Public Safety Issues

Traffic crashes are one of the ten leading causes of deaths worldwide, and the leading cause of death for young people in the western world - a see...

The world is awash in chemicals created by fellow citizens, but we know little to nothing about them. Understanding whether even the most prevalent...

CHOICE Recommended Title, March 2019This book brings together diverse new perspectives on current and emerging themes in space risk, covering both ...

Outdoor Lighting for Pedestrians shows how outdoor lighting is important for pedestrians safety, personal security, and comfort, with major impacts...

This title was first published in 2003. Research on driver behaviour over the past two decades has demonstrated that driver characteristics, goals ...

Outdoor Lighting for Pedestrians shows how outdoor lighting is important for pedestrians safety, personal security, and comfort, with major impacts...

Although public safety agencies protect our well-being, they also shape social problems and community inequities.Public safety protections promote ...

The investigation and modelling of aviation accident causation is dominated by linear models. Aviation is, however, a complex system and as such su...

While responses to the Covid-19 pandemic varied based on the timing of the onset of cases and the severity of the disease, Perceptions of a Pandemi...

The annual Joint Meeting of the FAO Panel of Experts on Pesticide Residues in Food and the Environment and the WHO Core Assessment Group on Pestici...

From SARS to Zika, and Ebola to COVID-19, epidemics and pandemics have become increasingly prevalent in recent years. Each outbreak presents new ch...

From SARS to Zika, and Ebola to COVID-19, epidemics and pandemics have become increasingly prevalent in recent years. Each outbreak presents new ch...

The threat of terrorism using chemical, biological, and radiological (CBR) agents has taken on heightened awareness around the world. Developing G...

Pre-Accident Investigations: Better Questions - An Applied Approach to Operational Learning challenges safety and reliability professionals to get ...

When we encounter the police, can we rely on them to apply the law impartially? To act without fear or favour has been seen as the essence of poli...

Physical safety is a core task of government. It is neither surprising nor unreasonable for government to be held accountable for hazardous substan...

Provides a clear road map to instilling a culture of safety excellence in any organization Did you know that accidental injury is among the top ten...

An estimated 48 percent of the population takes at least one prescription drug in a given month. Drugs provide great benefits to society by saving ...

Although advances in engineering can reduce the risk of dam and levee failure, some failures will still occur. Such events cause impacts on social ...