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Record Nr.

UNINA9910254179803321

Titolo

Advances in Safety Management and Human Factors : Proceedings of the AHFE 2016 International Conference on Safety Management and Human Factors , July 27-31, 2016, Walt Disney World®, Florida, USA / / edited by Pedro Arezes

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016

ISBN

3-319-41929-3

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XIV, 562 p. 175 illus., 91 illus. in color.)

Collana

Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, , 2194-5357 ; ; 491

Disciplina

006.3

Soggetti

Computational intelligence

Personnel management

Quality control

Reliability

Industrial safety

Health informatics

Occupational medicine

Computational Intelligence

Human Resource Management

Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk

Health Informatics

Occupational Medicine/Industrial Medicine

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Safety Management -- Construction Safety -- Risk Management -- Safety Assessment.

Sommario/riassunto

This book discusses the latest findings towards ensuring people’s safety, health, and welfare at work. It crosses different disciplines, such as work physiology, health informatics, workplace design, injury prevention, and occupational psychology. It 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 2016 International Conference on Safety Management and Human Factors, held on July 27-31, 2016, in Walt Disney World®, Florida, USA, provides readers, including decision makers 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 OSHA and NIOSH as well as other professionals dealing with occupational safety and health. .