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Advances in Safety Management and Human Factors, 1st ed. 2018
Proceedings of the AHFE 2017 International Conference on Safety Management and Human Factors, July 17-21, 2017, The Westin Bonaventure Hotel, Los Angeles, California, USA
Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing Series, Vol. 604
Coordinator: Arezes Pedro
Language: EnglishSubject for Advances in Safety Management and Human Factors:
Keywords
Injury Prevention; Workplace Design; Prevention in the Workplace; Participatory Ergonomics; Risk Management; Risk Assessment; Safety Management; Workplace Safety; Construction Safety; Participatory Ergonomics; Work-related Musculoskeletal; Resilience Engineering; Ergonomic Assessment Program; Noise Exposure; Hearing Protection; Risk Assessment Methods; Occupational Accidents; AHFE 2017 Proceedings; quality control; reliability; safety and risk
Support: Print on demand
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This book discusses the latest findings on ensuring employees? safety, health, and welfare at work. It combines a range of disciplines ? e.g. work physiology, health informatics, safety engineering, workplace design, injury prevention, and occupational psychology ? and presents new strategies for safety management, including accident prevention methods such as performance testing and participatory ergonomics.
The book, which is based on the AHFE 2017 International Conference on Safety Management and Human Factors, held on July 17?21, 2017, in Los Angeles, California, USA, provides readers, including decision makers, professional ergonomists and program managers in government and public authorities, with a timely snapshot of the state of the art in the field of safety, health, and welfare management. It also addresses agencies such as the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), as well as other professionals dealing with occupational safety and health.
Presents cross-disciplinary research on safety, health, and welfare management
Highlights the role of computer technologies and innovative design
Reports on cutting-edge research in occupational safety
Offers practical insights into the role of human factors in safety
Explores critical aspects in accident prevention
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras