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Record Nr.

UNINA9910299583403321

Titolo

Advances in Health and Environment Safety [[electronic resource] ] : Select Proceedings of HSFEA 2016 / / edited by N. A. Siddiqui, S. M. Tauseef, Kamal Bansal

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018

ISBN

981-10-7122-5

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XVIII, 396 p. 120 illus., 103 illus. in color.)

Collana

Springer Transactions in Civil and Environmental Engineering, , 2363-7633

Disciplina

616.98

Soggetti

Quality control

Reliability

Industrial safety

Fire prevention

Chemistry

Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk

Fire Science, Hazard Control, Building Safety

Safety in Chemistry, Dangerous Goods

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Health -- Occupational health in engineering, process and agricultural industry -- Effect of vehicular pollution, process, engineering, construction and other industrial activities -- Ergonomics and human factors -- Environment -- Vehicular pollution and control -- Statutory requirements -- Global warming -- Climate change -- Safety -- All the aspects of safety in engineering, process and agricultural industry -- Aviation safety.

Sommario/riassunto

This book comprises selected papers on advances in the field of health and environment safety that were presented at the leading international conference on advances in the field of health, safety, fire, environment, allied sciences and engineering (HSFEA 2016). The book focuses on the latest developments in the field of health and environment safety, and highlights related opportunities and challenges. The book also presents methods that can be used to effectively monitor and measure climate



change and global warming.  Further, the contents of this work stress the importance of maintaining safety and healthy work environments that are free of occupational health hazards. This book will be of interest to researchers, professionals, and policy makers alike.