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Business of safety [[electronic resource] ] : managing occupational and industrial risks ; textbook / / Egidijus Rytas Vaidogas
| Business of safety [[electronic resource] ] : managing occupational and industrial risks ; textbook / / Egidijus Rytas Vaidogas |
| Autore | Vaidogas Egidijus Rytas |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Vilnius, [Lithuania], : Technika, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (345 p.) |
| Soggetto topico |
Industrial safety
Accidents - Prevention |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9955-28-799-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Part I. THE PROBLEM OF SAFETY""; ""1 Safety versus business profit""; ""1.1 The challenge of safety""; ""1.2 Financial impact of accidents upon company profits""; ""1.3 Business benefits of good safety performance""; ""1.4 Review questions and exercises""; ""2 Safety legislation""; ""2.1 European legislation""; ""2.2 The legal influence of the European Union on health and safety""; ""2.3 Major accident legislation""; ""2.4 Review questions and exercises""; ""3 Risk assessment at work""; ""3.1 What is risk assessment?""
""3.2 The stepwise approach to risk assessment""""3.3 The roles and responsibilities of participants""; ""3.4 Example risk assessment""; ""3.5 Workplace risk and the risk of a major accident""; ""3.6 Review questions and exercises""; ""4 Industrial disasters encountered in the past""; ""4.1 Flixborough""; ""4.2 Seveso""; ""4.3 Bhopal""; ""4.4 Piper Alpha""; ""4.5 Toulouse""; ""4.6 Texas City""; ""4.7 Review questions and exercises""; ""Part II DEALING WITH INDIVIDUAL WORKPLACE HAZARDS""; ""5 Occupational and industrial hazards""; ""5.1 Definition of hazard and related terms"" ""5.2 Classification of hazards""""5.3 Common workplace hazard groups""; ""5.4 Review questions and exercises""; ""6 Falls, impact, falling objects and lifting""; ""6.1 Falls""; ""6.2 Slip and fall prevention measures""; ""6.3 Impact and acceleration hazards""; ""6.4 Lifting hazards""; ""6.5 Review questions and exercises""; ""7 Mechanical hazards and machine safeguarding""; ""7.1 Mechanical injuries""; ""7.2 Machine guards and safety devices""; ""7.3 Robot safeguards""; ""7.4 Review questions and exercises""; ""8 Hazards of temperature extremes""; ""8.1 Effects of high temperatures"" ""8.2 Heat stress and performance""""8.3 Effects of cold""; ""8.4 Protection against temperature extremes""; ""8.5 Review questions and exercises""; ""9 Noise and vibration hazards""; ""9.1 Effects of noise""; ""9.2 Noise control""; ""9.3 Effects of vibration""; ""9.4 Review questions and exercises""; ""10 Ergonomic hazards""; ""10.1 The science of ergonomics""; ""10.2 Musculoskeletal disorders""; ""10.3 Ergonomic risk factors""; ""10.4 Prevention of MSDs""; ""10.5 Review questions and exercises""; ""11 Electrical hazards""; ""11.1 Electrical shock"" ""11.2 Ignition of combustible or explosive materials""""11.3 Overheating and damage to equipment and burns to employees""; ""11.4 Electrical explosions""; ""11.5 Inadvertent activation of equipment""; ""11.6 Electromagnetic effects""; ""11.7 Reducing electrical hazards""; ""11.8 Review questions and exercises""; ""12 Radiation hazards""; ""12.1 Electromagnetic radiation""; ""12.2 Ionising radiation""; ""12.3 Radiation measurements and limits""; ""12.4 Radiation limits""; ""12.5 Damaging effect of ionising radiation""; ""12.6 Radiation protection considerations"" ""12.7 Non-ionising radiation"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462874803321 |
Vaidogas Egidijus Rytas
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| Vilnius, [Lithuania], : Technika, 2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Business of safety [[electronic resource] ] : managing occupational and industrial risks ; textbook / / Egidijus Rytas Vaidogas
| Business of safety [[electronic resource] ] : managing occupational and industrial risks ; textbook / / Egidijus Rytas Vaidogas |
| Autore | Vaidogas Egidijus Rytas |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Vilnius, [Lithuania], : Technika, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (345 p.) |
| Soggetto topico |
Industrial safety
Accidents - Prevention |
| ISBN | 9955-28-799-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Part I. THE PROBLEM OF SAFETY""; ""1 Safety versus business profit""; ""1.1 The challenge of safety""; ""1.2 Financial impact of accidents upon company profits""; ""1.3 Business benefits of good safety performance""; ""1.4 Review questions and exercises""; ""2 Safety legislation""; ""2.1 European legislation""; ""2.2 The legal influence of the European Union on health and safety""; ""2.3 Major accident legislation""; ""2.4 Review questions and exercises""; ""3 Risk assessment at work""; ""3.1 What is risk assessment?""
""3.2 The stepwise approach to risk assessment""""3.3 The roles and responsibilities of participants""; ""3.4 Example risk assessment""; ""3.5 Workplace risk and the risk of a major accident""; ""3.6 Review questions and exercises""; ""4 Industrial disasters encountered in the past""; ""4.1 Flixborough""; ""4.2 Seveso""; ""4.3 Bhopal""; ""4.4 Piper Alpha""; ""4.5 Toulouse""; ""4.6 Texas City""; ""4.7 Review questions and exercises""; ""Part II DEALING WITH INDIVIDUAL WORKPLACE HAZARDS""; ""5 Occupational and industrial hazards""; ""5.1 Definition of hazard and related terms"" ""5.2 Classification of hazards""""5.3 Common workplace hazard groups""; ""5.4 Review questions and exercises""; ""6 Falls, impact, falling objects and lifting""; ""6.1 Falls""; ""6.2 Slip and fall prevention measures""; ""6.3 Impact and acceleration hazards""; ""6.4 Lifting hazards""; ""6.5 Review questions and exercises""; ""7 Mechanical hazards and machine safeguarding""; ""7.1 Mechanical injuries""; ""7.2 Machine guards and safety devices""; ""7.3 Robot safeguards""; ""7.4 Review questions and exercises""; ""8 Hazards of temperature extremes""; ""8.1 Effects of high temperatures"" ""8.2 Heat stress and performance""""8.3 Effects of cold""; ""8.4 Protection against temperature extremes""; ""8.5 Review questions and exercises""; ""9 Noise and vibration hazards""; ""9.1 Effects of noise""; ""9.2 Noise control""; ""9.3 Effects of vibration""; ""9.4 Review questions and exercises""; ""10 Ergonomic hazards""; ""10.1 The science of ergonomics""; ""10.2 Musculoskeletal disorders""; ""10.3 Ergonomic risk factors""; ""10.4 Prevention of MSDs""; ""10.5 Review questions and exercises""; ""11 Electrical hazards""; ""11.1 Electrical shock"" ""11.2 Ignition of combustible or explosive materials""""11.3 Overheating and damage to equipment and burns to employees""; ""11.4 Electrical explosions""; ""11.5 Inadvertent activation of equipment""; ""11.6 Electromagnetic effects""; ""11.7 Reducing electrical hazards""; ""11.8 Review questions and exercises""; ""12 Radiation hazards""; ""12.1 Electromagnetic radiation""; ""12.2 Ionising radiation""; ""12.3 Radiation measurements and limits""; ""12.4 Radiation limits""; ""12.5 Damaging effect of ionising radiation""; ""12.6 Radiation protection considerations"" ""12.7 Non-ionising radiation"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786312903321 |
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Vaidogas Egidijus Rytas
|
||
| Vilnius, [Lithuania], : Technika, 2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Business of safety [[electronic resource] ] : managing occupational and industrial risks ; textbook / / Egidijus Rytas Vaidogas
| Business of safety [[electronic resource] ] : managing occupational and industrial risks ; textbook / / Egidijus Rytas Vaidogas |
| Autore | Vaidogas Egidijus Rytas |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Vilnius, [Lithuania], : Technika, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (345 p.) |
| Soggetto topico |
Industrial safety
Accidents - Prevention |
| ISBN | 9955-28-799-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Part I. THE PROBLEM OF SAFETY""; ""1 Safety versus business profit""; ""1.1 The challenge of safety""; ""1.2 Financial impact of accidents upon company profits""; ""1.3 Business benefits of good safety performance""; ""1.4 Review questions and exercises""; ""2 Safety legislation""; ""2.1 European legislation""; ""2.2 The legal influence of the European Union on health and safety""; ""2.3 Major accident legislation""; ""2.4 Review questions and exercises""; ""3 Risk assessment at work""; ""3.1 What is risk assessment?""
""3.2 The stepwise approach to risk assessment""""3.3 The roles and responsibilities of participants""; ""3.4 Example risk assessment""; ""3.5 Workplace risk and the risk of a major accident""; ""3.6 Review questions and exercises""; ""4 Industrial disasters encountered in the past""; ""4.1 Flixborough""; ""4.2 Seveso""; ""4.3 Bhopal""; ""4.4 Piper Alpha""; ""4.5 Toulouse""; ""4.6 Texas City""; ""4.7 Review questions and exercises""; ""Part II DEALING WITH INDIVIDUAL WORKPLACE HAZARDS""; ""5 Occupational and industrial hazards""; ""5.1 Definition of hazard and related terms"" ""5.2 Classification of hazards""""5.3 Common workplace hazard groups""; ""5.4 Review questions and exercises""; ""6 Falls, impact, falling objects and lifting""; ""6.1 Falls""; ""6.2 Slip and fall prevention measures""; ""6.3 Impact and acceleration hazards""; ""6.4 Lifting hazards""; ""6.5 Review questions and exercises""; ""7 Mechanical hazards and machine safeguarding""; ""7.1 Mechanical injuries""; ""7.2 Machine guards and safety devices""; ""7.3 Robot safeguards""; ""7.4 Review questions and exercises""; ""8 Hazards of temperature extremes""; ""8.1 Effects of high temperatures"" ""8.2 Heat stress and performance""""8.3 Effects of cold""; ""8.4 Protection against temperature extremes""; ""8.5 Review questions and exercises""; ""9 Noise and vibration hazards""; ""9.1 Effects of noise""; ""9.2 Noise control""; ""9.3 Effects of vibration""; ""9.4 Review questions and exercises""; ""10 Ergonomic hazards""; ""10.1 The science of ergonomics""; ""10.2 Musculoskeletal disorders""; ""10.3 Ergonomic risk factors""; ""10.4 Prevention of MSDs""; ""10.5 Review questions and exercises""; ""11 Electrical hazards""; ""11.1 Electrical shock"" ""11.2 Ignition of combustible or explosive materials""""11.3 Overheating and damage to equipment and burns to employees""; ""11.4 Electrical explosions""; ""11.5 Inadvertent activation of equipment""; ""11.6 Electromagnetic effects""; ""11.7 Reducing electrical hazards""; ""11.8 Review questions and exercises""; ""12 Radiation hazards""; ""12.1 Electromagnetic radiation""; ""12.2 Ionising radiation""; ""12.3 Radiation measurements and limits""; ""12.4 Radiation limits""; ""12.5 Damaging effect of ionising radiation""; ""12.6 Radiation protection considerations"" ""12.7 Non-ionising radiation"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910809217203321 |
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Vaidogas Egidijus Rytas
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||
| Vilnius, [Lithuania], : Technika, 2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Prediction of accidental actions likely to occur on building structures : an approach based on stochastic simulation / / Egidijus R. Vaidogas ; Vilnius Gediminas Technical University
| Prediction of accidental actions likely to occur on building structures : an approach based on stochastic simulation / / Egidijus R. Vaidogas ; Vilnius Gediminas Technical University |
| Autore | Vaidogas Egidijus Rytas |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Vilnius : , : VGTU leidykla TECHNIKA, , 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (249 p.) |
| Soggetto topico |
Structural engineering - Computer simulation
Structural engineering - Data processing Stochastic analysis Simulation methods |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface; Part I. The problem of accidental actions; 1. Current practice of description and prediction; 1.1 Industrial accidents & accidental actions; 1.2 Accidental actions: definition and classification; 1.3 Current practice of deterministic modelling accidental actions; 1.4 Knowledge available for selecting action models; 1.5 Principal probabilistic model of accidental action; 1.6 Classical statistical approach to modelling accidental actions; 1.7 Conclusion: the need of risk analysis for predicting accidental actions
2. A brief overview of the situation of data related to accidental actions2.1 The need for diverse information; 2.2 Accident data; 2.3 Data on human reliability; 2.4 Concluding remarks; Part II. Prediction by means of stochastic accident simulation; 3. Classical bayesien approach to predicting accidental actions; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Form of action model; 3.3 Selection of action model; 3.4 Case study; 3.5 Expert judgment in Bayesian predicting accidental actions; 3.6 How to apply classical Bayesian action models to damage assessment? 3.7 Conclusion: pros and cons of the classical Bayesian approach4. Predictive, epistemic approach to forecasting accidental actions; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Principles of application to accidental actions; 4.3 Form of action model; 4.4 Specifying the action model by a stochastic accident simulation; 4.5 Case study; 4.6 Quantifying epistemic uncertainties related to problem input; 4.7 Application to damage assessment; 4.8 Conclusion: pros and cons of the predictive epistemic approach; Part III. Utilising direct data on accidental actions; 5. Resampling direct data within frequentist's approach 5.1 Introduction5.2 Risk of damage due to accidental action; 5.3 Damage assessment: frequentist's approach or Bayesian updating?; 5.4 Use of bootstrap resampling to estimating damage probabilities; 5.5 Case study; 5.6 Concluding remarks; 6. Bayesian resampling of direct data on an accidental action; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Basic ideas; 6.3 Knowledge available for estimating damage probability; 6.4 Application of Bayesian bootstrap; 6.5 Case study; 6.6 Concluding remarks; Postscript; Appendix A. Abbreviations; Appendix B. Novation; Appendix C. Compiuter programs Appendix D. Selected bibliographyReferences; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462867103321 |
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Vaidogas Egidijus Rytas
|
||
| Vilnius : , : VGTU leidykla TECHNIKA, , 2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Prediction of accidental actions likely to occur on building structures : an approach based on stochastic simulation / / Egidijus R. Vaidogas ; Vilnius Gediminas Technical University
| Prediction of accidental actions likely to occur on building structures : an approach based on stochastic simulation / / Egidijus R. Vaidogas ; Vilnius Gediminas Technical University |
| Autore | Vaidogas Egidijus Rytas |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Vilnius : , : VGTU leidykla TECHNIKA, , 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (249 p.) |
| Soggetto topico |
Structural engineering - Computer simulation
Structural engineering - Data processing Stochastic analysis Simulation methods |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface; Part I. The problem of accidental actions; 1. Current practice of description and prediction; 1.1 Industrial accidents & accidental actions; 1.2 Accidental actions: definition and classification; 1.3 Current practice of deterministic modelling accidental actions; 1.4 Knowledge available for selecting action models; 1.5 Principal probabilistic model of accidental action; 1.6 Classical statistical approach to modelling accidental actions; 1.7 Conclusion: the need of risk analysis for predicting accidental actions
2. A brief overview of the situation of data related to accidental actions2.1 The need for diverse information; 2.2 Accident data; 2.3 Data on human reliability; 2.4 Concluding remarks; Part II. Prediction by means of stochastic accident simulation; 3. Classical bayesien approach to predicting accidental actions; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Form of action model; 3.3 Selection of action model; 3.4 Case study; 3.5 Expert judgment in Bayesian predicting accidental actions; 3.6 How to apply classical Bayesian action models to damage assessment? 3.7 Conclusion: pros and cons of the classical Bayesian approach4. Predictive, epistemic approach to forecasting accidental actions; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Principles of application to accidental actions; 4.3 Form of action model; 4.4 Specifying the action model by a stochastic accident simulation; 4.5 Case study; 4.6 Quantifying epistemic uncertainties related to problem input; 4.7 Application to damage assessment; 4.8 Conclusion: pros and cons of the predictive epistemic approach; Part III. Utilising direct data on accidental actions; 5. Resampling direct data within frequentist's approach 5.1 Introduction5.2 Risk of damage due to accidental action; 5.3 Damage assessment: frequentist's approach or Bayesian updating?; 5.4 Use of bootstrap resampling to estimating damage probabilities; 5.5 Case study; 5.6 Concluding remarks; 6. Bayesian resampling of direct data on an accidental action; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Basic ideas; 6.3 Knowledge available for estimating damage probability; 6.4 Application of Bayesian bootstrap; 6.5 Case study; 6.6 Concluding remarks; Postscript; Appendix A. Abbreviations; Appendix B. Novation; Appendix C. Compiuter programs Appendix D. Selected bibliographyReferences; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786313703321 |
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Vaidogas Egidijus Rytas
|
||
| Vilnius : , : VGTU leidykla TECHNIKA, , 2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Prediction of accidental actions likely to occur on building structures : an approach based on stochastic simulation / / Egidijus R. Vaidogas ; Vilnius Gediminas Technical University
| Prediction of accidental actions likely to occur on building structures : an approach based on stochastic simulation / / Egidijus R. Vaidogas ; Vilnius Gediminas Technical University |
| Autore | Vaidogas Egidijus Rytas |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Vilnius : , : VGTU leidykla TECHNIKA, , 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (249 p.) |
| Soggetto topico |
Structural engineering - Computer simulation
Structural engineering - Data processing Stochastic analysis Simulation methods |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface; Part I. The problem of accidental actions; 1. Current practice of description and prediction; 1.1 Industrial accidents & accidental actions; 1.2 Accidental actions: definition and classification; 1.3 Current practice of deterministic modelling accidental actions; 1.4 Knowledge available for selecting action models; 1.5 Principal probabilistic model of accidental action; 1.6 Classical statistical approach to modelling accidental actions; 1.7 Conclusion: the need of risk analysis for predicting accidental actions
2. A brief overview of the situation of data related to accidental actions2.1 The need for diverse information; 2.2 Accident data; 2.3 Data on human reliability; 2.4 Concluding remarks; Part II. Prediction by means of stochastic accident simulation; 3. Classical bayesien approach to predicting accidental actions; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Form of action model; 3.3 Selection of action model; 3.4 Case study; 3.5 Expert judgment in Bayesian predicting accidental actions; 3.6 How to apply classical Bayesian action models to damage assessment? 3.7 Conclusion: pros and cons of the classical Bayesian approach4. Predictive, epistemic approach to forecasting accidental actions; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Principles of application to accidental actions; 4.3 Form of action model; 4.4 Specifying the action model by a stochastic accident simulation; 4.5 Case study; 4.6 Quantifying epistemic uncertainties related to problem input; 4.7 Application to damage assessment; 4.8 Conclusion: pros and cons of the predictive epistemic approach; Part III. Utilising direct data on accidental actions; 5. Resampling direct data within frequentist's approach 5.1 Introduction5.2 Risk of damage due to accidental action; 5.3 Damage assessment: frequentist's approach or Bayesian updating?; 5.4 Use of bootstrap resampling to estimating damage probabilities; 5.5 Case study; 5.6 Concluding remarks; 6. Bayesian resampling of direct data on an accidental action; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Basic ideas; 6.3 Knowledge available for estimating damage probability; 6.4 Application of Bayesian bootstrap; 6.5 Case study; 6.6 Concluding remarks; Postscript; Appendix A. Abbreviations; Appendix B. Novation; Appendix C. Compiuter programs Appendix D. Selected bibliographyReferences; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910809217603321 |
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Vaidogas Egidijus Rytas
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| Vilnius : , : VGTU leidykla TECHNIKA, , 2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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