Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health

Pedro M. Arezes, João S. Baptista, Mónica P. Barroso, Paula Carneiro, Patrício Cordeiro, Nélson Costa, Rui B. Melo, A. Sérgio Miguel, Gonçalo Perestrelo (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

XVI, 805 Seiten

2019 | 1st ed. 2019
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-030-14729-7 (ISBN)

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This book explores a number of important issues in the area of occupational safety and hygiene. Presenting both research and best practices for the evaluation of occupational risk, safety and health in various types of industry, it particularly focuses on occupational safety in automated environments, innovative management systems and occupational safety in a global context. The different chapters examine the perspectives of all those involved, such as managers, workers and OSH professionals. Based on selected contributions presented at the 15th International Symposium on Occupational Safety and Hygiene (SHO 2019), held on 15-16 April, 2019, in Guimarães, Portugal, the book serves as a timely reference guide and source of inspiration to OSH researchers, practitioners and organizations operating in a global context.

Safety management plan for equipment used in working at heights.- Risk assessment in the open pit mining industry-a short review.- Occupational accidents in Brazil and Portugal: a comparative study.- Relation between vibration/noise with the type of surface, in light vehicles, Use of data as a tool to study the health impact of drivers.- Work-related accidents in urban solid waste collection.- Virtual reality applications in the extractive industry-a short review.- Occupational accidents in the mining industry-a short review.- Safety Stream Mapping-A new tool applied to the textile company as a case study.- Analyzing and Classifying Risks: a Case-Study in the Furniture Industry.- Risk Management in Personal Transfer Activities using Aerial Baskets and Surfer Boats in Offshore Units.

Erscheinungsdatum	08.03.2019
Reihe/Serie	Studies in Systems, Decision and Control
Zusatzinfo	XVI, 805 p. 122 illus., 92 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	1394 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie
	Technik ► Bauwesen
	Technik ► Maschinenbau
Schlagworte	Active Workstations • Assembly Line Ergonomic • Assessment of Solar Home Systems • Ergonomic Assessment • Factors Affecting Work Ability • Fatigue Monitoring • Handgrip Assessments • Health Perception • Indoor Air Quality Assessment • Manual Handling • Musculoskeletal Overload • Prevalence of Burnout • Prolonged Sitting • Psychological Risk Factor in the Workplace • Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk • Radiation Protection in the Workplace • SHO 2019 • Stress in Health Professionals • VR Simulation For OHS
ISBN-10	3-030-14729-0 / 3030147290
ISBN-13	978-3-030-14729-7 / 9783030147297
Zustand	Neuware