Industrial Relations, Health & Safety

Do you need to get to grips with health and safety principles but dont have time to wade through reams of legislation and guidance? Do you need pra...

This book is aimed at employers, managers and staff in social work agencies. Historically there has been a slowness to acknowledge the risks which ...

In the late twentieth century, nothing united union members, progressive students, Black and Chicano activists, Native Americans, feminists, and me...

From the Reagan years to the present, the labor movement has faced a profoundly hostile climate. As America's largest labor federation, the AFL-CIO...

For many African Americans, getting a public sector job has historically been one of the few paths to the financial stability of the middle class, ...

Statutory Nuisance and Residential Property: Environmental Health Problems in Housing examines the statutory nuisance provisions in the Environment...

Introduction to Health and Safety at Work covers the fundamentals of occupational safety and closely follows the NEBOSH National General Certificat...

Productivity Through Wellness for Live Entertainment and Theatre Technicians provides the tools for individuals and organizations to achieve a heal...

The International Board for the Certification of Safety Managers (IBFCSM) has designated this text as the Primary Study Reference for those prepari...

Facility safety is an important commercial risk and it has to be managed insists John Taylor in Safety Culture. Following an accident, the lack of ...

Occupational Risk Control contains a practical theory of risk based on the principles of the physical sciences. The book provides details of the im...

Womanism Rising concludes Layli Maparyans three-book exploration of womanist studies. The collection showcases new work by emerging womanist author...

Womanism Rising concludes Layli Maparyans three-book exploration of womanist studies. The collection showcases new work by emerging womanist author...

When acclaimed labor historian Julie M. Greene researched her book The Canal Builders, which went on to be nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 2009, ...

This book compiles the papers presented at the Annual Conference of the Institute of Ergonomics & Human Factors held in April 2010. It embraces...

Master Airline Pilot offers a process for improving pilots skills in risk management, situational awareness building, decision making, communicatio...

Patients have always been encouraged to be active participants in managing their health. New technologies, cultural shifts, trends in healthcare de...

Despite occupational diseases in construction contributing to a significant proportion of fatalities, and permanent and temporary incapacities, the...

Animal products are vital components of the diets and livelihoods of people across sub-Saharan Africa. They are frequently traded in local, unregul...

Adopting a strategic approach to risk management can maximize competitiveness and profitability. Total Safety and Productivity approaches offer man...

Settled Asbestos Dust Sampling and Analysis compiles the most significant data on asbestos in settled dust. This ready reference presents an analys...