Advances in Safety Management and Human Factors : Proceedings of the AHFE 2019 International Conference on Safety Management and Human Factors, July 24-28, 2019, Washington D.C., USA /

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 f...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Arezes, Pedro M. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2020.
Edition:1st ed. 2020.
Series:Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 969
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary: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 2019 International Conference on Safety Management and Human Factors, held on July 24-28, 2019, Washington D.C., 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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XIII, 406 pages 141 illustrations, 104 illustrations in color.)
ISBN:9783030204976
ISSN:2194-5365 ;
DOI:10.1007/978-3-030-20497-6