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  • Risk Communication for the Future

    Towards Smart Risk Governance and Safety Management

    Edited by Mathilde Bourrier, Corinne Bieder ...
    Series series SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology
    The conventional approach to risk communication, based on a centralized and controlled model, has led to blatant failures in the management of recent safety related events. In parallel, several cases have proved that actors not thought of as risk governance or safety management contributors may play a positive role regarding safety. Building on these two observations and bridging the gap between ... Read more

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  • Exploring Resilience

    A Scientific Journey from Practice to Theory

    Edited by Siri Wiig, Babette Fahlbruch ...
    Series series SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology
    Resilience has become an important topic on the safety research agenda and in organizational practice. Most empirical work on resilience has been descriptive, identifying characteristics of work and organizing activity which allow organizations to cope with unexpected situations. Fewer studies have developed testable models and theories that can be used to support interventions aiming to increase ... Read more

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  • Advanced Structural Safety Studies

    With Extreme Conditions and Accidents

    by Jeom Kee Paik ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    This book describes principles, industry practices and evolutionary methodologies for advanced safety studies, which are helpful in effectively managing volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) environments within the framework of quantitative risk assessment and management and associated with the safety and resilience of structures and infrastructures with tolerance against various ... Read more

    PHP3,116.19

  • Gunflint Burning

    Fire in the Boundary Waters

    by Cary J. Griffith ...
    On May 5, 2007, two days into his twenty-seventh trip to the Boundary Waters, Stephen Posniak found a perfect spot on Ham Lake and set about making a campfire. Over the next two weeks, the fire he set would consume 75,000 acres of forest and 144 build ... Read more

    PHP760.89

  • Aufgabenkatalog zum Arbeits- und Gesundheitsschutz

    Unterstützung des Arbeitsschutzmanagements

    by Joachim Schünemann, Jörg Holzhäuser ...
    Series series Business and Economics (German Language)
    Die komplexen Vorschriften und Regelwerke enthalten vielfältige Vorgaben zum Arbeitsschutz. Jede Rechtsnorm enthält eine Sammlung von Straf- und Bußgeldvorschriften. Diese angedrohten Sanktionen sind in der jeweiligen Rechtsnorm relativ abstrakt dargestellt. Für die betroffenen Aufgabenträger in einer Betriebsorganisation ist damit in der täglichen Betriebspraxis ein Überblick zu den eigentlichen ... Read more

    PHP6,407.59

  • Reading the Fire - second edition

    by Shan W Raffel, Benjamin A Walker ...
    Series Book 2 - Compartment Firefighting Series
    The art of tactical decision-making under stress.Making a rapid and accurate incident size up would be one of the most challenging decision making processes faced by any profession. Fireground time frames are measured in seconds, and the review process in minutes. The stakes are high as making correct decisions can mean the difference between life and death.Every fire sends out signals that can ... Read more

    PHP1,678.29

  • Road Tunnels

    An Analytical Model for Risk Analysis

    by Fabio Borghetti, Paolo Cerean, Marco Derudi, Alessio Frassoldati ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    This book illustrates a new quantitative risk analysis model for road tunnels that is capable of evaluating the role of infrastructure measures, equipment and management procedures as prescribed by EU Directive 2004/54/EC. The risk assessment draws on the typical F-N curves of societal risk, evaluated with the help of event tree analysis, vehicle queue formation dynamics, and users’ egress and ... Read more

    PHP3,116.19

  • Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference in Ocean Engineering (ICOE2018)

    Volume 1

    Edited by K. Murali, V. Sriram, Abdus Samad, Nilanjan Saha ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This book comprises selected proceedings of the Fourth International Conference in Ocean Engineering (ICOE2018), focusing on emerging opportunities and challenges in the field of ocean engineering and offshore structures. It includes state-of-the-art content from leading international experts, making it a valuable resource for researchers and practicing engineers alike. ... Read more

    PHP12,466.69

  • Natural Disasters: Risk Analysis, Management and Mitigation - Vol. 1

    Select Proceedings of NDRAMM 2024

    Edited by Biswajit Basu, Kousik Deb, Atanu Sahu, Amit Kumar Das, Susmita Ghosh ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This book presents select proceedings of the International Conference on Natural Disaster: Risk Analysis, Management and Mitigation (NDRAMM 2024). It discusses recent challenges in disaster risk analysis and provides solutions to mitigate and minimize the damage caused by natural disasters. The book covers diverse topics including but not limited to seismic hazard analysis and its mitigation, ... Read more

    PHP15,521.79

  • International Health and Safety at Work

    for the NEBOSH International General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety

    by Phil Hughes, Ed Ferrett, Phil Hughes MBE ...
    International Health and Safety at Work has been specially written in simple English for the thousands of students who complete the NEBOSH International General Certificate in Health and Safety each year. Fully revised in alignment with the 2019 syllabus, this fourth edition provides students with all they need to tackle the course with confidence.Clear, easily accessible information is presented ... Read more

    PHP3,963.29

  • Fire Protection Engineering Applications for Large Transportation Systems in China

    by Fang Li, Huahui Li ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    The rapid development of China’s transportation system brings huge challenges to fire safety issues. Fire Protection Engineering Applications for Large Transportation Systems in Chinaanalyzes key fire issues for large transportation systems in rail, airport, tunnels, etc. and offers solutions and best practices for similar projects throughout the world. The first monograph to look at ... Read more

    PHP5,297.99

  • Messtechnik im Feuerwehreinsatz

    by Jens Rönnfeldt, Mario König, Bernhard Kuczewski ...
    Messungen im Rahmen eines ABC-Einsatzes sind essentiell für die Erkundung, Beurteilung und zum Schutz von Einsatzkräften und Bevölkerung. Das Fachbuch gibt einen Überblick über die gerätetechnischen Möglichkeiten zum Gefahrstoffnachweis an Einsatzstellen. Neben der Erläuterung der gesetzlichen Grundlagen, Hinweisen zu Strategie und Taktik und der allgemeinen Beschreibung von Probenahmeverfahren ... Read more

    PHP2,099.00 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Connectivity of Communication Networks

    by Guoqiang Mao ...
    This book introduces a number of recent developments on connectivity of communication networks, ranging from connectivity of large static networks and connectivity of highly dynamic networks to connectivity of small to medium sized networks. This book also introduces some applications of connectivity studies in network optimization, in network localization, and in estimating distances between ... Read more

    PHP8,726.49

  • Multi-risk Interactions Towards Resilient and Sustainable Cities

    Edited by Tiago Miguel Ferreira ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    For years, researchers have studied the risks of individual natural hazards in urban areas. However, the impact of multiple hazards has not yet received widespread attention in research and urban management practice, which is a significant gap in the current climate change context. This book aims to contribute to filling that gap by examining the process of identifying, assessing, and managing ... Read more

    PHP11,219.99

  • Durability of Critical Infrastructure, Monitoring and Testing

    Proceedings of the ICDCF 2016

    Edited by Alexander Kravcov, Elena B. Cherepetskaya, Vaclav Pospichal ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This book presents the proceedings of the International Conference on Durability of Critical Infrastructure. Monitoring and Testing held in Satov, Czech Republic from 6 to 9 December 2016. It discusses the developments in the theoretical and practical aspects in the fields of Safety, Sustainability and Durability of the Critical Infrastructure. The contributions are dealing with monitoring and ... Read more

    PHP8,726.49

  • Steel and Composite Structures

    Behaviour and Design for Fire Safety

    Edited by Y.C. Wang ...
    Steel and Composite Structures: Behaviour and Design for Fire Safety presents a systematic and thorough description of the behaviour of steel and composite structures in fire, and shows how design methods are developed to quantify our understanding.Quantitative descriptions of fire behaviour, heat transfer in construction elements and structural an ... Read more

    PHP5,537.18

  • Development and Control of Dust Explosions

    by John Nagy ...
    Series series Occupational Safety and Health
    In all the diverse industries-from food and agriculture to plastics- where combustibledust exists, the possibility of an explosion looms as an ever-present threat. Gathering awealth of practical , theoretical , and experimental data, this important work provides a‘state-of-the-art study of the Development and Control of Dust Explosions, promotingimproved control over such hazards.Comprehensive in ... Read more

    PHP17,779.12

  • Unfallverhütung im Atemschutzeinsatz

    by Lars Lorenzen ...
    Der Einsatz unter Atemschutz zählt zu den gefährlichsten Tätigkeiten im Feuerwehrdienst. Hier kommt es immer wieder zu schweren und auch tödlichen Unfällen. Dieses Rote Heft beschreibt anhand der Fehlerquellen "Mensch" und "Technik" sowie äußerer Einflüsse die Faktoren, die zu einem Atemschutzunfall beitragen können. Es gibt konkrete Hinweise und Tipps, wie im Atemschutzeinsatz Unfallgefahren ... Read more

    PHP919.00 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Crew Standard

    What We Tolerate, We Become - The Firehouse Accountability Blueprint

    by Matt Aalto ...
    Most fire departments do not struggle because they lack policies, procedures, or mission statements. They struggle because there is a gap between what is written in the binder and what actually happens in the station, on the apparatus floor, and on the emergency scene.In The Crew Standard: What We Tolerate, We Become – The Firehouse Accountability Blueprint, Chief Matthew Aalto tackles one of the ... Read more

    PHP301.00 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • International Handbook of Structural Fire Engineering

    Edited by Kevin LaMalva, Danny Hopkin ...
    Series series The Society of Fire Protection Engineers Series
    This Handbook is focused on structural resilience in the event of fire. It serves as a single point of reference for practicing structural and fire protection engineers on the topic of structural fire safety. It is also stands as a key point of reference for university students engaged with structural fire engineering. ... Read more

    PHP19,885.29

  • Advances in Optimization and Wildfire

    Proceedings of the First Optimization and Wildfire Conference, October 1-4 2024, Luso, Portugal

    Edited by Filipe Alvelos, Isabel Martins, Ana Maria A. C. Rocha ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This book constitutes the proceedings of the First Optimization and Wildfire Conference, held in Luso, Portugal, from October 1-4, 2024. The book features state-of-the-art research results in wildfire management and optimization, highlighting the latest advances in operational research and decision-making methods, and offers innovative solutions to wildfire-related decision problems. It focuses on ... Read more

    PHP9,349.89

  • Health and Safety in Construction Revision Guide

    for the NEBOSH National Certificate in Construction Health and Safety

    by Ed Ferrett ...
    This companion to the bestselling Introduction to Health and Safety in Construction is an essential revision aid for students preparing for their written assessments on the NEBOSH National Certificate in Construction Health and Safety.Fully updated to the April 2015 specification, the revision guide provides complete coverage of the syllabus in bite-sized chunks, helping readers to learn and ... Read more

    PHP3,380.37

  • From Accidents to Zero

    A Practical Guide to Improving Your Workplace Safety Culture

    by Andrew Sharman ...
    As leaders increasingly understand the importance of good safety practice to support their business objectives, safety and health practitioners develop better tools and solutions. However, there is still a gulf between these two groups where engagement, communication and shared understanding can be found lacking. From Accidents to Zero opens up the field of safety culture and breaks it down into ... Read more

    PHP5,012.55

  • Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Building Energy and Environment

    Edited by Liangzhu Leon Wang, Hua Ge, Zhiqiang John Zhai, Dahai Qi, Mohamed Ouf, Chanjuan Sun, Dengjia Wang ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This book is a compilation of selected papers from the 5th International Conference on Building Energy and Environment (COBEE2022), held in Montreal, Canada, in July 2022. The work focuses on the most recent technologies and knowledge of building energy and the environment, including health, energy, urban microclimate, smart cities, safety, etc. The contents make valuable contributions to academic ... Read more

    PHP37,339.49