1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910454896103321

Autore

Di Pilla Steven

Titolo

Slip, trip, and fall prevention : a practical handbook / / Steven Di Pilla

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton : , : CRC Press, , 2010

ISBN

0-429-14308-7

1-282-29451-2

9786612294518

1-4200-8236-1

Edizione

[Rev. 2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (463 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

Di PillaSteven

Disciplina

620.8/6

Soggetti

Falls (Accidents) - Prevention

Accidents - Prevention

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previous ed. published under title: Slip and fall prevention, 2003.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Author; Introduction; Chapter 1: Physical Evaluation; Chapter 2: Management Controls; Chapter 3: Principles of Slip Resistance; Chapter 4: U.S. Tribometers; Chapter 5: U.S. Standards and Guidelines; Chapter 6: Flooring and Floor Maintenance; Chapter 7: Overseas Standards; Chapter 8: Footwear; Chapter 9: Food Service Operations; Chapter 10: Healthcare Operations; Chapter 11: Profiles of Other High-Risk Industries; Chapter 12: Accident Investigation and Mitigation; Bibliography; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

More than one million people suffer from a slip, trip, or fall each year and 17,700 died as a result of falls in 2005. They are the number one preventable cause of loss in the workplace and the leading cause of injury in public places. Completely revised, Slip, Trip, and Fall Prevention: A Practical Handbook, Second Edition demonstrates how, with proper design and maintenance, many of these events can be prevented.This well-illustrated and carefully researched volume covers standards and best practices for facility design, effective management control programs



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910785099503321

Titolo

European media governance [[electronic resource] ] : national and regional dimensions / / edited by Georgios Terzis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bristol, UK ; ; Chicago, : Intellect, 2007

ISBN

1-281-17238-3

9786611172381

1-84150-219-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (466 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

TerzisGeorgios

Disciplina

302.234094

Soggetti

Mass media - Law and legislation - Europe

Mass media - Europe

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Preliminary Pages; Contents; Foreword; Editor's Preface; Introduction; The North Atlantic/Liberal Media Model Countries; The Northern European/Democratic Corporatist Media Model Countries; The Mediterranean/Polarized Pluralist Media Model Countries; The Eastern European/Post-Communist Media Model Countries; Conclusions; About the Authors; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

Concentrates on analysing and explaining how European countries are slowly conceding control of the media from the government to the market, professional and public forces. This volume provides an examination of various aspects of media governance, including media ownership structures, government policies, and citizen's organisations.