Health and safety in the workplace Books

Book SynopsisFully revised for this third edition, the Oxford Handbook of Occupational Health is a concise, practice-based guide to the area. Bringing together the latest legislation and guidance with current practice in the field, this is an authoritative reference to assessing and managing health risks in the workplace. Consisting of twelve sections covering the full breadth of practice, this Handbook covers workplace hazards and diseases, occupational health emergencies, and practical procedures. This third edition also contains new information on ethics, work health and disability, infection control, respiratory disorders, and fitness for work, with updated diagrams, figures and chemical structures to aid reader understanding.Providing a thorough, easy-to-use guide to the whole of occupational health, this Handbook is the essential resource for all occupational physicians, occupational health nurses, and all those dealing with workplace health and fitness, giving you the information you need at your fingertips.Table of ContentsSection 1 -Occupational hazards 1: Steven Sadhra, Roger Cooke, Alan Smith, Jon Spiro: Physical hazards 2: Hilary Cross & Steven Sadhra: Chemical hazards 3: Beverley Davies: Biological hazards 4: Russell Fife: Mechanical and ergonomic hazards 5: Craig Jackson: Psychosocial hazards Section 2- Occupational diseases 6: Epha Croft, Rajaa Ahmed, Gareth Walters, Aine Jones: Occupational Infections 7: Gareth Walters, David Fishwick, Philip Wynn, Lanre Ogunyemi, Momeda Deen: Respiratory and cardiovascular disorders 8: Aine Jones: Skin disorders 9: Prosenjit Giri: Musculoskeletal disorders 10: Momeda Deen, Philip Wynn, Richard Caddis: GI and urinary tract 11: Alan Bray: Eye disorders 12: Steve Ruffles, Richard Caddis, Roger Cooke, Alan Bray: Neurological 13: Ian Molan & Kevin Bailey: Psychiatric 14: Shriti Pattani: Reproductive disorders 15: Momeda Deen: Haematological disorders 16: Lanre Ogunyemi: Medically unexplained syndromes Section 3 -Occupational health practice 17: Steven Boorman, Diana Kloss: Operational issues 18: Steven Boorman: Ethics 19: Steven Boorman: Policies 20: Steven Boorman: Sickness absence, rehabilitation and retirement 21: Steven Boorman: Risk assessment and risk management 22: Steven Boorman: Health surveillance Section 4- Fitness for work 23: Steve Boorman, Jed Boardman, David Flowers, Justin Varney: Generic fitness for work and specific disorders 24: Steve Boorman, Chris Schenk, Dipti Patel , Louise Holden, Elizabeth Woods, Sally Bell: Fitness for specific work Section 5- Occupational health law 25: Diana Kloss: UK Health and Safety law 26: Diana Kloss: Employment law 27: Steve Boorman: Law and records 28: Diana Kloss: Environmental law Section 6- Occupational Hygiene 29: Steven Sadhra: Occupational Hygiene overview 30: Steven Sadhra: Monitoring exposure 31: John Cherrie: Biological monitoring 32: Steven Sadhra: Prevention and control of exposure Section 7- Toxicology 33: Hilary cross: Toxicology Section 8- Epidemiology in occupational health 34: Hubert Lam: Epidemiology Section 9- Environmental Medicine 35: Ian Molan & Kevin Bailey: Environmental protection Section 10- Safety Science 36: Ruth Wilkinson: Safety science Section 11 - Practical procedures 37: Steve Boorman, Jed Boardman, Alan Bray: Clinical management 38: Alan Bray, Steven Sadhra, Russell Fife, Hubert Lam, Steve Boorman: Non-clinical tasks and procedures Section 12- Emergencies in occupational health 39: Cornelius Grobler & Richard Caddis: Acute poisoning 40: Epha Crofts: Non-chemical emergencies 41: Ian Molan & Kevin Bailey: Terrorism and crime

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Book SynopsisThis book covers the design, implementation, and auditing of structured occupational health and safety management systems (SMS), sometimes referred to as safety programs. Every workplace has a form of SMS in place as required by safety regulations and laws.The Design, Implementation, and Audit of Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems describes some of the elements that constitute an SMS, the implementation process, and the auditing of the conformance to standards. It covers more than 60 processes, programs, or standards of a system, and gives important background information on each element. Guidelines and examples show how to design and implement the risk-based processes, programs and standards, and how to audit them against standards.The text is based on actual SMS implementation experiences across a wide range of industries. It offers a roadmap to any organization which has no structured SMS. It will guide them through t

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Book SynopsisTo ensure chartered architects are reaching a high standard of health and safety knowledge and the life safety of building users, the RIBA has introduced an online test based on a comprehensive curriculum to test for competency. This guide is designed to improve industry understanding of issues in accordance with CDM Regulations and prepare architects for the health and safety test. It provides practitioners with the required knowledge regarding site safety, hazards and design risk management to discharge their professional services and legal duties competently and safely. The 2nd edition features updates to the content relating to design risk management and statute that reflects the changes enacted under the Building Safety Act 2022 and amendments to the Building Regulations 2010, introduced in 2023. The new content includes a new chapter with guidance on designer’s duties and competence requirements under Part 2A of the Building Regulations. This features a review of the relationship between these and the dutyholder regime under the CDM Regulations and practical examples of how designers/architects might discharge their duties in accordance with the requirements of the regulations. Essential guidance for improving professional standards and ensuring safety among architects Companion book for architects preparing for the RIBA health and safety test Features over 80 high-quality original illustrations, highlighting safety risks and best practice. Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1: Preparing to Visit Site Chapter 2: Undertaking Site Visits Chapter 3: Site Hazards Chapter 4: Design Risk Management Chapter 5: Statute, Guidance, Competence and Codes of Conduct Chapter 6: Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 Chapter 7: The Building Safety Act and Building Safety Regulations Chapter 8: Building Safety Design Chapter 9: Principles of Fire Safety Design Appendix I: Principles of human behaviour during an emergency Appendix II: Examples of site safety signs

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Book SynopsisMost people spend at least 40 hours a week in the office, and constant deadlines, heavy workloads, and daily dilemmas can make working a stressful experience. In his new book, Richard Carlson shows readers how to interact more peaceably and joyfully with colleagues, clients and bosses. He reveals tips such as planning what you''re going to say in a meeting or presentation, taking a deep breath before reacting to a co-worker''s criticism, and asking for a raise in the most effective way possible. Transforming your outlook at the office will not only ease stress in the workplace, it will also lead to a happier life at home. Written in Carlson''s warm, appealing style, Don''t Sweat the Small Stuff at Work is certain to be an inspirational bestseller to the thousands who loved his previous books.

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Book SynopsisWith contributions from experts in Europe, America and Australasia, this book examines the origins, development, application and value of OHSM. It provides an international perspective on their effectiveness in managing ill-health at work. It also examines the impact of changes in economic, labour market, organisational and regulatory structures.Trade ReviewThe hottest book on the OHS shelves at present. Occupational Health News, Issue No. 485 An important and welcome addition to the literature for occupational health and safety managers and other related professionals. ...an outstanding breadth of learned and constructive discussion on both facts and hypotheses in this vital and urgent debate. The RoSPA Occupational Safety & Health Journal Anthony D. LaMontagne ...a much-needed comprehensive critical analysis of this recent international trend. This treatise is of particular relevance now both in the US and internationally ...an authoritative critique of the subject ... While the text is thick with detail, carefully coordinated writing and skilful editing keep a set of central themes apparent throughout. ...[a sociological view] is complemented by an impressively wide variety of disciplinary perspectives throughout the book - ranging from labour relations, to organizational behaviour, political economy, epidemiology, and more. Indeed, it is just such a diversity of perspective and participation that will be required for systematic OHS management to realize its potential. ...This book is the best one available for anyone interested in the international OHSMS phenomenon, and interested in steering the phenomenon towards the systematic management of OHS. New Solutions: A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy Allan St. John Holt ...but this is a treasure trove of a book. Experts from Europe, America and Australia cover international topics as divers as a comparison of risk assessments in four EU member states, safety management systems in Norway and Brazil, and an international perspective on promotion of health and safety in small workplaces. ...for those with international business responsibilities it is an essential read...well worth its asking price and likely to become the standard reference on comparative OHS system development. Safety and Health Practitioner Lawrence Waterman ...challenging and thought-provoking. ...For occupational hygiene practitioners, the arguments marshalled within the book will assist in deciding on the advice to colleagues. ...For those with a broader responsibility, in the political arena there is a strong cautionary note that managerial solutions area desirable, but not when they exclude either the workforce or wider society through the regulatory framework. Annals of Occupational Hygiene T. Carter ...provides a mine of information on the development of formalised health and safety management systems across the developed world...As a place for finding valuable and refreshing insights into the way in which a major new strand in prevention of harm from work has evolved it has little competition and will stand as a valuable record for the future. Occupational & Environmental MedicineTable of ContentsPart headings and selected papers: Foreword. Acknowledgement. List of Abbreviations. Contributors. Systematic occupational health and safety management - an introduction to a new strategy for occupational safety, health and well-being (K. Frick et al.). Politics and Strategies to Promote Systematic Occupational Health and Safety Management Reviewing occupational health and safety management - multiple roots, diverse perspectives and ambiguous outcomes (K. Frick J. Wren). Worker participation and the management of occupational health and safety: reinforcing or conflicting strategies? (D. Walters, K. Frick). The discourses and purposes behind the development of the EU Framework Directive 89/391 (D. Walters, P.L. Jensen). Organization theories implicit in various approaches to OHS management (K.T. Nielsen). The Applicability of OHSM in Changing Labour Markets and Business Structures. A study on safety and health management at work: a multidimensional view from a developing country (T. Dwyer). The diffusion of employer responsibility (T. Larsson). Implementation and Effects. Risk assessment in four member states of the European Union (A. Karageorgiou et al.). The Norwegian internal control reform - an unrealized potential? (S. Gaupset). To Integrate OHSM into Business and Management Development. If safety pays, why don't employers invest in it? (P. Dorman). Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisAbout our authors Bonnie F. Fremgen is a former associate dean of the allied health program at Robert Morris College. She has taught medical law and ethics courses as well as clinical and administrative topics. In addition, Dr. Fremgen has served as an advisor for students' career planning. She has broad interests and experiences in the healthcare field, including hospitals, nursing homes and physicians' offices. Dr. Fremgen holds a nursing degree as well as a master's degree in healthcare administration. She received her PhD from the College of Education at the University of Illinois. Dr. Fremgen has performed postdoctoral studies in medical law at Loyola University Law School in Chicago. She has authored 5 textbooks with Pearson. Suzanne S. Frucht is an associate professor emeritus of anatomy and physiology at Northwest Missouri State University (NWMSU). She holds baccalaureate degrees in biological sciences and physical therapy frTable of Contents INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY Learning Objectives Medical Terminology at a Glance Building Medical Terms From Word Parts Pronunciation Spelling Singular and Plural Endings Abbreviations The Medical Record Healthcare Settings Confidentiality Chapter Review BODY ORGANIZATION Learning Objectives Body Organization at a Glance Body Organization Illustrated Levels of Body Organization Body Abbreviations Chapter Review INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM Learning Objectives Integumentary System at a Glance Integumentary System Illustrated Anatomy and Physiology of the Integumentary System Terminology Chapter Review MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM Learning Objectives Section I: Skeletal System at a Glance Skeletal System Illustrated Anatomy and Physiology of the Skeletal System Terminology Section II: Muscular System at a Glance Muscular System Illustrated Anatomy and Physiology of the Muscular System Terminology Chapter Review CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM Learning Objectives Cardiovascular System at a Glance Cardiovascular System Illustrated Anatomy and Physiology of the Cardiovascular System Terminology Chapter Review BLOOD AND THE LYMPHATIC AND IMMUNE SYSTEMS Learning Objectives Section I: Blood at a Glance Blood Illustrated Anatomy and Physiology of Blood Terminology Section II: The Lymphatic and Immune Systems at a Glance The Lymphatic and Immune Systems Illustrated Anatomy and Physiology of the Lymphatic and Immune Systems Terminology Chapter Review RESPIRATORY SYSTEM Learning Objectives Respiratory System at a Glance Respiratory System Illustrated Anatomy and Physiology of the Respiratory System Terminology Chapter Review DIGESTIVE SYSTEM Learning Objectives Digestive System at a Glance Digestive System Illustrated Anatomy and Physiology of the Digestive System Terminology Chapter Review URINARY SYSTEM Learning Objectives Urinary System at a Glance Urinary System Illustrated Anatomy and Physiology of the Urinary System Terminology Chapter Review REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM Learning Objectives Section I: Female Reproductive System at a Glance Female Reproductive System Illustrated Anatomy and Physiology of the Female Reproductive System Terminology Section II: Male Reproductive System at a Glance Male Reproductive System Illustrated Anatomy and Physiology of the Male Reproductive System Terminology Chapter Review ENDOCRINE SYSTEM Learning Objectives Endocrine System at a Glance Endocrine System Illustrated Anatomy and Physiology of the Endocrine System Terminology Chapter Review NERVOUS SYSTEM AND MENTAL HEALTH Learning Objectives Section 1: Nervous System at a Glance Nervous System Illustrated Anatomy and Physiology of the Nervous System Terminology Section 2: Mental Health at a Glance Mental Health Disciplines Pathology Therapeutic Procedures Abbreviations Chapter Review SPECIAL SENSES: THE EYE AND EAR Learning Objectives Section I: The Eye at a Glance The Eye Illustrated Anatomy and Physiology of the Eye Terminology Section II: The Ear at a Glance The Ear Illustrated Anatomy and Physiology of the Ear Terminology Chapter Review APPENDICES Word Parts Arranged Alphabetically and Defined Word Parts Arranged Alphabetically by Definition Abbreviations Answer Keys Glossary

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Book SynopsisTable of Contents Introduction to Word Parts and Word Construction Learning Objectives The Programmed Learning Approach Constructed and Nonconstructed Terms The Word Parts Forming Words from Word Parts Chapter Review Understanding Suffixes Learning Objectives Getting Started with Suffixes Chapter Review Understanding Prefixes Learning Objectives Getting Started with Prefixes Chapter Review The Human Body in Health and Disease Learning Objectives Organization of the Body Medical Terms Introduction Understanding Medical Reports Chapter Review The Integumentary System Learning Objectives Anatomy and Physiology Terms Medical Terms of the Integumentary System Chapter Review Medical Report Exercises The Skeletal and Muscular Systems Learning Objectives Anatomy and Physiology Terms Medical Terms of the Skeletal and Muscular Systems Chapter Review Medical Report Exercises Blood, the Lymphatic System, and Immunology Learning Objectives Anatomy and Physiology Terms Medical Terms of the Blood, the Lymphatic System, and Immunology Chapter Review Medical Report Exercises The Cardiovascular System Learning Objectives Anatomy and Physiology Terms Medical Terms of the Cardiovascular System Chapter Review Medical Report Exercises The Respiratory System Learning Objectives Anatomy and Physiology Terms Medical Terms of the Respiratory System Chapter Review Medical Report Exercises The Digestive System Learning Objectives Anatomy and Physiology Terms Medical Terms of the Digestive System Chapter Review Medical Report Exercises The Urinary System Learning Objectives Anatomy and Physiology Terms Medical Terms for the Urinary System Chapter Review Medical Report Exercises Reproductive System and Obstetrics Learning Objectives Anatomy and Physiology Terms Medical Terms for the Reproductive System and Obstetrics Chapter Review Medical Report Exercises The Nervous System and Mental Health Learning Objectives Anatomy and Physiology Terms Medical Terms for the Nervous System and Mental Health Chapter Review Medical Report Exercises The Special Senses of Sight and Hearing Learning Objectives Anatomy and Physiology Terms Medical Terms for the Special Senses of Sight and Hearing Chapter Review Medical Report Exercises The Endocrine System Learning Objectives Anatomy and Physiology Terms Medical Terms for the Endocrine System Chapter Review Medical Report Exercises APPENDICES Word Parts Glossary Abbreviations Word Parts for Describing Color, Number, and Plurals

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Book SynopsisA riveting exposé of medical debt collection in America and the profound financial and physical costs eroding patient trust in medicineFor the crime of falling sick without wealth, Americans today face lawsuits, wage garnishment, home foreclosure, and even jail time.Yet who really profits from aggressive medical debt collection? And how does this predatory system affect patients and doctors responsible for their care?Your Money or Your Life reveals how medical debt collection became a multibillion-dollar industry and how everyday Americans are made to pay the price. Emergency physician and historian Luke Messac weaves patient stories into a history of law, finance, and medicine to show how debt and debt collection are destroying the foundational trust between doctors and patients at the heart of American healthcare. The fight to stop aggressive collection tactics has brought together people from all corners of the political spectrum. But if we want to better protect the sick from finaTrade ReviewThe German word for debt is the same word for guilt. But you don't have to be German to be a guilty debtor in the United States, where the sin of being ill and poor is discharged by indentured labor and the harassment of the debt collector. Luke Messac takes us on a tour of the underbelly of America's hospitals and their horrific debt practices. If there's one country where you don't want to be both poor and ill, it's the United States. * Mark Blyth, The William R. Rhodes '57 Professor of International Economics, The Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Brown University *A crystal-clear critique of the travesty of profit-driven US medicine by a historian drawing on archives, oral history, public records, and his own ethnographic experience as a doctor delivering emergency care medicine for a typically predatory 'non-profit hospital' that bankrupts its poorest, most vulnerable patients. All medical students should read this book to prevent themselves from inadvertently becoming cogs in a monstrous wheel that indebts their lowest income patients. * Philippe Bourgois, Author of In Search of Respect: Selling Crack in El Barrio and Co-Author of Righteous Dopefiend *In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the impetus for transforming the American health care system is more urgent than ever. Doctor and historian Luke Messac shows how the system has been warped by growing financialization and profiteering, with disastrous consequences for the millions of people struggling with medical debt. Both infuriating and illuminating, he paints a portrait too compelling to ignore. * Dave A. Chokshi, 43rd Health Commissioner of New York City *Your Money or Your Life offers a rare, deeply powerful, and impressively original look at the roots of medical greed and how and why health care debt is driving down the health of our nation. This book is a passionate and inspiring expression of the importance of empowering community leaders and their residents to advocate for affordable, accessible, and equitable health care before it's too late. It provides the roadmap, now it's up to all of us to heed the charge. * Daniel E. Dawes, Author of The Political Determinants of Health *Usually, doctors keep themselves aloof from their patients' financial troubles, but not Luke Messac. Your Money or Your Life shows how medical debt and the fear of debt decimate family finances and prevent sick people from seeking needed care. Dr. Messac, a historian and emergency physician, is one of our most important critics of the US health system. His voice is engaging and compassionate, and we must listen. * Beatrix Hoffman, Professor of History, Northern Illinois University and Author of The Wages of Sickness and Health Care for Some *In Your Money or Your Life, Luke Messac weaves together the compelling, and true, story of how medical debt collection became so aggressive and its real-world impact. Taking readers on a remarkable - and eminently readable - journey through the history and practice of medical debt collection...this great book demonstrates how these events are not aberrations or one-off errors in judgment, but baked into the design of American health care and the institutions that profit from the sidelines. Dr. Messac's book proves that it will take more than occasional finger wagging or modest reforms around the edges to ensure that patients and doctors are no longer debtors and creditors. Everyone, and I do mean everyone, should read Your Money or Your Life. * Melissa B. Jacoby, Graham Kenan Professor of Law, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill *In Your Money or Your Life, Dr. Messac provides a piercing and must-read investigation into how medical debt came to be such a powerful and grim force in American medicine. To create change for the millions of American families beset by the financial toxicity of our health care system, we must learn from this difficult history. * Victor Roy, Physician, Sociologist, and Author of Capitalizing a Cure: How Finance Controls the Price and Value of Medicines *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: Before the Debt Machine Chapter 2: No Mercy Chapter 3: Trading in Misery Chapter 4: Shame Chapter 5: My Day in Court Chapter 6: An Incomplete Answer Chapter 7: From Here Conclusion

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Book SynopsisDrunken driving is the most serious crime likely to be committed by an adult. Each year in the United States it is responsible for approximately 20,000 fatalities, more than 500,000 arrests, and millions of violations. It involves a wider variety of social classes and economic strata than any other major violation of the law. Only recently, however, has the problem of alcohol and traffic safety received attention as a public policy issue. Social Control of the Drinking Driver lays the groundwork for a much needed integration of methods, principles, and priorities. Law, criminology, biology, psychology, sociology, economics, public policythe disciplines concerned with the problem of drinking and driving are many and varied, and research crosses national boundaries as well. It is not surprising, therefore, that an integrated general perspective has not yet emerged. Drawing on fourteen specialists and surveying the situations in nine countries, this book presents a comprehensive statement of current knowledge about drunken driving and its control.

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Book SynopsisWe are experiencing the greatest global shift in the world of work for a century. So, how do we make the most of this unique opportunity and radically redesign the way we work - forever?Professor Lynda Gratton is the global thought-leader on the future of work. Based on thirty years of research into the technological, demographic, cultural and societal trends that are shaping work, and building on what we learnt through our experiences of the global pandemic, Lynda Gratton presents her innovative four step framework for redesigning work that will help you: Understand the challenges your business is facingReimagine creative, new approaches and processesModel and Test these within your organisationAct and Create based on contemporary, data-led feedbackWhether you're leading a small team or running a multinational, this is the time to make lasting change and equip your business for the future. Redesigning Work is the definitive book on how to transform your organisation and make hybrid woTrade ReviewAn intelligent, deeply thoughtful book that will walk you through the choices that will be critical to your people's future happiness and well-being, and by extension, to your organization's performance. * Rita McGrath *We are going through a period of extraordinary change and working practices will change profoundly. Lynda's book helps us think through the implications. * Lord Mervyn Davies, formed CEO and Chairman of Standard Chartered *Very much a how-to guide, with practical frameworks and examples. The message is clear: don't leave the future of work to chance * Financial Times *A remarkably thoughtful and practical guide to rethinking how work gets done. With Gratton's help, this journey can be far more systematic and rewarding than it would otherwise be. * Amy Edmondson, Harvard Professor *Lynda's book couldn't come at a better time as every CEO and their senior team grapple with the future of work. This book provides excellent advice as we attempt to build it! * Ann Cairns, Vice Chairman Mastercard *Very much a how-to guide, with practical frameworks and examples. The rigour and discipline Gratton brings to the book might surprise those who haven't been involved in organisational change. The message is clear: don't leave the future of work to chance * Financial Times *

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Book SynopsisLaunched in 1964, the War on Poverty quickly took aim at the coalfields of southern Appalachia. There, the federal government found unexpected allies among working-class white women devoted to a local tradition of citizen caregiving and seasoned by decades of activism and community service. Jessica Wilkerson tells their stories within the larger drama of efforts to enact change in the 1960s and 1970s. She shows white Appalachian women acting as leaders and soldiers in a grassroots war on poverty--shaping and sustaining programs, engaging in ideological debates, offering fresh visions of democratic participation, and facing personal political struggles. Their insistence that caregiving was valuable labor clashed with entrenched attitudes and rising criticisms of welfare. Their persistence, meanwhile, brought them into unlikely coalitions with black women, disabled miners, and others to fight for causes that ranged from poor people''s rights to community health to unionization. InsTrade ReviewHerbert G. Gutman Award, Labor and Working-Class History Association (LAWCHA), 2015 Finalist, OAH Mary Nickliss Prize in Women's or Gender History, 2020 Honorable Mention, Philip Taft Labor History Book Award, 2020 H.L. Mitchell Award for Distinguished Book on the Southern Working Class, Southern Historical Association, 2020 "To Live Here, You Have to Fight embodies new research and, with it, highlights an often-forgotten consideration of the role of women's caregiving and its relationship to activism and historical progress. Contributing a distinctive and dire form of scholarship." --Affilia"To Live Here, You Have to Fight offers a careful and compelling analysis of women's progressive activism in mid-twentieth-century Appalachia. Highlighting both the significance of coalitional labor organizing and interactions between social and capital production, Wilkerson brings to life the experiences of political actors who have been largely overlooked." --Labor Studies Journal"A compelling portrayal of women activists’ goals hopes, and trials. . . . this work adds an important addition to the field of Appalachian studies as well as histories of women, the working-class, and antipoverty movements." --Oral History Review "Fine discussion of women’s activism in Appalachia." --North Carolina Historical Review"Astonishing."--The Cut"Jessica Wilkerson’s To Live Here, You Have to Fight goes far toward filling empty spaces in the scholarship on women’s history, Appalachian history, and labor history. . . . It would be a welcome addition to both undergraduate and graduate classes on oral history and on the history of women, Appalachia, and labor. " --Journal of American History"Essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the War on Poverty in Appalachia, this book documents the central role of working class women in Appalachian resistance movements in the 1960s and 1970s. Drawing on a tradition of family care giving and community support, mountain women brought to their activism an awareness of the profound connection between environmental, health, and economic justice that redefined class and gender issues in America and offered an alternative vision for their communities and our capitalist nation. Based upon extensive oral history research, To Live Here, You Have to Fight challenges many of our contemporary assumptions about Appalachia and is an important book for our time."--Ronald D Eller, author of Uneven Ground: Appalachia Since 1945"Wilkerson surveys these women and the movements they influenced with thoughtfulness and clarity, forging an intelligent path through complicated chains of historical events." --Knoxville News Sentinel"A bold new examination of women's struggles in Appalachia rests on a concept that is both simple and profound: the caregiver as activist. . . . Thanks to Wilkerson's efforts, histories of women's bravery and persistence are here brought to life and preserved to inspire new generations." --Women's Review of Books "A crucial piece of the history of social justice in America, placing the true history of Appalachian women's radical, blood-red roots on vibrant display." --Kim Kelly, Pacific Standard "[Wilkerson's] account offers a view of class grounded fundamentally in gender, making it possible to imagine a working-class movement based in sources other than mining minerals and shaping metal—the kind of movement now taking shape in Appalachia, which has been the site of a dramatic upswing of working-class protest by women in care jobs over the last year." --Dissent Magazine "Wilkerson’s work is a profound contribution to our understanding of the War on Poverty." --Labor "Fine discussion of women’s activism in Appalachia." --North Carolina Historical Review "The story is readable and enhances our understanding of Appalachian History." --Smokey Mountain Living Magazine "Wilkerson’s thought-provoking analysis will intrigue scholars of the South, community organizing, labor, and gender, as well as present-day social activists." --Journal of Southern History "Wilkerson's compelling study is a celebration of the achievements of a highly visible, but frequently overlooked, activist group. Students of both gender and social movements history will find this a welcome addition to their libraries." --Register of the Kentucky Historical Society "From the 1960s–1980s, working-class women built, led, and sustained movements to improve the health and welfare of families and communities across the Mountain South. Wilkerson introduces these activists and shows how lifetimes of caring for ailing coal miners and struggling Appalachian communities inspired both urgent demands for social justice and radical critiques of rampant capitalism. This book uncovers new links between mid-century social change movements and offers a critical reminder that the fire for justice smolders even when victories are few."--Anne M. Valk, author of Radical Sisters: Second-Wave Feminism and Black Liberation in Washington, D.C. "In her fabulous new book, To Live Here, You Have to Fight, Jessica Wilkerson tells the untold story of the 'grassroots war on poverty' waged in the Appalachian South in the 1960s and 1970s. At the forefront of this campaign were women, women who saw themselves as family 'caregivers.' This was never just a domestic role, though it was that. It was a role that brought women to the polling station, the picket line, and to workplace protests of this own. Jessica Wilkerson tells these stories of struggle with compassion, sophistication, and heart. Readers will come away from her book understanding more about the everyday meanings and complexities of gender and class in the South, but also with a sense of what is possible when people mobilize for respect and better days." —Bryant Simon, author of The Hamlet Fire: A Tragic Story of Cheap Food, Cheap Government, and Cheap Lives

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Book SynopsisLaunched in 1964, the War on Poverty quickly took aim at the coalfields of southern Appalachia. There, the federal government found unexpected allies among working-class white women devoted to a local tradition of citizen caregiving and seasoned by decades of activism and community service. Jessica Wilkerson tells their stories within the larger drama of efforts to enact change in the 1960s and 1970s. She shows white Appalachian women acting as leaders and soldiers in a grassroots war on poverty--shaping and sustaining programs, engaging in ideological debates, offering fresh visions of democratic participation, and facing personal political struggles. Their insistence that caregiving was valuable labor clashed with entrenched attitudes and rising criticisms of welfare. Their persistence, meanwhile, brought them into unlikely coalitions with black women, disabled miners, and others to fight for causes that ranged from poor people''s rights to community health to unionization. InsTrade ReviewHerbert G. Gutman Award, Labor and Working-Class History Association (LAWCHA), 2015 Finalist, OAH Mary Nickliss Prize in Women's or Gender History, 2020 Honorable Mention, Philip Taft Labor History Book Award, 2020 H.L. Mitchell Award for Distinguished Book on the Southern Working Class, Southern Historical Association, 2020 "To Live Here, You Have to Fight embodies new research and, with it, highlights an often-forgotten consideration of the role of women's caregiving and its relationship to activism and historical progress. Contributing a distinctive and dire form of scholarship." --Affilia"To Live Here, You Have to Fight offers a careful and compelling analysis of women's progressive activism in mid-twentieth-century Appalachia. Highlighting both the significance of coalitional labor organizing and interactions between social and capital production, Wilkerson brings to life the experiences of political actors who have been largely overlooked." --Labor Studies Journal"A compelling portrayal of women activists’ goals hopes, and trials. . . . this work adds an important addition to the field of Appalachian studies as well as histories of women, the working-class, and antipoverty movements." --Oral History Review "Fine discussion of women’s activism in Appalachia." --North Carolina Historical Review"Astonishing."--The Cut"Jessica Wilkerson’s To Live Here, You Have to Fight goes far toward filling empty spaces in the scholarship on women’s history, Appalachian history, and labor history. . . . It would be a welcome addition to both undergraduate and graduate classes on oral history and on the history of women, Appalachia, and labor. " --Journal of American History"Essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the War on Poverty in Appalachia, this book documents the central role of working class women in Appalachian resistance movements in the 1960s and 1970s. Drawing on a tradition of family care giving and community support, mountain women brought to their activism an awareness of the profound connection between environmental, health, and economic justice that redefined class and gender issues in America and offered an alternative vision for their communities and our capitalist nation. Based upon extensive oral history research, To Live Here, You Have to Fight challenges many of our contemporary assumptions about Appalachia and is an important book for our time."--Ronald D Eller, author of Uneven Ground: Appalachia Since 1945"Wilkerson surveys these women and the movements they influenced with thoughtfulness and clarity, forging an intelligent path through complicated chains of historical events." --Knoxville News Sentinel"A bold new examination of women's struggles in Appalachia rests on a concept that is both simple and profound: the caregiver as activist. . . . Thanks to Wilkerson's efforts, histories of women's bravery and persistence are here brought to life and preserved to inspire new generations." --Women's Review of Books "A crucial piece of the history of social justice in America, placing the true history of Appalachian women's radical, blood-red roots on vibrant display." --Kim Kelly, Pacific Standard "[Wilkerson's] account offers a view of class grounded fundamentally in gender, making it possible to imagine a working-class movement based in sources other than mining minerals and shaping metal—the kind of movement now taking shape in Appalachia, which has been the site of a dramatic upswing of working-class protest by women in care jobs over the last year." --Dissent Magazine "Wilkerson’s work is a profound contribution to our understanding of the War on Poverty." --Labor "Fine discussion of women’s activism in Appalachia." --North Carolina Historical Review "The story is readable and enhances our understanding of Appalachian History." --Smokey Mountain Living Magazine "Wilkerson’s thought-provoking analysis will intrigue scholars of the South, community organizing, labor, and gender, as well as present-day social activists." --Journal of Southern History "Wilkerson's compelling study is a celebration of the achievements of a highly visible, but frequently overlooked, activist group. Students of both gender and social movements history will find this a welcome addition to their libraries." --Register of the Kentucky Historical Society "From the 1960s–1980s, working-class women built, led, and sustained movements to improve the health and welfare of families and communities across the Mountain South. Wilkerson introduces these activists and shows how lifetimes of caring for ailing coal miners and struggling Appalachian communities inspired both urgent demands for social justice and radical critiques of rampant capitalism. This book uncovers new links between mid-century social change movements and offers a critical reminder that the fire for justice smolders even when victories are few."--Anne M. Valk, author of Radical Sisters: Second-Wave Feminism and Black Liberation in Washington, D.C. "In her fabulous new book, To Live Here, You Have to Fight, Jessica Wilkerson tells the untold story of the 'grassroots war on poverty' waged in the Appalachian South in the 1960s and 1970s. At the forefront of this campaign were women, women who saw themselves as family 'caregivers.' This was never just a domestic role, though it was that. It was a role that brought women to the polling station, the picket line, and to workplace protests of this own. Jessica Wilkerson tells these stories of struggle with compassion, sophistication, and heart. Readers will come away from her book understanding more about the everyday meanings and complexities of gender and class in the South, but also with a sense of what is possible when people mobilize for respect and better days." —Bryant Simon, author of The Hamlet Fire: A Tragic Story of Cheap Food, Cheap Government, and Cheap Lives

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Book SynopsisArchitecture and Health recognizes the built environment and health as inextricable encouraging a new mind-set for the profession. Over 40 international award-winning projects are included to explore innovative design principles linked to health outcomes. The book is organized into three interdependent health domainsindividual, community, and globalin which each case study proposes context-specific architectural responses. Case studies include children's hospitals, rehabilitation facilities, elderly housing, mental health facilities, cancer support centers, clinics, healthy communities, healthcare campuses, wellness centers, healing gardens, commercial offices, infrastructure for developing countries, sustainable design, and more. Representing the United States, Africa, Asia, Europe, and Australia, each author brings a new perspective to health and its related architectural response. This book brings a timely focus to a subject matter commonly constrictedTrade Review“One of the traps experienced healthcare architects fall into is replicating the status quo. The primary strengths of this book are, firstly, the diversity of ideas and approaches from all over the world force the reader to explore new ideas and approaches. Secondly, the use of case studies takes ideas beyond the conceptual and demonstrates their execution, thereby, helping the reader to understand the applicability to his or her situation. I would highly recommend this book to those who want to step back and reflect on the greater issue of health and environment.”Joyce Durham RN, AIA, EDAC, Director of Facilities Strategic Planning; New York-Presbyterian"Architecture and Health reflects the broadened identity of both the architecture and health professions: architects now recognize that their responsibilities include the global built environment, while health professionals have begun to embrace global health and well-being as central to their work. The essays in this book also help us understand why that change has happened: both our built environment and our health system are unsustainable, inequitable, and unaffordable in their current form."Thomas Fisher Professor, School of Architecture; Director, Minnesota Design Center, University of MinnesotaTable of ContentsForewordAcknowledgmentsKey Terms Introduction: Discovering an Architecture for Health Dina Battisto and Jacob J. Wilhelm Part 1: Individual Health Healthcare Facilities for Children: Designing for Distinct Age Groups Allen Buie Elderly Autonomy through Architecture: Building a Fifth-Generation Residential Care Home Dietger Wissounig and Birgit Prack Advancing Rehabilitation: Design that Considers Physical and Cognitive Disabilities Brenna Costello Design Attributes for Improved Mental and Behavioral Health Mardelle McCuskey Shepley and Naomi A. Sachs Renewing the Human Spirit Through Design: Celebrating Maggie’s Centres Jamie Mitchell Part 2: Community Health Creating Healthy Communities Through Wellness Districts and Health Campuses Shannon Kraus, Kate Renner, Dina Battisto, and Brett Jacobs Superhospitals: The Next Generation of Public Hospitals in Scandinavia Klavs Hyttel A Rebirth of the Consolidated Health Campus: The New Parkland Hospital Matthew Suarez and James J. Atkinson Defining a Project Method: Ensuring Project Success with Pre-Design Planning Harm Hollander The Efficacy of Healing Gardens: Integrating Landscape Architecture for Health Katharina Nieberler-Walker, Cheryl Desha, Omniya El Baghdadi, and Angela Reeve Lean Design: The Everett Clinic at Smokey Point Barbara Anderson, Melanie Yaris, and Julia Leitman Employee Wellness: The Dan Abraham Healthy Living Center at Mayo Clinic Peter G. Smith and Stephen N. Berg From Vice to Wellness: Defining a New Typology in Healthcare Retail Design Megan Stone Part 3: Global Health Outdoor Oncology: A Nature-Inclusive Approach to Healthcare Delivery Bart van der Salm Living Buildings: The Bullitt Center Steve Doub, Jim Hanford, Margaret Sprug, Chris Hellstern, and Katherine Misel Regenerative Architecture: Redefining Progress in the Built Environment Robin Guenther A Blueprint for Using Renewable Energies in Remote Locations Christopher W. Kiss and Keith Holloway Integrating LEED with Biophilic Design Attributes: Towards an Inclusive Rating System Stephen Verderber and Terri Peters Connecting to Context: Place-Based Approaches to Biophilic Healthcare Design Mara Baum The Anti-Prototype: Why Community Health Requires Local Solutions Michael Murphy, Amie Shao, and Jeffrey Mansfield Epilogue: The Future of an Architecture for Health David Allison, Eva Henrich, and Edzard SchultzAbout the EditorsList of ContributorsIndex

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Book SynopsisThis book covers a wide range of topics relating to the health and wellbeing of the construction workforce. Based on more than two decades of work examining various aspects of workersâ health and wellbeing, the book addresses a key topic in construction management: how the design of work environments, construction processes and organisation of work impact upon construction workersâ physical and psychological health.Occupational health is a significant problem for the construction industry. However, the subject of health does not receive as much attention in occupational health and safety research or practice as the subject of safety. Traditional management approaches (focused on the prevention of accidents and injuries) are arguably ill-suited to addressing issues of workersâ health and wellbeing. This book seeks to explain how workers' health and wellbeing are impacted by working in the construction sector, and suggest ways in which organisations (and decision makers within Trade Review“This book is extremely topical for all industries… as it considers gender, well-being, psychosocial hazards, working hours, resilience and more, but most importantly health…One of the central features of this book is that the authors acknowledge when an initiative or concept has failed or failed to succeed as well as intended. They also remind us repeatedly how so many OHS concepts and initiatives remain in their infancy or are underdeveloped. This caution and the reality statements provide a significantly different tone to many other OHS or mental health management books.” Kevin Jones, https://safetyatworkblog.com/“The authors here bring together the insights they have gained over twenty years of their joint and individual research into the health and wellbeing of workers in the construction sector, backed with evidence from dozens of other researchers worldwide. They set out their argument early on: that the immediacy of safety concerns has led to the neglect of construction workers’ health, that this oversight has led to a great deal of harm to individuals, and that many wellbeing programmes put the onus on individual workers to improve their own health rather than addressing the systemic factors which make construction so challenging for its participants… construction workers love their work, and why not? You get to build stuff! But the toll on their physical and mental health is far too high. This book is timely.” Peter Bateman, Safeguard MagazineTable of Contents1. Introduction: The health imperative 2. Attending to the "H" in OH&S 3. Work-related factors impacting construction workers' psychological health 4. Working time, health and wellbeing 5. Women's health in construction 6. Employee resilience 7. Health issues in the construction industry in developing countries: The case of Sub-Saharan Africa 8. Young construction workers' health and wellbeing 9. Healthy ageing at work 10. Building a sense of place 11. Thinking about the future

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Book SynopsisPressure from consultants, insurers, trainers or those supporting National & International Standards seem to create the feeling that somehow you havenât done enough to ensure people are safe yet. Of course, they have vested interest in trying to sell you solutions that you may not necessarily need. Then there is the challenge many enlightened boards are wrestling with; how do you move beyond mere legal compliance without making things too complicated and costly or by inadvertently going too far?In many disciplines, getting the basics right can be very powerful in achieving great performance and health & safety is no different. This book is packed with ideas that will help any organisation to get the basics right. It is the direct experience of the authors that these ideas are applicable to all industries, all operational circumstances and in many different countries. It contains simple and powerful messages that can transform performance and help to create a positive organisational health & safety culture. It is a how to handbook that has evolved from real-world experience. Being risk-led and evidence-driven delivers business benefit and keeps people safe.Table of Contents1 It’s easy to be misled – lessons from the United Kingdom and Europe 2 A toolbox of principles 3 Plan to finish 4 Risk assessment friend or foe 5 Risk assessment tricks and techniques 6 Prioritisation provides freedom and clarity 7 Finding solutions 8 Culture, involvement, behaviour and values 9 Reactive safety 10 The view from the top 11 Creating desire and managing change

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Book SynopsisPublic safety, as well as the safety of products and services, is of paramount importance and interest to individuals, organisations and society. Safety successes are achieved every second, but we take them for granted and we do not appreciate the challenges professionals meet to make the world as safe as possible. Safety failures are less frequent but become focal points of stakeholders and the public with a tendency to blame and not comprehend the context and the hard decisions professionals have to make when balancing safety with competing goals.This edited book includes case studies from industry practitioners exactly as they experience them without relying on the understanding of researchers who conduct studies and try to map the overall situation per case based on multiple interviews, observations and questionnaires. Included are case studies from the aviation, construction, oil and gas, telecommunications, transportation, health and public safety industries. They are sTrade Review"This book contains a collection of engaging, real-world stories from experienced safety practitioners. The events are described with breath-taking honesty giving the reader a true insight into the events and situations described, their causes and mitigations. Insights of this kind are rare to find. Anyone with a professional interest in safety will find this volume an absorbing and enlightening read."Prof. Don Harris, Human Systems Integration Group, Coventry University, United Kingdom"I have worked with safety and reliability practitioners for twenty-five years and as a narrative psychologist my expertise is in the value of stories and how they contribute to knowledge. This book shares not only knowledge, but also experience in story shapes that will resonate with the industry."Dr. Jacqueline Ward, Chief Executive, Safety & Reliability Society, United Kingdom"It is said that ‘good judgement comes from experience, and experience comes from poor judgement’ – this book provides a wide range of anecdotal examples of both good and poor judgement in the practice of safety management across various regions and sectors. Safety Insights: Success and Failure Stories of Practitioners brings together years of expert experience, sharing secrets to success, and perhaps more importantly allowing the reader to understand what can (and has) gone wrong in the practical application of safety. By reading this book, you will gain that good judgement and experience by learning from the poor judgement of others, and not having to go through the pain yourself!"Ross Dunsford, Team Leader Systems Assurance, Systems Engineering & Assurance, WSP, United Kingdom"This book is a part of the transition that is going on in safety thinking. It dismisses old school standard phrasing about human error, normative behaviour and exclusive managerial control. It crosses borders by adhering to an integral safety concept and multi-actor perspective. Rather than a judgemental perspective on outcomes, it focuses on observing primary processes and operational behaviour. Hopefully this book is the first of a series on books with a disruptive view on safety."Prof. John Stoop, Kindunos Safety Consultancy, Netherlands"Safety Insights: Success and Failure Stories of Practitioners" is a must-read primer for anyone considering safety as a priority and has an ulterior motive for wanting to read about first-hand knowledge from the safety frontier. I strongly recommend this inventiveness because there is no other book on the market that captures this attempt for sharing the experiences of safety practitioners who have worked across several industry domains, such as Aviation, Rail, Defence, Construction and Occupational Safety. Indeed, it is the first book of its kind that reads like the emotional journey of eighteen authors who are truthful and passionate about safety.Dr. Ilias Panagopoulos, Senior Trainer, Joint Aviation Authorities Training Organization, Netherlands"Safety Insights bridges the gap between theory and practice. Here, practitioners tell us about their very personal experiences with various safety management aspects; their frustrations, their challenges, but also their achievements. As can be seen from their insightful accounts, what is straightforward and black-and-white in theory is much more complex in practice. Safety Insights is highly recommended for anyone interested in learning more about the real-life organizational facets of safety."Nicolaus Dmoch, Safety Investigation Manager & Citation Latitude Pilot, NetJets Europe, Portugal"The book includes enjoyable and relevant chapters with learnings of practitioners, including their challenges and what has worked well for them. Although Health & Safety (H&S) practitioners are often a bit negative towards other H&S approaches, the stories shared in the book describe each approach reasonably, and the readers should be able to relate and find useful takeaways to apply in their roles. Regardless of how much interesting each chapter will seem to the reader, the stories highlight various issues faced by organisations and H&S staff and have the potential to create great debates."Adam Williams, Executive Director Health, Safety & Environment, Queensland University of Technology, Australia"This book is a vital addition to the rapidly evolving body of health and safety knowledge as it considers 'safety-as-done' - its challenges, dissonances and opportunities in the field, from the eyes and in the voices of safety practitioners themselves. The cross sectoral narrative is novel in that it provides an insight into how professional colleagues are navigating a complex space as it moves from a command and control paradigm to a more adaptive space. Highly recommended for practitioners, researchers and students alike."Dr. Satyan Chari, Senior Faculty, Healthcare Improvement Fellowship Program, Clinical Excellence Queensland, Australia"This book contains a collection of engaging, real-world stories from experienced safety practitioners. The events are described with breath-taking honesty giving the reader a true insight into the events and situations described, their causes and mitigations. Insights of this kind are rare to find. Anyone with a professional interest in safety will find this volume an absorbing and enlightening read."Prof. Don Harris, Human Systems Integration Group, Coventry University, United Kingdom"Safety Insights: Success and Failure Stories of Practitioners is an excellent platform to share narratives from real-world experiences. Different sectors, professionals and academics with practical safety experience make up a unique offer to the reader. Real-life cases are used to illustrate various principles of safety. I firmly believe that this work will be a reference point for the reader, be it a professional or an academic. Nektarios Karanikas and his team of contributors have done an excellent book to provide a reference point for the constantly changing, dynamic safety environment."Prof. George Boustras, European University Cyprus & Editor-in-Chief, Safety Science"I have worked with safety and reliability practitioners for twenty-five years and as a narrative psychologist my expertise is in the value of stories and how they contribute to knowledge. This book shares not only knowledge, but also experience in story shapes that will resonate with the industry."Dr. Jacqueline Ward, Chief Executive, Safety & Reliability Society, United Kingdom"It is said that ‘good judgement comes from experience, and experience comes from poor judgement’ – this book provides a wide range of anecdotal examples of both good and poor judgement in the practice of safety management across various regions and sectors. Safety Insights: Success and Failure Stories of Practitioners brings together years’ of expert experience, sharing secrets to success, and perhaps more importantly allowing the reader to understand what can (and has) gone wrong in the practical application of safety. By reading this book, you will gain that good judgement and experience by learning from the poor judgement of others, and not having to go through the pain yourself!"Ross Dunsford, Team Leader Systems Assurance, Systems Engineering & Assurance, WSP, United Kingdom"This book is a part of the transition that is going on in safety thinking. It dismisses old school standard phrasing about human error, normative behaviour and exclusive managerial control. It crosses borders by adhering to an integral safety concept and multi-actor perspective. Rather than a judgemental perspective on outcomes, it focuses on observing primary processes and operational behaviour. Hopefully this book is the first of a series on books with a disruptive view on safety."Prof. John Stoop, Kindunos Safety Consultancy, Netherlands"Safety Insights: Success and Failure Stories of Practitioners’ is a must-read primer for anyone considering safety as a priority and has an ulterior motive for wanting to read about first-hand knowledge from the safety frontier. I strongly recommend this inventiveness because there is no other book on the market that captures this attempt for sharing the experiences of safety practitioners who have worked across several industry domains, such as Aviation, Rail, Defence, Construction and Occupational Safety. Indeed, it is the first book of its kind that reads like the emotional journey of eighteen authors who are truthful and passionate about safety."Dr. Ilias Panagopoulos, Senior Trainer, Joint Aviation Authorities Training Organization, Netherlands"Safety Insights bridges the gap between theory and practice. Here, practitioners tell us about their very personal experiences with various safety management aspects; their frustrations, their challenges, but also their achievements. As can be seen from their insightful accounts, what is straightforward and black-and-white in theory is much more complex in practice. Safety Insights is highly recommended for anyone interested in learning more about the real-life organizational facets of safety."Nicolaus Dmoch, Safety Investigation Manager & Citation Latitude Pilot, NetJets Europe, Portugal"The book includes enjoyable and relevant chapters with learnings of practitioners, including their challenges and what has worked well for them. Although Health & Safety (H&S) practitioners are often a bit negative towards other H&S approaches, the stories shared in the book describe each approach reasonably, and the readers should be able to relate and find useful takeaways to apply in their roles. Regardless of how much interesting each chapter will seem to the reader, the stories highlight various issues faced by organisations and H&S staff and have the potential to create great debates."Adam Williams, Executive Director Health, Safety & Environment, Queensland University of Technology, Australia"This book is a vital addition to the rapidly evolving body of health and safety knowledge as it considers 'safety-as-done' - its challenges, dissonances and opportunities in the field, from the eyes and in the voices of safety practitioners themselves. The cross sectoral narrative is novel in that it provides an insight into how professional colleagues are navigating a complex space as it moves from a command and control paradigm to a more adaptive space. Highly recommended for practitioners, researchers and students alike."Dr. Satyan Chari, Senior Faculty, Healthcare Improvement Fellowship Program, Clinical Excellence Queensland, AustraliaTable of ContentsPreface. Editors. Contributors. 1 System Knowledge: Most of the Times Adequate but Sometimes Insufficient. 2 Safety Interventions: How Can We Make Them Worth the Effort? 3 Only a Few Seconds to Change the Course of an Event. 4 How Could the Use of Technology Support Safety Management Programmes? 5 How to Eat an Elephant: Implementing Organisational Culture Change. 6 Is Safety Part of Your Business Model? Turning a ‘Simple-to-Fix’ Safety Incident into an Opportunity for Everyone. 7 The Development of Mental Health Proxy Teams and a Relationship That Threatened the Quality of a Safety Investigation. 8 Passenger Experience and Safety Systems. 9 Safety Numbers and Safety Differently. 10 Infrastructure Projects as Complex Socio-Technical Systems. 11 The Two Sides of the Same Coin. 12 Learning from Incidents: Mind the Whole Set of Dimensions. 13 Necessary Incompliance and Safety-Threatening Collegiality. 14 Are the Stakeholders on Your Side or Not? 15 Making Safety a Priority. 16 The Practical Value of Ensuring Effective Interfaces and Workforce Engagement. 17 Just When You Thought You’d Done Enough. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book shows how to overcome the traditional thinking in silos that limits the dominant change management approaches.Trade Review"Erik Hollnagel has always been ahead of the curve, and here he is again. A book about safety without the s-word—only to replace it with another s-word! Synesis not only unifies everything relevant about organizational performance, it sums up Erik's decades of remarkable, substantive contributions to our field." - Prof. Sidney W. A. Dekker. Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia"Some people are lumpers, trying to build a world of high-level categories. Others are splitters, seeing fine-grained detail and multiple types wherever they look. Few of us can be both, but as with everything he does, Erik Hollnagel shows he can. Synesis integrates huge amounts of detail about organisational life without losing the particulars. It’s an idea destined to become widely used, like so many of his contributions." - Prof. Jeffrey Braithwaite, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia"If we take seriously a 21st century truism that change never starts because it never stops, a book that makes change challenges more comprehensible and change processes more manageable cannot be timelier or more important. Synesis is an invaluable must read for those seeking to change organizational systems through a pragmatic blend of theory and practice." - Kathleen M. Sutcliffe Bloomberg Distinguished Professor Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA"This thought-provoking book challenges the long-held beliefs that problems in productivity, quality, safety and reliability of production systems can be solved in isolation, each with its own special measures. It argues that problems in production systems are due to feeble human efforts to get the system working rather than to random cause and that a less fragmented mindset therefore is required. I recommend this book for all interested in the improvement of productivity, quality, reliability and safety in practice as well as in theory." - Bo Bergman, Professor Emeritus, Quality Sciences, Chalmers, SwedenTable of Contents1. A fragmented view 2. Historical reasons for the fragmented view 3. Psychological reasons for the fragmented view 4. Fundamentals of change management 5. Fragmented change management 6. Synetic change management 7. A nexus of necessary knowledge

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Book SynopsisIntroduction to Health and Safety at Work covers the fundamentals of occupational safety and closely follows the NEBOSH National General Certificate syllabus which was updated in 2019 and came into use in 2020.Highly illustrated and over 600 pages in length, it covers all of the essential elements of health and safety management, the legal framework, risk assessment and control standards and also includes checklists, report forms and record sheets to supplement learning. It also has an extensive summary of current health and safety legislation. Aligned to the NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety Practice questions and answers to test knowledge and increase understanding In addition to helping students study for the NGC, it is used for reference and revision on other Health and Safety qualifications at level 3 and above, including the Nebosh Diploma. It is also a source of reference and guidance for hTable of Contents1. The moral financial and legal reasons for health and safety management, 2. Health and safety management systems and policy, 3. Health and safety management of people and processes, 4. Health and safety management of risk and controls, 5. Health and safety monitoring and measuring, 6. Physical and psychological health, 7. Musculoskeletal health, 8. Chemical and biological agents, 9. General workplace issues, 10. Work equipment, 11. Fire, 12. Electricity, 13. Summary of the main legal requirements, 14. Climate Change, Environmental management, international and other aspects of health and safety, 15. Study Skills, 16. Specimen answers to NEBOSH examinations, 17. Sources of information and guidance

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Book SynopsisPost Normal Accident revisits Perrow’s classic Normal Accident published in 1984 and provides additional insights to our sociological view of safety-critical organisations.Table of Contents1. One Book, Two Theses (NA and na) 2. Hopkins, the Unofficial Theorist of NA 3. Errors from the Top 4. From Component to Network Failure Accidents 5. (Global) Eco-Socio-Technological Systems: Expanding Scale, Scope and Timeframe: Rethinking Perrow’s 2x2 Matrix 6. Conclusion

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Book SynopsisNext Generation Safety Leadership illustrates practical applications that bring theory to life through case studies and stories from the author's years of experience in high-risk industries. The book provides safety leaders and their organisations with a compelling case for change. A key predictor of safety performance is trust, and its associated components of integrity, ability and benevolence (care). The next generation of safety leaders will take the profession forward by creating trust and psychological safety. The book provides safety leaders with actionable goals to enable positive change and translates academic languages into practical applications. It leaves the reader with a clear strategy to move forward in developing a safety plan and utilizes stories, humor, and case studies set in high-risk industries. Written primarily for the safety community and can be used to influence day to day safety operations in high-risk organisations.Table of Contents1: Trust: The Currency of Leadership 2: ‘Zero Harm’ and Other Platitudes 3: BBS (aka Behavioral Bull S..t!) 4: Organizational Values or Company Platitudes? 5: What’s Your Story? Building trust through Self Disclosure6: Mind your language!7. Your team has the answers, do you have the questions? 8. Don’t shoot the messenger! Making it safe to share bad news 9. Responding after an incident10. Doing Safety Differently: From Compliance to Care

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Book SynopsisThe complexity of today's large organisations, businesses, and social institutions defeats management approaches based on monolithic thinking. Most industry and service organisations look at their performance either from a single perspective productivity, quality, safety, etc. or from different but separate perspectives that reside in organisational silos. Quality is treated separately from safety, which, again, is treated separately from productivity, and so on. While siloed thinking may be convenient in the short term, it fails to recognise that any specific perspective reveals only a part of what goes on. Yet it is essential to have a unified view of how an organisation functions effectively to manage changes and to ensure the organisation excels in what it does.Synesis represents the mutually dependent set of priorities, perspectives, and practices that an organisation needs to carry out its activities as intended. It shows how to overcome the fragmentation in foTrade Review"Erik Hollnagel has always been ahead of the curve, and here he is again. A book about safety without the s-word—only to replace it with another s-word! Synesis not only unifies everything relevant about organizational performance, it sums up Erik's decades of remarkable, substantive contributions to our field." - Prof. Sidney W. A. Dekker. Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia"Some people are lumpers, trying to build a world of high-level categories. Others are splitters, seeing fine-grained detail and multiple types wherever they look. Few of us can be both, but as with everything he does, Erik Hollnagel shows he can. Synesis integrates huge amounts of detail about organisational life without losing the particulars. It’s an idea destined to become widely used, like so many of his contributions." - Prof. Jeffrey Braithwaite, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia"If we take seriously a 21st century truism that change never starts because it never stops, a book that makes change challenges more comprehensible and change processes more manageable cannot be timelier or more important. Synesis is an invaluable must read for those seeking to change organizational systems through a pragmatic blend of theory and practice." - Kathleen M. Sutcliffe Bloomberg Distinguished Professor Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA"This thought-provoking book challenges the long-held beliefs that problems in productivity, quality, safety and reliability of production systems can be solved in isolation, each with its own special measures. It argues that problems in production systems are due to feeble human efforts to get the system working rather than to random cause and that a less fragmented mindset therefore is required. I recommend this book for all interested in the improvement of productivity, quality, reliability and safety in practice as well as in theory." - Bo Bergman, Professor Emeritus, Quality Sciences, Chalmers, SwedenTable of Contents1. A fragmented view 2. Historical reasons for the fragmented view 3. Psychological reasons for the fragmented view 4. Fundamentals of change management 5. Fragmented change management 6. Synetic change management 7. A nexus of necessary knowledge

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Book SynopsisThis book aims to take the reader through all aspects of fire safety and management in residential settings, from origin and ignition, risk assessment, protection and prevention, as well as comparing effective enforcement options from across all parts of the UK.Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. The development of fire safety legislation 3. Principles of fire 4. Fire safety risk assessment and fire protection in residential premises 5. Essentials of fire safety management in residential dwellings 6. Fire safety, the HHSRS and property licensing - law and practice 7. Fire risk and precautions for different types of housing 8. Management and regulation of blocks of flats and larger student accommodation developments 9.Future legal developments

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Herbert William Heinrich has been one of the most influential safety pioneers. His work from the 1930s/1940s affects much of what is done in safety today â for better and worse. Heinrichâs work is debated and heavily critiqued by some, while others defend it with zeal. Interestingly, few people who discuss the ideas have ever read his work or looked into its backgrounds; most do so based on hearsay, secondary sources, or mere opinion. One reason for this is that Heinrichâs work has been out of print for decades: it is notoriously hard to find, and quality biographical information is hard to get.Based on some serious safety archaeology, which provided access to many of Heinrichâs original papers, books, and rather rich biographical information, this book aims to fill this gap. It deals with the life and work of Heinrich, the context he worked in, and his influences and legacy. The book defines the main themes in Heinrichâs work and discusses them, paying attention to their ori

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