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Record Nr.

UNINA9910299899003321

Titolo

Advances in Fire and Process Safety : Select Proceedings of HSFEA 2016 / / edited by N. A. Siddiqui, S. M. Tauseef, S. A. Abbasi, Ali S. Rangwala

Pubbl/distr/stampa

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

ISBN

981-10-7281-7

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XX, 336 p. 149 illus., 116 illus. in color.)

Collana

Springer Transactions in Civil and Environmental Engineering, , 2363-7641

Disciplina

620.86

Soggetti

Fire prevention

Buildings - Protection

Industrial engineering

Production engineering

Chemicals - Safety measures

Fire Science, Hazard Control, Building Safety

Industrial and Production Engineering

Chemical Safety

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

Fire safety in residential and industrial complexes -- Protection against incidents of arson and terror attacks -- High rise building safety.

Sommario/riassunto

This book presents the proceedings of the International Conference on Health, Safety, Fire, Environment, and Allied Sciences (HSFEA 2016). The book highlights the latest developments in the field of science and technology aimed at improving health and safety in the workplace. The volume comprises content from leading scientists, engineers, and policy makers. The papers included in this volume look at identifying the limitations of the existing approaches and open new avenues for future research. The book also looks at the accident and work-health records, specifically in Asian countries, and discusses measures to improve the Asian standards and implementation issues with regards to workplace health and safety. The contents of this volume will be of interest to researchers, practitioners, and policy makers alike.  .