices.

Chapter 4: Critical Safety Considerations: Focusing Workplace Safety Efforts.

Taking a Look Back.

Critical Connections: Safety and Special Hazards.

Specific Hazards Review.

Best Practices.

Chapter 5: Integrating Advanced Topics.

Emergencies and Related Planning and Response.

Risk Management.

Moral and Ethical Considerations in Workplace Safety.

Best Practices.

Chapter 6: Workers' Compensation and Insurance.

Workers' Compensation.

Insurance Agents and Brokers.

One Alternative to Workers' Compensation.

Beyond Workers' Compensation.

Chapter 7: Greatest Lessons Learned in Achieving Safety Success.

Creating a Safety Culture.

12 Greatest Lessons Learned about Achieving Safety Success.

Epilogue.

Notes.

Appendix.

Selected References and Resources.

Glossary.

Index.