Occupational Health and Safety

In this unique book, Dekker tackles a largely unexplored dilemma. Our scientific age has equipped us ever better for explaining why things go wrong. But this increasing sophistication actually makes it harder to explain why we suffer. Accidents and disasters have become technical problems without in..

Shows how the rights of workers to safe and healthful workplaces are under attack, since the passage of the landmark Occupational Safety and Health Act in 1970. This collection is organized around thematic issues posing significant challenges to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's ab..

This book covers how to analyze awkward working postures of the spine and lower limbs in specific groups exposed. Excel spreadsheets located on the authors website have been developed to gather, condense, and automatically process the data...

Getting a health and safety qualification is only the start of your professional journey. This practical guide will help both newly qualified and experienced H & S professionals get the best out of their knowledge, experience and the people they work with. Essential reading for those wishing to inve..

Getting a health and safety qualification is only the start of your professional journey. This practical guide will help both newly qualified and experienced H & S professionals get the best out of their knowledge, experience and the people they work with. Essential reading for those wishing to inve..