Overview

This book discusses the latest findings on ensuring employees’ safety, health, and welfare at work. It combines a range of disciplines – e.g. work physiology, health informatics, safety engineering, workplace design, injury prevention, and occupational psychology – and presents new strategies for safety management, including accident prevention methods such as performance testing and participatory ergonomics. The book, which is based on the AHFE 2019 International Conference on Safety Management and Human Factors, held on July 24-28, 2019, Washington D.C., USA, provides readers, including decision makers, professional ergonomists and program managers in government and public authorities, with a timely snapshot of the state of the art in the field of safety, health, and welfare management. It also addresses agencies such as the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), as well as other professionals dealing with occupational safety and health. 

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Author:   Pedro M. Arezes
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2020
Volume:   969
Weight:   0.640kg
ISBN:  

9783030204969

ISBN 10:   3030204960
Pages:   406
Publication Date:   06 June 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Human-System Interaction Design Requirements to Improve Machinery and Systems Safety.- A Susceptibility Model for Organizational Accidents.- How Ergonomics Is Contributing to Overall Equipment Effectiveness: A Case Study.- Integrated Management in Disaster: A Discussion of Competences in a Real Simulation.- Implementing the REPAIRER Human Factors Safety Reporting System Through MRM (MxHF) to Meet SMS Compliance in Aviation Maintenance.- Influence of the Human Factor on the Risk of Work on Scaffolding.- The Sailport Project: A Trilateral Approach to the Improvement of Workers’ Safety and Health in Ports.- Robots and Human Interaction in a Furniture Manufacturing Industry - Risk Assessment.

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