A practical guide to industrial safety. It seeks to assist specialists in managing operations in industrial settings, including high-risk personal exposure such as inhalation hazards and direct chemical contact. It covers hazards in the chemical process industries, inhalation hazards in refineries, indoor air quality management, personal protective equipment, process safety emergency preparedne…
Proceedings contains materil Executive summary; Opening session; Scientific and organizational background with regard to occupational radiation protection (RP) (background session); Stakeholder involvement (Briefing session); Radiation risk in the workplace in perspective (Topical session 1); Infrastructure development (Topical session 2); Status of operational implementation of basic safety st…
In April 2002 an accident involving an industrial radiography source containing 197Ir occurred in cochabamba, Bolovia, some 400 km from the capital, La Paz. A faulty radiography source container had been sent back to the head quarters of the company concerned in La Paz together with other equipment as cargo on a passenger bus. This gave rise to a potential for serious exposure for the bus passe…
This book describes the essential elements of a behavior-based safety program as well as describing some of the barriers to full implementation. The author also discusses how to evaluate supervisory performance and training methods. Drawing on his training and experience in industrial psychology and organizational behavior, Dr. Petersen presents a model for teaching safe behavior and building a…
The sixth edition of Industrial Safety and Health Management continues the tradition of earlier editions in providing common sense rationales for safety and health standards and work practices along with new developments in the field. This edition also has more case studies, examples, exercises, and illustrations to add realism to the learning process. (Jml)
This book is devoted to studying the relationship between culture and safety. This relationship, epitomized by the concept of safety culture, has undoubtedly become one of the hottest topics of both safety research and practical efforts to improve safety. For instance, most oil companies today have programmes devoted to improving the company's safety culture. Lessons learned from these accident…
The first section of this book are introduction. These sections explore such topics as the role of security in the safety program, important government agencies and resources, and the financial impact of safety programs. Without the information presented in these pages, your safety program will not be effective. The second and third sections of this book cover the specific building blocks of a …
With a heightened focus on green chemistry and sustainability as well as the development of nanomaterials, this second edition explores emerging applications of radiation technology to polymers. It considers novel uses in the automotive, electronics, and wood-processing industries; applications in waterborne coatings and adhesives, film modifications, high-performance coatings, and inkjet techn…
This book consist : Introduction; Franework for occupational radiation protection; Dose limitation; Optimization of radiation protection for practices; Radiation protection programmes; Intervention in emergencies; Health surveillance. (Jml)
This book consist : Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. The status of nuclear power and special circumstances related to the financing of nuclear power products; Chapter 3. Costs and economic feasibility of nuclear power plants; Chapter 4. Conventional approaches for financing power generation projects in developing countries; Chapter 5. Experience gained and lessons learned; Chapter 6. Alterna…