Occupational Safety and Hygiene

• Type: Book
• Date: 2013

Authors

Pedro Arezes (Editor) FEUP; João Santos Baptista (Editor) FEUP; Mónica Barroso (Editor) FEUP; Paula Carneiro (Editor) Other; Patrício Cordeiro (Editor) Other; Nelson Costa (Editor) FEUP; Rui B. Melo (Editor) Other; Alberto Miguel (Editor) FEUP; Gonçalo Perestrelo (Editor) FEUP

Publisher

CRC Press

London

Scientific classification

FOS: Engineering and technology > Other engineering and technologies

CORDIS: Technological sciences > Technology > Safety technology

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00S-2VK

DOI: 10.1201/b14391

Abstract (EN): Occupational Safety and Hygiene presents selected papers from the International Symposium on Occupational Safety and Hygiene ¿ SHO2013 (Guimarães, Portugal, 14-15 February 2013), which was organized by the Portuguese Society for Occupational Safety and Hygiene (SPOSHO). The contributions from 15 different countries focus on: - Occupational safety - Risk assessment - Safety management - Ergonomics - Management systems - Environmental ergonomics - Physical environments - Construction safety - Human factors The papers included in the book are mainly based on research carried out at universities and other research institutions, but they are also based on practical studies developed by Occupational Health & Safety (OHS) practitioners within their companies. As a result, this book will be useful to get acquainted with the state-of-the-art of the research within the aforementioned domains, as well as with some practical tools and approaches that are currently used by OHS professionals worldwide.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 646

ISBN: 978-1-138-00047-6

Electronic ISBN: 978-0-203-72965-6

Edition: 1 ª