Health and safety in the workplace Books

Book Synopsis"The Rent of Form: Architecture and Labor in the Digital Age was first published in a different form in the original Portuguese as Arquitetura na era digital-financeira: desenho, canteiro e renda da forma (Saao Paolo, Brazil: Editora 34 Ltdsa., 2012)".Trade Review"In this story, all is extraction, and the construction site is like a mine for the primary accumulation of symbolic capital. Form becomes function not in any useful way, but as a locus of value, forcing signifier and signified together through the raw power of the command: measure this and make this, in this way."—Reinhold Martin, from the Foreword"This timely translation of Pedro Fiori Arantes’s book into English explores the political and aesthetic dilemmas of contemporary architecture practice and theory from an opportune viewpoint. Firstly, it speaks from the South of the globalized world by entering and leaving conventional Western discourses. Secondly, it stems out of a little-known yet commanding line of historical-materialist criticism of architecture shaped up in Brazil since the 1970s, especially at the University of São Paulo. The Rent of Form sheds light onto obscured aspects of architectural production as well as onto the challenges that continue to tie it to unequal economic and social practices."—Zeuler Lima, Washington University in St. LouisTable of ContentsIntroduction · Stars of ExceptionChapter 1 · The Forms of RentChapter 2 · Programmed DesignChapter 3 · One to One: Full Scale Construction SiteConclusion -The New FrontierDistribution of MedalsThe End of the Era of Excesses?The Green WaveAnnexe Architecture in ReviewBibliographic References

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Book SynopsisRegulating Workplace Risks is a study of regulatory inspection of occupational health and safety (OHS) and its management in five countries – Australia, Canada (Québec), France, Sweden and the UK – during a time of major change.Trade Review'State of the art research into the state of the art of occupational health and safety management and inspection. Its authors provide a warts and all assessment of the possibilities and limits of regulating health and safety in an increasingly challenging environment. A must read for anyone concerned about improving workplace health and safety in the new world of work.' --Eric Tucker, York University, Canada'This book, long in gestation, provides a profound analysis of the challenge to labour inspection of regulating OHS through a focus on management systems. Its detailed analysis of 5 disparate countries is a treasure trove of research, providing a rich opportunity for learning across jurisdictions. It provides a masterly dissection of the increasingly complex, competitive and pared down context of globalisation and then challenges it. Recording some successes, but more shortcomings, it is food for deep reflection by inspectorates and politicians internationally.' --Andrew Hale, Hastam, UK and Emeritus Professor, Delft University, The Netherlands'Despite the complaints of neo-liberal ideologists about the ''burden on business'' this book argues that there is no justification for reduced regulation and regulatory surveillance of health and safety at work. Drawing on analyses of the role played by labour inspection in Australia, Sweden, Canada, France and the UK, the authors provide a timely examination of the contemporary organisational and other challenges it faces with particular reference to the inadequacy of self regulation and the rise of systematic occupational health and safety management.' --Theo Nichols, Cardiff University, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface Part I: Regulatory Inspection and the Management of Occupational Health and Safety: International Perspectives 1. Introduction: Inspecting Health and Safety Management and the Consequences of Restructuring in the Modern World of Work 2. Regulation of Health and Safety Management: A Developmental Perspective 3. The Development of Regulatory Inspection of Health and Safety at Work Part II: National Experiences 4. The Shift to Occupational Health and Safety Process Standards in Australia 5. Inspecting Occupational Health and Safety Process Standards in Australia 6. The Regulation of Systematic Work Environment Management in Sweden – Higher Ambitions in a Weaker Swedish Work Environment System 7. Implementing Systematic Work Environment Management in Sweden – Interpretation by SWEA and Supervision by its Labour Inspectors 8. Regulating Health and Safety Management, the Changing World of Work and Public Policy in the UK 9. Inspection of Health and Safety Management in the UK: Current Realities 10. The Québec Mandatory OHS ‘Prevention Programme’ 11. Occupational Cancer in France: A Challenge for OHS Management Part III: The Implications of Change 12. Regulatory Inspection and the Impact of Requirements for Systematic OHS Management in Five Countries 13. Conclusions: Ways of Understanding Regulatory Inspection of OHS Management in the Modern World of Work References Index

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Book SynopsisTHE ESSENTIAL HANDBOOK FOR EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATING ENVIRONMENTAL, SAFETY, AND HEALTH RISKS, FULLY REVISED AND UPDATED Now in its sixth edition, Risk Communication has proven to be a valuable resource for people who are tasked with the responsibility of understanding how to apply the most current approaches to care, consensus, and crisis communication. The sixth edition updates the text with fresh and illustrative examples, lessons learned, and recent research as well as provides advice and guidelines for communicating risk information in the United States and other countries. The authors help readers understand the basic theories and practices of risk communication and explain how to plan an effective strategy and put it into action. The book also contains information on evaluating risk communication efforts and explores how to communicate risk during and after an emergency. Risk Communication brings together in one resource proven scientiTable of ContentsList of Figures XVII List of Tables XIX Preface XXI About the Authors XXIII 1 INTRODUCTION 1 To Begin 2 The Risk Communication Process 6 Audiences, Situations, and Purposes 8 References 8 PART I UNDERSTANDING RISK COMMUNICATION 2 APPROACHES TO COMMUNICATING RISK 11 Cross-Cutting Risk Communication Approaches 12 Care Communication Approaches 20 Consensus Communication Approach 23 Crisis Communication Approaches 24 Summary 26 References 26 Additional Resources 28 3 LAWS THAT MANDATE RISK COMMUNICATION 29 Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 30 Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act 31 Executive Order 12898, Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations 34 Executive Order 13045, Reduce Environmental Health and Safety Risks to Children 34 Food and Drug Administration Regulations on Prescription Drug Communication 35 National Environmental Policy Act 35 Natural Resource Damage Assessment 36 Occupational Safety and Health Act 37 Resource Conservation and Recovery Act 39 Risk Management Plan Rule 39 Privacy Rule 39 Other Government Inducements 40 Summary 42 References 42 Additional Resources 43 4 CONSTRAINTS TO EFFECTIVE RISK COMMUNICATION 45 Constraints on the Communicator 45 Constraints from the Audience 55 Constraints for Both Communicator and Audience 63 Summary 65 References 65 Additional Resources 67 5 ETHICAL ISSUES 69 Social Ethics 70 Organizational Ethics 77 Personal Ethics 82 Summary 85 References 85 Additional Resources 86 6 PRINCIPLES OF RISK COMMUNICATION 89 Principles of Process 90 Principles of Presentation 95 Principles for Comparing Risks 100 Summary 104 References 104 Additional Resources 105 PART II PLANNING THE RISK COMMUNICATION EFFORT 7 DETERMINE PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES 109 Factors That Influence Purpose and Objectives 110 Reference 114 Additional Resources 115 8 ANALYZE YOUR AUDIENCE 117 Begin with Purpose and Objectives 118 Choose a Level of Analysis 119 Determine Key Audience Characteristics 122 Determine How to Find Audience Analysis Information 125 Incorporate Audience Analysis Information into Risk Communication Efforts 129 References 132 Additional Resources 133 9 DEVELOP YOUR MESSAGE 135 Common Pitfalls 136 Information People Want 139 Mental Models 141 Message Mapping and Message Development Templates 144 Health Risk Communication 144 Crisis Communication 147 References 150 Additional Resource 151 10 DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE METHODS 153 Information Materials 153 Visual Representation of Risk 155 Face-to-Face Communication 156 The News Media 158 Stakeholder Participation 160 Technology-Assisted Communication 162 Social Media 163 Partnerships 164 Additional Resources 166 11 SET A SCHEDULE 167 Legal Requirements 167 Organizational Requirements 168 The Scientific Process 169 Ongoing Activities 169 Audience Needs 170 Reference 172 12 DEVELOP A COMMUNICATION PLAN 173 What to Include in a Communication Plan 174 Developing Risk Communication Strategies 177 References 183 Additional Resources 184 PART III PUTTING RISK COMMUNICATION INTO ACTION 13 INFORMATION MATERIALS 187 Constructing Information Materials 187 Guidelines for Specific Types of Information Materials 195 References 202 Additional Resources 202 14 VISUAL REPRESENTATIONS OF RISKS 203 Design Visuals for Specific Audiences and Uses 205 Match the Visual Portrayal to the Information to Be Conveyed 207 Pretest Graphics with Those Who Will Use Them 209 Using Visuals to Personalize Risk Information 213 Comparing Risks in Visual Formats 213 Static versus Interactive Visuals 216 Depicting Probability and Uncertainty 218 Warning Labels 227 Consider Using Action Levels 230 Ethical Portrayal of Risk Information 232 Using Visual Information in Group Decision Making 235 References 236 Additional Resources 239 15 FACE-TO-FACE COMMUNICATION 241 Constructing Face-to-Face Messages 242 Guidelines for Specific Types of Face-to-Face Communication 247 References 258 Additional Resource 258 16 NEWS MEDIA 259 The Roles of the News Media in Risk Communication 260 Understanding Cultural Differences 263 Guidelines for Interacting with the News Media 266 Getting the Word Out 275 Dealing with Fake News 279 References 281 Additional Resources 283 17 STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION 285 Requirements for Stakeholder Participation 286 Guidelines for Specific Types of Stakeholder Participation Activities 290 References 311 Additional Resources 312 18 TECHNOLOGY-ASSISTED COMMUNICATION 315 Choosing Technology-Based Applications 316 Workplace Risk Communication 317 Web-Delivered and Stand-Alone Multimedia Programs 322 Traditional Electronic Forums 327 Interactive Multimedia Programs in Public Places 328 Technology in Care Communication 331 Technology in Consensus Communication 332 Technology in Crisis Communication 336 References 343 Additional Resources 345 19 SOCIAL MEDIA 347 General Principles on Participating in Social Media to Communicate Risk 348 Sharing Content via Social Media 354 Engaging with Stakeholders 355 Monitoring Changes in Perception via Social Media 356 Guidelines for Specific Types of Social Media 358 Evaluating Social Media Effectiveness 362 Dealing with Fake News 364 References 367 Additional Resources 369 20 PARTNERSHIPS 371 Categories of Partnerships 372 General Principles for Working in Partnership 374 Working with Influencers 378 Evaluating and Ending Partnerships 381 References 383 Additional Resources 384 PART IV EVALUATING RISK COMMUNICATION EFFORTS 21 EVALUATION OF RISK COMMUNICATION EFFORTS 387 Why Evaluate Risk Communication Efforts? 387 The Meaning of Success 388 Types of Evaluations 391 Conducting the Evaluation 393 References 397 Additional Resources 398 PART V SPECIAL CASES IN RISK COMMUNICATION 22 EMERGENCY RISK COMMUNICATION 401 Understanding Emergency Risk Communication 402 Planning for the Unexpected 409 Communicating During an Emergency 436 Communicating After an Emergency 448 References 452 Additional Resources 456 23 INTERNATIONAL RISK COMMUNICATION 457 Recognize the Similarities 458 Account for Cultural Differences 459 Look for “Your” Risk in Other Countries 461 Plan for Cross-Country Communication 463 References 466 Additional Resources 468 24 PUBLIC HEALTH CAMPAIGNS 471 Understand Your Goals 472 Use Research to Design Campaigns 473 Use Multiple Methods to Reach People 474 When Things Go Wrong 479 Evaluate Success 481 References 485 Additional Resources 486 RESOURCES 489 General Risk Communication Resources 489 Environmental Risk Communication Resources 491 Safety Risk Communication Resources 491 Health Risk Communication Resources 492 Care Communication Resources 493 Consensus Communication Resources 493 Crisis Communication Resources 494 GLOSSARY 497 INDEX 501

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Book SynopsisRisk Assessment Explore the fundamentals of risk assessment with references to the latest standards, methodologies, and approaches The Second Edition of Risk Assessment: A Practical Guide to Assessing Operational Risks delivers a practical exploration of a wide array of risk assessment tools in the contexts of preliminary hazard analysis, job safety analysis, task analysis, job risk assessment, personnel protective equipment hazard assessment, failure mode and effect analysis, and more. The distinguished authors discuss the latest standards, theories, and methodologies covering the fundamentals of risk assessments, as well as their practical applications for safety, health, and environmental professionals with risk assessment responsibilities. What If/Checklist Analysis Methods are included for additional guidance. Now in full color, the book includes interactive exercises, links, videos, and online risk assessment tools that can be immediately applied Table of ContentsPreface vii 1 Risk Assessments: Their Significance 1 Fred A. Manuele 2 Risk Assessment Standards and Definitions 21 Bruce K. Lyon and Bruce D. Hollcroft 3 Risk Assessment Fundamentals 47 Bruce K. Lyon and Bruce D. Hollcroft 4 Defining Risk Assessment Criteria 65 Bruce K. Lyon 5 Fundamental Techniques 93 Bruce K. Lyon and Georgi Popov 6 Preliminary Hazard and Risk Analysis 123 Bruce K. Lyon and Georgi Popov 7 “What-if” Analysis Methods 137 Bruce K. Lyon and Georgi Popov 8 Failure Mode and Effects Analysis 153 Georgi Popov and Bruce K. Lyon 9 Bow-Tie Analysis Methodology 171 Georgi Popov and Bruce K. Lyon 10 Layers of Control Analysis 201 Georgi Popov and Bruce K. Lyon 11 Prevention Through Design (PtD) and Design Safety Reviews 227 Bruce K. Lyon and Georgi Popov 12 Industrial Hygiene Risk Assessment 249 Tsvetan Popov, Georgi Popov and Bruce K. Lyon 13 Machine Risk Assessments 283 Bruce K. Lyon 14 Project-Oriented Risk Assessments 307 Bruce K. Lyon 15 Food Processing Risk Assessments 337 Georgi Popov and Bruce K. Lyon 16 Ergonomic Risk Assessment 361 Bruce K. Lyon and Georgi Popov 17 Assessing Operational Risks at an Organizational Level 387 Bruce K. Lyon 18 Risk Assessment Applications in Lean Six Sigma and Environmental Management Systems 409 Georgi Popov, Tsvetan Popov and Bruce K. Lyon 19 Business Continuity Plan 431 Bruce D. Hollcroft and Bruce K. Lyon 20 Communicate Risk 445 Bruce K. Lyon Index 461

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Book SynopsisConstruction Safety Management by Tim Howarth and Paul Watson The construction industry is a global, dynamic and innovative industry that delivers buildings and infrastructure for all aspects of commercial and domestic activity. This dynamic and innovative industry is faced with safety challenges on a project by project and day to day basis.Trade Review“Notwithstanding this, the book presents a very helpful ‘one-stop-shop’ for construction OHS information relevant to the UK. It presents good value and would be a very useful prescribed textbook for UK-based undergraduate courses for the built environment professions.” (Construction Management and Economics, 1 February 2010) "[Howarth and Watson] are in prime position to write an authorative and comprehensive book with the express purpose of supporting the study of health and safety on professionally accredited undergraduate built environment degree programmes. And they succeed in this aim admirably." (RoSPA Occupational Safety & Health Bulletin, April 2009) "This book … will stand the test of time¯it is a book that the owner would refer to frequently and richly deserves its place on your book shelf at home or in the office and certainly should be in the library of colleges." (Building Engineer, February 2009)Table of ContentsList of Abbreviations viii Introduction ix 1 Issues Related to the Safety Performance of the UK Construction Industry 1 Learning objectives 1 Introduction 1 Safety performance 2 Supporting health and safety success in UK industries – the HSC and the HSE 3 The reporting and recording of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences 3 Standardisation of reported accident statistics 9 Exploring the safety record of the UK construction industry 10 Campaign to revitalise health and safety in the UK construction industry 20 Summary 20 References 21 Self-assessment questions 22 2 The Legal Framework and Enforcement of Construction Health and Safety 23 Learning objectives 23 The legal framework of UK construction health and safety law 23 Complying with health and safety law – fulfilling duties 28 Enforcement of health and safety law within the UK 29 Summary 38 References 39 Self-assessment questions 40 3 UK Construction Health and Safety Law 41 Learning objectives 41 Introduction 42 Key duties imposed by the act relating to the safeguarding of health and safety standards 44 Statutory instruments – regulations 52 Summary 53 References 53 Self-assessment questions 54 4 The Construction (Design & Management) Regulations 2007 55 Learning objectives 55 Introduction to the regulations 56 The structure and content of the regulations 57 Delivering notifiable construction projects 65 The duties of parties to a construction project imposed by CDM 2007 70 The requirement for welfare facilities on construction projects 78 Further information on CDM 2007 79 Summary 79 References 80 Self-assessment questions 81 5 Key Site Health and Safety Hazards and Control Measures 82 Learning objectives 82 Hazard management in practice 82 Identifying hazards 83 A ‘register’ of common site hazards 84 Construction site hazards presented by the local environment 85 Construction site hazards presented by work activities 87 Construction site hazards presented by a deficiency in people’s knowledge, attitude and behaviour 89 Construction site hazards presented by the movement of people, plant and machinery 90 Construction site hazards presented by materials 92 Summary 94 References 95 Self-assessment questions 96 6 Principles and Practice of Health and Safety Risk Assessment 97 Learning objectives 97 Definition of risk (in a safety context) 97 Duty to carry out risk assessments 99 Undertaking risk assessment 100 Evaluation of risk 101 Prevention and protective measures 106 Summary 106 References 109 Self-assessment questions 110 7 Managing for Health and Wellbeing 111 Learning objectives 111 Introduction 111 Examples of reportable ill health 112 Occupational ill health record and goals 113 The legal requirement for health and welfare provision 113 Managing for occupational health 116 Occupational health management strategy 116 Challenges to the delivery of effective health management in the construction industry 119 Summary 120 Reference 120 Self-assessment questions 121 8 The (Principal) Contractor’s Health and Safety Management System 122 Learning objectives 122 Introduction 122 The essential elements of a successful health and safety management system 123 The principal contractor’s health and safety management system 124 Summary 146 References 146 Self-assessment questions 147 9 Promoting a Positive Health and Safety Culture 148 Learning objectives 148 Introduction 148 Defining safety culture 149 Models of health and safety culture 151 Reviewing and enhancing the safety culture of an organisation or project 153 Considering the ‘human factors’ of safety culture 154 Initiatives and management tools for promoting a positive safety culture 155 Taking action to improving safety culture 160 Summary 163 References 163 Self-assessment questions 165 Appendix 1 An Example of a Site Induction Presentation 166 Appendix 2 Self-Assessment Questions and Answers 176 Subject Index 199

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Book SynopsisThis multi-disciplinary volume brings together original research from diverse disciplinary backgrounds investigating how we can define and operationalise a bio-psychosocial model of ill-health to improve work participation in middle and later life.Trade Review"This book works very well as a collection of different perspectives on health in the workplace. It offers a wide range of material that is scholarly and written by people with expertise in their areas of interest."--Chris Yuill, Robert Gordon University.Table of ContentsWork, health and wellbeing: an introduction ~ Sarah Vickerstaff, Chris Phillipson and Ross Wilkie; Musculoskeletal disorders: challenges and opportunities ~ Ross Wilkie; Common mental health problems and work ~ Annie Irvine; Comparing health and employment in England and the USA ~ David Lain; Re-evaluating trends in the employment of disabled people in Britain ~ Ben Baumberg; The current state of vocational rehabilitation services ~ Joanne Ross; The changing profile of incapacity claimants ~ Christina Beatty and Steve Fothergill; Reconstructing the self and social identity: new interventions for returning long-term Incapacity Benefit recipients to work ~ David Wainwright, Elaine Wainwright, Rachel Black and Susan Keynon; The fall of work stress and the rise of wellbeing ~ David Wainwright and Mike Calnan; 'Work Ability': a practical model for improving the quality of work, health and wellbeing across the life-course? ~ Tony Maltby; Working for longer: self-management of chronic health problems in the workplace ~ Femidah Munir; Case study: organisational change and employee health and wellbeing in the NHS ~ Julia Gibbs, Wendy Loretto, Tina Kowalski and Stephen Platt; Education and training in the workplace ~ Chris Phillipson; Conclusion: setting the agenda for future research ~ Chris Phillipson, Ross Wilkie and Sarah Vickerstaff

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Book SynopsisMillions of laborers, from the Philippines to the Caribbean, performed the work of the United States empire. Forging a global economy connecting the tropics to the industrial center, workers harvested sugar, cleaned hotel rooms, provided sexual favors, and filled military ranks. Placing working men and women at the center of the long history of the U.S. empire, these essays offer new stories of empire that intersect with the grand narratives of diplomatic affairs at the national and international levels. Missile defense, Cold War showdowns, development politics, military combat, tourism, and banana economics share something in commonthey all have labor histories. This collection challenges historians to consider the labor that formed, worked, confronted, and rendered the U.S. empire visible. The U.S. empire is a project of global labor mobilization, coercive management, military presence, and forced cultural encounter. Together, the essays in this volume recognize Trade ReviewBender and Lipman have assembled a collection of short studies that conflate labor studies, imperial analyses, and diplomatic history to produce a challenging, insightful means of viewing such histories simultaneously. [] The innovative subjects and rigorous scholarship in this highly readable volume are accessible to general readers and scholars alike. * Choice *This book makes an important contribution to our understanding of the history of American imperialism, much of it from the bottom up. * American Historical Review *Making the Empire Work is a game changer. This spectacular volume will transform the way U.S. historians conceive, write and teach about empire. Workers were everywhere in the U.S. empire: building and serving it, shaped by and suffering from it. The work collected here gives new meaning to William Appleman Williams trenchant call for us to consider 'empire as a way of life.' -- Nan Enstad,University of Wisconsin, MadisonTable of ContentsContents 1. The Wages of Empire: Capitalism, Expansionism, and Working-Class Formation 35 2. Revolutionary Currents: Interracial Solidarities, Imperial Japan, and the U.S. Empire 59 3. The Secret Soldiers' Union: Labor and Soldier Politics in the Philippine Scout Mutiny of 1924 85 4. The Photos That We Don't Get to See: Sovereignties, Archives, and the 1928 Massacre of Banana Workers in Colombia 104 5. Sexual Labor and the U.S. Military Empire: Comparative Analysis of Europe and East Asia 137 6. Making Aloha: Lei and the Cultural Labor of Hospitality 161 7. The Advantages of Empire: Chinese Servants and Conflicts over Settler Domesticity in the "White Pacific," 1870-1900 185 8. Empire and the Moving Body: Fermin Tobera, Military California, and Rural Space 208 9. Slavery's Stale Soil: Indentured Labor, Guestworkers, and the End of Empire 227 10. The Colonization of Antislavery and the Americanization of Empires: The Labor of Autonomy and the Labor of Subordination in Togo and the United States 267 11. Progressive Empire: Race and Tropicality in United Fruit's Central America 289

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Book SynopsisA groundbreaking consideration of death from capitalism, from the seventeenth to the twenty-first centuryFrom a 2013 Texas fertilizer plant explosion that killed fifteen people and injured 252 to a 2017 chemical disaster in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, we are confronted all too often with industrial accidents that reflect the underlying attitude of corporations toward the lives of laborers and others who live and work in their companies’ shadows. Dead Labor takes seriously the myriad ways in which bodies are commodified and profits derived from premature death. In doing so it provides a unique perspective on our understanding how life and death drive the twenty-first-century global economy.James Tyner tracks a history from the 1600s through which premature death and mortality became something calculable, predictable, manageable, and even profitable. Drawing on a range of examples, including the criminalization of migrant labor, medical tourism, life insurance, and health care, he explores how today we can no longer presume that all bodies undergo the same processes of life, death, fertility, and mortality. He goes on to develop the concept of shared mortality among vulnerable populations and examines forms of capital exploitation that have emerged around death and the reproduction of labor. Positioned at the intersection of two fields—the political economy of labor and the philosophy of mortality—Dead Labor builds on Marx’s notion that death (and truncated life) is a constant factor in the processes of labor. Considering premature death also as a biopolitical and bioeconomic concept, Tyner shows how racialized and gendered bodies are exposed to it in unbalanced ways within capitalism, and how bodies are then commodified, made surplus and redundant, and even disassembled in order to accumulate capital.Trade Review"We know that many workers must sell their labor power in order to live. James Tyner reminds us that many of them will die doing so. He forces us to think again on what exploitation really means: capitalism kills—not metaphorically, but really kills. And it does not kill just anybody, but those whose deaths promise a higher return than their lives. Important and profoundly unsettling, Dead Labor is proof that political economy can be gut-wrenching." —Geoff Mann, author of In the Long Run We Are All Dead: Keynesianism, Political Economy, and Revolution "James Tyner has pushed a complicated set of ideas with clarifying precision and helped to embody the valuation of life and death through this sophisticated and timely book. That premature death is so abundantly on display in the 21st century means this book should be required reading for anybody interested in the political economy of life itself." —Nik Heynen, University of Georgia"Tyner brings the political economy of premature death into the 21st century. Tyner looks at over 400 years of exploitation of labor—specifically through the study of premature deaths of the vulnerable and marginalized—to lay out a persuasive argument that capitalism not only exploits labor but actually kills people. Tyner posits that we need to define life not only as biological but as an economic commodity that certain people and corporations get to manage for the sake of profit."—CHOICE"Dead Labor is a fluent, accessible and illuminating read, and will be of interest to scholars of labour, health, borders and carcerality. One hopes that it will stimulate discussion beyond the American context of the complicated network of social relations which sustain the devaluation of life under capitalism."—LSE Review of Books"The book raises an important point: the capitalist profit imperative overrides concerns of health and wellbeing of workers, and capitalism causes unnecessary and avoidable premature death."—Environment and Urbanization"This short book is about businesses profiting by truncating lives, turning workers into human capital in a more literal fashion than even Becker imagined."—Labour History"Tyner offers a cohesive overview of the hellish near-future of necrocapitalism. The aspirational nature of the project is evident in the book’s sub‐title, but this compact work points the way to several avenues of further inquiry into precarity and premature death under advanced capitalism."—H-Net Reviews"Anyone interested in political economy, historical materialism, biopolitics, and capitalism would do well to read this book."—Anthropology of Work Review Table of ContentsContentsPreface1. Living Labor2. Commodified Labor3. Surplus Labor4. Redundant Labor5. Disassembled BodiesPostscript: From Premature Death to Truncated LifeAcknowledgmentsNotes

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Book SynopsisA groundbreaking consideration of death from capitalism, from the seventeenth to the twenty-first centuryFrom a 2013 Texas fertilizer plant explosion that killed fifteen people and injured 252 to a 2017 chemical disaster in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, we are confronted all too often with industrial accidents that reflect the underlying attitude of corporations toward the lives of laborers and others who live and work in their companies’ shadows. Dead Labor takes seriously the myriad ways in which bodies are commodified and profits derived from premature death. In doing so it provides a unique perspective on our understanding how life and death drive the twenty-first-century global economy.James Tyner tracks a history from the 1600s through which premature death and mortality became something calculable, predictable, manageable, and even profitable. Drawing on a range of examples, including the criminalization of migrant labor, medical tourism, life insurance, and health care, he explores how today we can no longer presume that all bodies undergo the same processes of life, death, fertility, and mortality. He goes on to develop the concept of shared mortality among vulnerable populations and examines forms of capital exploitation that have emerged around death and the reproduction of labor. Positioned at the intersection of two fields—the political economy of labor and the philosophy of mortality—Dead Labor builds on Marx’s notion that death (and truncated life) is a constant factor in the processes of labor. Considering premature death also as a biopolitical and bioeconomic concept, Tyner shows how racialized and gendered bodies are exposed to it in unbalanced ways within capitalism, and how bodies are then commodified, made surplus and redundant, and even disassembled in order to accumulate capital.Trade Review"We know that many workers must sell their labor power in order to live. James Tyner reminds us that many of them will die doing so. He forces us to think again on what exploitation really means: capitalism kills—not metaphorically, but really kills. And it does not kill just anybody, but those whose deaths promise a higher return than their lives. Important and profoundly unsettling, Dead Labor is proof that political economy can be gut-wrenching." —Geoff Mann, author of In the Long Run We Are All Dead: Keynesianism, Political Economy, and Revolution "James Tyner has pushed a complicated set of ideas with clarifying precision and helped to embody the valuation of life and death through this sophisticated and timely book. That premature death is so abundantly on display in the 21st century means this book should be required reading for anybody interested in the political economy of life itself." —Nik Heynen, University of Georgia"Tyner brings the political economy of premature death into the 21st century. Tyner looks at over 400 years of exploitation of labor—specifically through the study of premature deaths of the vulnerable and marginalized—to lay out a persuasive argument that capitalism not only exploits labor but actually kills people. Tyner posits that we need to define life not only as biological but as an economic commodity that certain people and corporations get to manage for the sake of profit."—CHOICE"Dead Labor is a fluent, accessible and illuminating read, and will be of interest to scholars of labour, health, borders and carcerality. One hopes that it will stimulate discussion beyond the American context of the complicated network of social relations which sustain the devaluation of life under capitalism."—LSE Review of Books"The book raises an important point: the capitalist profit imperative overrides concerns of health and wellbeing of workers, and capitalism causes unnecessary and avoidable premature death."—Environment and Urbanization"This short book is about businesses profiting by truncating lives, turning workers into human capital in a more literal fashion than even Becker imagined."—Labour History"Tyner offers a cohesive overview of the hellish near-future of necrocapitalism. The aspirational nature of the project is evident in the book’s sub‐title, but this compact work points the way to several avenues of further inquiry into precarity and premature death under advanced capitalism."—H-Net Reviews"Anyone interested in political economy, historical materialism, biopolitics, and capitalism would do well to read this book."—Anthropology of Work Review Table of ContentsContentsPreface1. Living Labor2. Commodified Labor3. Surplus Labor4. Redundant Labor5. Disassembled BodiesPostscript: From Premature Death to Truncated LifeAcknowledgmentsNotes

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Book SynopsisTravellers today face many challenges from risk and safety issues. Focusing in particular on risk and safety issues faced by visitors to holy sites, this book looks at the unique challenges raised, where annual religious festivals are commemorated with mass gatherings lasting for days and large crowds require detailed disaster management plans. Beginning with a general section on risk management, covering areas such as disaster management, terrorism, crime and security, the book then delves deeper into specific issues and challenges. It reviews important topics such as understanding the behaviour of crowds, how to perform a risk assessment for a sacred space, and travelling in what some would regard as an increasingly hostile world. Examining critically all risk and safety challenges in this area of management, the book: - Includes a full section of global case studies, as well as discussion questions for each chapter, encouraging readers to translate theory into good practice. - Offers critical thinking on risk, vulnerability and long-term development for mass gatherings. - Covers the importance of disaster management practices and offers practical advice for ensuring attendees' safety. Mitigating risk at mass gathering events and festivals is an area that still needs further research, but this book brings together current thought and provides a valuable reference for those studying religion, tourism and events, as well as event organizers, emergency and hospital services, and local authorities.

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Book SynopsisThe ILO estimates that around 2.3 million workers die annually as a result of occupational accidents and diseases. A further one million workers suffer workplace accidents every day. Alongside the human impact, these accidents cost an estimated 4 per cent of GDP in the US, equating to 2.8 trillion US dollars. This book considers occupational health and safety, and the ways in which it can be increased to both improve working conditions and reduce the material costs of accidents. Bringing together leading academics in the field, and presenting original research from both the private and public sectors, Increasing Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces argues for greater reporting of workplace accidents and injuries. It also incorporates stress as a factor in rates of accidents and injuries, and suggests ways in which workplace safety cultures can be fostered and improved. This book will be an invaluable tool for students of management, especially those with an interest in small businesses. Its insights will also be of interest for organizational administrators responsible for workplace accidents and injuries at various levels, and for government employees with an interest in occupational health and safety.Trade Review'Burke and Richardson have successfully brought together a diverse group of experts to provide an international and comprehensive assessment of today s occupational health and safety challenges - and the best evidence-based solutions. This book is recommended reading for OHS researchers as well as any manager or professional committed to improving worker well-being.' --Graham Lowe, Workplace Consultant and Professor Emeritus, University of Alberta, Canada'Increasing Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces encompasses a comprehensive and holistic vision of health and safety. From its stellar line-up of OHS experts to its coverage of current topics that are affecting workers in a variety of industries, this book is a must-read not only for OHS researchers and practitioners . . . but also for anyone interested in working in a safe and healthy job.' --Arla Day, Saint Marys University, CanadaTable of ContentsContents: Part I. Introduction 1. Increasing occupational health and safety in workplaces: Why it matters Ronald J. Burke 2. Accident underreporting in the workplace Tahira M. Probst, Erica L. Bettac and Christopher Austin 3. Stress, human errors and accidents Astrid M. Richardsen, Monica Martinussen and Sabine Kaiser Part II. Workplace Health and Safety Factors 4. Drug use and workplace safety: Issues and good practice responses Ken Pidd, Ann Roche and Vinita Duraisingam 5. Understanding domestic violence as a workplace problem Barb MacQuarrie, Katreena Scott, Danielle Lim, Laura Olszowy, Michael D. Saxton, Jen MacGregor and Nadine Wathen 6. Job resources and outcomes in the process of bullying: A study in a Norwegian healthcare setting Espen Olsen, Maria Therese Jensen, Gunhild Bjaalid, and Aslaug Mikkelsen 7. Safety, health and climate: Taking the temperature on nurses’ work health and safety. Valerie O’Keeffe 8. Antecedents of aggression in nursing: A review Katharine McMahon, Lauren S. Park, and Liu-Qin Yang Part IV: High-risk Occupations 10. Pesticide Exposure and the Health Effects among Latino and other Farmworkers Joseph G. Grzywacz, John S. Luque and Alan Becker 11. Occupational health and safety in the mining Sector Carmel Bofinger and David Cliff 12. Occupational health and safety in the construction sector Helen Lingard 13. The case for psychosocial safety climate to be recognised in mining disaster investigations. Tony Pooley, Silvia Pignata and Maureen F. Dollard 14. Aggressive and Criminal Behavior of Police Officers Philip Matthew Stinson, Sr. 15. Workplace stress and firefighter health and safety Todd D. Smith, Mari-Amanda Dyal, and David M. DeJoy Part IV: Building Safety Climates, Promoting Worker Health and Changing Workplace Cultures 16. Types of safety cultures and best practice suggestions Sharon Clarke 17. The role of safety culture and safety leadership on safety related outcomes Çakıl Agnew and Laura Frühen 18. The benefits of transformational leadership and transformational leadership training on health and safety outcomes Tabatha Thibault, Duygu Biricik Gulseren, and E. Kevin Kelloway 19. Crew Resource Management (CRM) and Non-Technical Skills Rhona Flin, Amy Irwin and Oliver Hamlet 19. Health Protection and Health Promotion in Small Business Natalie V. Schwatka, Liliana Tenney, and Lee S. Newman Index

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Book SynopsisLogistics is a complex industry that exposes employees to a whole variety of risks. These include not only accidents on the road and deaths and injuries resulting from unsafe use of forklifts, but also the consequences of poor fire safety, long-term health risks due to poor manual handling technique and problems relating to mental health. Many thousands of incidents are recorded every year. This book examines each aspect of health and safety in turn, with a focus on warehousing and transportation. Health and Safety in Logistics informs managers about potential hazards found in the industry and explains in detail how they can make the workplace as safe as possible.Trade Review"UKWA applauds Jerry Rudd for assembling this unique and invaluable compilation of expert advice and practical guidance, and highly recommends the handbook as a tool for our members and operators in the wider logistics sector that want to send a clear message to customers, suppliers and employees that they are serious about safety." * Peter Ward, Chief Executive, UK Warehousing Association *"This book it excellent; it provides a common-sense approach to managing health and safety in the logistics sector and is a must for all those in charge of keeping warehouse staff and drivers safe at work. It is written in plain English and explains complex requirements in easy to understand language." * Ruth Waring FCILT, Compliance Director, Acumen Logistics Group *"Jerry Rudd has brought together in a single volume a comprehensive introduction to health and safety covering the diverse aspects of the logistics sector. The provision of extensive references is especially valuable as it allows readers to identify further material when required. He has managed to present what is essentially a legal and technical subject in an eminently readable and accessible format." * James Clark, Secretary-General, British Industrial Truck Association *Table of Contents Chapter - 01: Introduction – The importance of health and safety; Chapter - 02: Basic principles of health and safety; Chapter - 03: Physical health issues; Chapter - 04: Mental health; Chapter - 05: Drug and alcohol issues; Chapter - 06: Personal protection equipment; Chapter - 07: Safe storage and warehouse layout; Chapter - 08: Manual handling; Chapter - 09: Materials handling equipment; Chapter - 10: Fire safety; Chapter - 11: Yard safety; Chapter - 12: Vehicle loading; Chapter - 13: Road vehicle specifications, maintenance and compliance; Chapter - 14: Accident prevention during vehicle operations; Chapter - 15: Transport of dangerous goods by road; Chapter - 16: Vehicle mounted loading equipment; Chapter - 17: Seafreight, rolling motorway and airfreight; Chapter - 18: Miscellaneous issues; Chapter - 19: Health and safety monitoring and audit

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Book SynopsisLogistics is a complex industry that exposes employees to a whole variety of risks. These include not only accidents on the road and deaths and injuries resulting from unsafe use of forklifts, but also the consequences of poor fire safety, long-term health risks due to poor manual handling technique and problems relating to mental health. Many thousands of incidents are recorded every year. This book examines each aspect of health and safety in turn, with a focus on warehousing and transportation. Health and Safety in Logistics informs managers about potential hazards found in the industry and explains in detail how they can make the workplace as safe as possible.Trade Review"UKWA applauds Jerry Rudd for assembling this unique and invaluable compilation of expert advice and practical guidance, and highly recommends the handbook as a tool for our members and operators in the wider logistics sector that want to send a clear message to customers, suppliers and employees that they are serious about safety." * Peter Ward, Chief Executive, UK Warehousing Association *"This book it excellent; it provides a common-sense approach to managing health and safety in the logistics sector and is a must for all those in charge of keeping warehouse staff and drivers safe at work. It is written in plain English and explains complex requirements in easy to understand language." * Ruth Waring FCILT, Compliance Director, Acumen Logistics Group *"Jerry Rudd has brought together in a single volume a comprehensive introduction to health and safety covering the diverse aspects of the logistics sector. The provision of extensive references is especially valuable as it allows readers to identify further material when required. He has managed to present what is essentially a legal and technical subject in an eminently readable and accessible format." * James Clark, Secretary-General, British Industrial Truck Association *Table of Contents Chapter - 01: Introduction – The importance of health and safety; Chapter - 02: Basic principles of health and safety; Chapter - 03: Physical health issues; Chapter - 04: Mental health; Chapter - 05: Drug and alcohol issues; Chapter - 06: Personal protection equipment; Chapter - 07: Safe storage and warehouse layout; Chapter - 08: Manual handling; Chapter - 09: Materials handling equipment; Chapter - 10: Fire safety; Chapter - 11: Yard safety; Chapter - 12: Vehicle loading; Chapter - 13: Road vehicle specifications, maintenance and compliance; Chapter - 14: Accident prevention during vehicle operations; Chapter - 15: Transport of dangerous goods by road; Chapter - 16: Vehicle mounted loading equipment; Chapter - 17: Seafreight, rolling motorway and airfreight; Chapter - 18: Miscellaneous issues; Chapter - 19: Health and safety monitoring and audit

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Book SynopsisThis insightful book draws together expansive international and interdisciplinary evidence to develop a comprehensive framework for understanding and enhancing workplace well-being through the lens of job quality. It analyses how paid work influences the well-being of workers, the organizations for which they complete tasks of employment, and the societies in which we live.Daniel Wheatley constructs a theoretical framework around three strategic elements: the culture of the organization and its workers, the structures that govern their activities, and the physical and psychological work environment. The book then explores six dimensions which underpin these strategic elements: job properties, flexibility, rewarding careers, relationships, giving, and physical space and activity. Incorporating case studies and practical insights for applying the framework, including measurement methods, the book offers a comprehensive account of the influences and impacts of paid work on the quality of working lives.Contributing to the understanding of the complex and dynamic relationship between well-being and the quality of our working lives, this book will be a valuable resource for scholars and students of human resource management, organization studies, employment relations and organizational behaviour. Its practical guidance will also be beneficial for business managers and practitioners in these fields.Trade Review‘The importance of work for one’s well-being is being increasingly recognized by scholars and policymakers alike. This insightful book enhances considerably our understanding of the variety of ways in which paid work influences both objective and subjective aspects of well-being. Its multidimensional, multimethod, and multidisciplinary approach underscores the utility of a holistic, comprehensive framework for comprehending and addressing the impacts of work quality on workers that will prove useful to managers as well as researchers.’ -- Arne L. Kalleberg, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USTable of ContentsContents: 1. Well-Being and the Quality of Working Lives: an introduction PART I DEVELOPING A FRAMEWORK FOR WORKPLACE WELL-BEING 2. Understanding well-being 3. Well-being and work PART II THE DIMENSIONS OF WORKPLACE WELL-BEING 4. Job properties 5. Flexibility 6. Rewarding careers 7. Relationships 8. Giving 9. Physical space and activity 10. Conclusions: ways to working well References Index

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Book SynopsisThe United States has a long and unfortunate history of exposing employees, the public, and the environment to dangerous work. But in April 2009, the spotlight was on Las Vegas when the Pulitzer committee awarded its public service prize to the Las Vegas Sun for its coverage of the high fatalities on Las Vegas Strip construction sites. The newspaper attributed failures in safety policy to the recent 'exponential growth in the Las Vegas market.' In fact, since Las Vegas' founding in 1905, rapid development has always strained occupational health and safety standards.A History of Occupational Health and Safety examines the work, hazards, and health and safety programs from the early building of the railroad through the construction of the Hoover Dam, chemical manufacturing during World War II, nuclear testing, and dense megaresort construction on the Las Vegas Strip. In doing so, this comprehensive chronicle reveals the long and unfortunate history of exposing workers, residents, tourists, and the environment to dangerous work - all while exposing the present and future to crises in the region. Complex interactions and beliefs among the actors involved are emphasized, as well as how the medical community interpreted and responded to the risks posed. Few places in the United States contain this mixture of industrial and postindustrial sites, the Las Vegas area offers unique opportunities to evaluate American occupational health during the twentieth century, and reminds us all about the relevancy of protecting our workers.Trade ReviewThis well-documented and knowledgeable work spans an entire century of occupational safety and health in one fascinating and revealing corner of the American West: the greater Las Vegas area. No other work in the history of American industrial or occupational health does quite what it does. Following a particular place over this long a time span, it shows how far we've come in grappling with workplace dangers, but also how little progress we've made."—Christopher Sellers, director of the Center for the Study of Inequality and Social Justice"Turk does an excellent job of providing the political, economic, and social background of the various industries she examines. The book also furnishes excellent analyses of how occupational health issues in Nevada relate to general issues of public health and health care in that state, and to more general trends in occupational health in the United States. She also demonstrates that in addition to private industry, state and federal governments often did not protect workers, but instead cooperated with hazardous industries both to promote economic development and, in the case of the Nevada Nuclear Test Site, to promote national security."—Bulletin of the History of Medicine"Turk effectively makes the case that centering place in studies of occupational health and safety adds richness and depth to the story. This is a worthwhile study with which future scholars of the subject will need to reckon."—Environmental History"The book's final chapter is likely to be the most interesting for contemporary business and medical historians. Not only is it a fascinating overview of the dangers of the postindustrial service sector workplace, including exposure to secondhand cigarette smoke and the perils of irregular work hours on workers' physical health and social relationships, but she also includes factors unique to Las Vegas, such as increased access to alcohol and gambling leading to addictive behavior and animal attacks from live stage shows, the book more than accomplishes what it sets out to do by providing a study that examines more than a century of occupational health in a specific locale and makes a significant new contribution to the history of occupational health and the business history of medicine."—Business History Review“A History of Occupational Health and Safety is a significant addition to the scholarship of hazards and health in the American West. Turk offers an engaging interdisciplinary study that is useful to academic and practitioner readers alike.”—Western Historical Quarterly"Gambling with Lives is a stark reminder that boomtowns are built on the backs of working people and that progress in Las Vegas has come at a high cost. Michelle Follette Turk's well-researched study takes us from the earliest days of Las Vegas to the construction of the modern Strip that was literally built at break-neck speed. This book is a must-read for those interested in the often-concealed history of Southern Nevada."— John L. Smith, author of Saints, Sinners and Sovereign Citizens: The Endless War Over the West's Public Lands

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Book SynopsisThe Double-Edged Sword is a guide to understanding and addressing the root causes of nurse compassion fatigue by effectively translating this knowledge into everyday preventive practice. The workbook's information and activities encourage ways of working, living, and being compassionate that are centered on personal meaning, vitality, and emotional integrity. Beyond just avoiding fatigue, The Double-Edged Sword will help nurses enact the art and science of comprehensive care with their best selves.This practical guide draws on the authors' original research into nurse well-being and years of wellness coaching. The text offers simple explanations, and evidence-informed activities based on a variety of well-respected frameworks and fields, including: The patterns of knowledge in nursing Emotion regulation Self-determination theory Compassion science Transformative leadership

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Book SynopsisThis Guide is based on several decades of author’s research and practical experience in the areas of process optimization, ventilation and energy conservation in welding shops of auto manufacturing and maintenance facilities. The Guide will describe principles of Weld Fume Control, advanced ventilation systems for facilities with welding and allied processes and with energy conservation opportunities that result from the process related measures to reduce emission of fumes and gases and the building envelope improvements. The objectives of the Guide are to improve the health and safety in the industrial environment and offer strategies for energy conservation. The Guide is designed for engineers, production operators and energy managers.Trade Review Table of Contents

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Book SynopsisThis open access book explores the role visual tools and graphical models play in safety management. It explains the importance of visualising safety, for teaching concepts, communicating ideas to peers, and raising awareness of potential threats through posters. Visualising Safety, an Exploration introduces graphical models which have been influential in promoting ideas of safety, and impacting the organisational design of safety mechanisms, including the Heinreich ‘safety pyramid’ and Reason’s ‘Swiss Cheese’. It analyses these models, as well as other forms of visualization, presenting viewpoints from academics and practitioners in the fields of safety science, history, ethnography and interface design.This brief will be of interest to anyone working in the field of safety management and design, including researchers, managers and students.Table of Contents1. Introduction.- 2. Screening Workplace Injury and Fatality: The Case of Only the Brave (2017).- 3. Anticipating Risk (and Opportunity): A Control Theoretic Perspective on Visualization and Safety.- 4. Visualization for the Safe Occupation of Workspaces.- 5. Visualizations, Metaphors and Slogans: Representations from Organizational Safety to Societal Resilience.- 6. Visualizing for Safety of Visualization of Safety?.- 7. Educating Nuclear Workers Through Images: the Work of Jacques Castan, Illustrator of Radiation Protection in the 1960s.- 8. Visualizing Complex Industrial Operations Through the Lens of Functional Signatures.- 9. Occupational Safety in Revamping Operations: Visualizing Spaces to Monitor Uncertainty.- 10. Drawings, Posters, Photos, and Metaphors in Safety and Safety Science, Some Historical Remarks.- 11. Network Visualization in Supply Chain Safety Culture Assurance of a Nuclear Power Plant Construction Project.- 12. Ways of Seeing (And Not Seeing) Safety.- 13. Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisControl of nuclear material comprises the administrative and technical measures applied to ensure that nuclear material is not misused or removed from its assigned location without approval and/or without proper accounting. This publication, which builds upon the Implementing Guide IAEA Nuclear Security Series No.25-G , focuses on the control of nuclear material during storage, use and movement using a facility's nuclear material accounting and control (NMAC) system. It describes practical measures for controlling nuclear material for nuclear security purposes during all activities at a facility, including movements, and how to use a graded approach in applying such measures. The technical guidance provided is targeted at States and their competent authorities on how to use individual elements of the NMAC system, but will be also useful for persons responsible for designing, operating and assessing nuclear security systems, physical protection of nuclear facilities, nuclear security management, operators and managers of NMAC systems; as well as for those preparing associated regulations; and persons responsible for computer security at nuclear facilities.

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Book SynopsisThis publication focuses on the medical management of individuals involved in radiation emergencies, especially those who have been exposed to high doses of ionizing radiation. Its primary objective is to provide practical information, to be used for treatment decisions by medical personnel during a radiation emergency. It also addresses general and specific measures for the medical management of individuals who have been internally contaminated with radionuclides. This publication is complementary to other publications developed by the IAEA in the medical area of radiation emergencies.

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Book SynopsisThe IAEA has developed a comprehensive methodology for evaluating nuclear security culture. When implemented by a State, this methodology will help to make nuclear security culture sustainable. It will also promote cooperation and the sharing of good practices related to nuclear security culture. This publication is the first guidance for assessing nuclear security culture and analysing its strengths and weaknesses within a facility or activity, or an organization. It reflects, within the context of assessment, the nuclear security culture model, principles and criteria set out in the Implementing Guide, IAEA Nuclear Security Series No. 7. This guidance will be useful for organizations and operating facilities in conducting the self-assessment of nuclear security culture by providing practical methods and tools. It will also help regulatory bodies and other competent authorities to understand the self-assessment methodology used by operators, encourage operators to start the self-assessment process or, if appropriate, conduct independent assessments of nuclear security culture.

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Book SynopsisThis publication addresses the sustainability of all aspects of a national nuclear security regime, including those relating to nuclear material and nuclear facilities, other radioactive material and associated facilities, and nuclear and other radioactive material out of regulatory control. The publication is relevant for States that have established a nuclear security regime as well as for States that are in the process of establishing one. It includes guidance on how to address challenges in sustaining a nuclear security regime over time. It also addresses the initial development and implementation of the regime, particularly where sustainability can be built into it as part of its design.

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Book SynopsisThe accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant underlined the need to assess the nuclear safety of multi-unit sites considering the accident sequences involving more than one reactor units on site. The objective of this Safety Report is to provide a methodology for the development of a Multi-unit Probabilistic Safety Assessment (MUPSA). It provides practical examples and an overview of the actual state of practice in this area. The publication provides a detailed description of Level 1 MUPSA methodology, the principles of development of Level 2 MUPSA models and the path forward for multi-unit consequence analysis (Level 3 MUPSA). In addition, it summarizes the experience available in Member States in the area of MUPSA. The scope of this Safety Report includes consideration of various hazards and plant operational states normally considered in PSA development in the multi-unit context.

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Book SynopsisThis Safety Requirements publication establishes requirements for all main areas of safety for research reactors, with particular emphasis on requirements for design and operation. It explains the safety objectives and concepts that form the basis for safety and safety assessment for all stages in the lifetime of a research reactor. Technical and administrative requirements for the safety of new research reactors are established in accordance with these objectives and concepts, and they are to be applied to the extent practicable for existing research reactors. The safety requirements established in this publication for the management of safety and regulatory supervision apply to site evaluation, design, manufacturing, construction, commissioning, operation (including utilization and modification), and planning for decommissioning of research reactors (including critical assemblies and subcritical assemblies). The publication is intended for use by regulatory bodies and other organizations with responsibilities in these areas and in safety analysis, verification and review, and the provision of technical support.

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Book SynopsisThis Safety Guide, prepared jointly by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the International Labour Organization (ILO), provides guidance on fulfilling the requirements of the International Basic Safety Standards (IAEA Safety Standards Series No. GSR Part 3) with respect to occupational exposure. It provides general guidance on the development of occupational radiation protection programmes as appropriate for the sources of radiation likely to be encountered in the workplaces in question to fulfil the management's responsibility for protection and safety. Detailed guidance is also provided on the monitoring and assessment of workers' exposure due to external radiation sources and from intakes of radionuclides. The Safety Guide reflects the current internationally accepted principles and recommended good practices in occupational radiation protection, with account taken of the conceptual changes and technological enhancements that have occurred over the past decade.

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Book SynopsisThis publication provides guidance on implementing the principle of confidentiality and on the broader aspects of information security (i.e. integrity and availability). It assists States in bridging the gap between existing government and industry standards on information security, the particular concepts and considerations that apply to nuclear security and the special provisions and conditions that exist when dealing with nuclear material and other radioactive material. Specifically it seeks to assist States in the identification, classification, and assignment of appropriate security controls to information that could adversely impact nuclear security if compromised.

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Book SynopsisThis publication defines the basic concepts and elements of nuclear security culture, with the aim of providing Member States with international consensus guidance on planning and implementing a programme to improve nuclear security culture. Particular emphasis is placed on areas such as regulation, government institutions and general public awareness. The report provides an overview of the necessary attributes of an effective nuclear security culture and emphasizes that its success is ultimately dependent on individuals: policy makers, regulators, managers, individual employees and, to a certain extent, members of the general public. Practical methods to assess and improve the effectiveness of security culture are also included.

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Book SynopsisThis Safety Guide provides recommendations and guidance on fulfilling the requirements of IAEA Safety Standards Series No. GSR Part 3, Radiation Protection and Safety of Radiation Sources: International Basic Safety Standards, for ensuring radiation protection and safety of radiation sources in medical uses of ionizing radiation with regard to patients, workers, carers and comforters, volunteers in biomedical research, and the public. It covers radiological procedures in diagnostic radiology (including dentistry), image guided interventional procedures, nuclear medicine and radiotherapy. Recommendations and guidance are provided on applying a systematic approach to ensure that there is a balance between being able to utilize the benefits from medical uses of ionizing radiation and minimizing the risk of radiation effects to people.

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Book SynopsisThis publication establishes requirements and provides criteria for ensuring safety in site evaluation for nuclear installations. The Safety Guides on site evaluation listed in the references section provide recommendations on how to meet the requirements established in this publication. A review of Safety Requirements publications was commenced in 2011 following the accident in the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan. The review revealed no significant areas of weakness and resulted in just a small set of amendments to strengthen the requirements and facilitate their implementation, which are contained in the present publication.

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Book SynopsisThis publication defines the basic concepts and elements of nuclear security culture, with the aim of providing Member States with international consensus guidance on planning and implementing a programme to improve nuclear security culture. Particular emphasis is placed on areas such as regulation, government institutions and general public awareness. The report provides an overview of the necessary attributes of an effective nuclear security culture and emphasizes that its success is ultimately dependent on individuals: policy makers, regulators, managers, individual employees and, to a certain extent, members of the general public. Practical methods to assess and improve the effectiveness of security culture are also included.

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Book SynopsisThis publication provides guidance and recommendations on arrangements to be made at the preparedness stage, as part of overall emergency preparedness, for the termination of a nuclear or radiological emergency and the subsequent transition from the emergency exposure situation to either a planned exposure situation or an existing exposure situation. It elaborates the prerequisites that need to be fulfilled so that responsible authorities can declare the nuclear or radiological emergency ended, and it gives detailed guidance on adapting and lifting protective actions. This publication, jointly sponsored by international organizations (FAO, IAEA, ICAO, ILO, IMO, INTERPOL, OECD/NEA, UN OCHA, WHO and WMO) is intended to assist Member States in the application of IAEA Safety Standards Series Nos GSR Part 3 and GSR Part 7.

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Book SynopsisThis publication aims to assist States in identifying the responsibilities of those involved in nuclear security so that suitable regulations, agreements and associated administrative measures may be developed for establishing and sustaining an effective nuclear security regime. The publication is structured to provide an overview of the most important aspects to be covered by a State's legislative and regulatory framework for governing nuclear security. States may therefore use this publication to undertake a gap analysis of their legislative and regulatory framework for nuclear security in order to take actions to update their framework as necessary.

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Book SynopsisEach State has the primary responsibility to build the capacity of organizations and people in order to develop, implement and sustain a nuclear security regime. To discharge its responsibilities, the State has to strengthen its capacity at national, organizational and individual levels. Specifically, the State has to be able to enhance the competences and capabilities of relevant stakeholders in fulfilling their responsibilities within the nuclear security regime. Such endeavour involves various elements in capacity building, ranging from education and training to the development of a knowledge network. This publication is intended to serve as a reference for Member States to develop a national capacity building strategy for nuclear security. It addresses all organizations involved in nuclear security and reflects the multidisciplinary and cross-institutional nature of this task, as well as the long term efforts that are required.

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