Error Prevention and Well-Being at Work in Western Europe and Russia

Error Prevention and Well-Being at Work in Western Europe and Russia
Author: V. de Keyser
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2001-09-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780792371007

A variety of psychological traditions and methodological approaches formed a body of human error research in different parts of Europe. This book overviews some of the traditions that have grown in West European countries and Russia, with a strong emphasis on contextual approaches. For the very first time, West European readers will have access to a Russian literature in this area. Western and Eastern psychologists are linked by common psychological roots but disciplines evolved in completely different conditions regarding the material possibilities to collect data, diffuse ideas, and finance research, not to mention the respective political, legal, and socioeconomic frameworks. Authors outline and illustrate the convergence that emerged between the two traditions. This book is a unique reference text for graduate students and university libraries. Its rich content, and its empirical approaches will also be of interest to those who are undertaking research and practising in the fields of human error, safety, reliability, human factors, industrial hygiene, safety and health at work, and the legal profession.

Health, Safety and Well-being of Migrant Workers: New Hazards, New Workers

Health, Safety and Well-being of Migrant Workers: New Hazards, New Workers
Author: Francisco Díaz Bretones
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 188
Release: 2020-10-24
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 3030526321

This volume explores psychosocial problems amongst one of the most vulnerable social groups in our societies, immigrant workers, through a multidisciplinary approach. Migration has sometimes been oversimplified as a flow of workers from “poorer”, developing nations to “wealthier”, industrialised nations. The issue, however, is more complex and currently migration is a global phenomenon in which all countries are recipients of workers from third countries and send workers to third countries. The working conditions of immigrant workers at various levels are not always well known, though some studies have established that the negative impact on migrant workers is cumulative, and primarily stems from adverse living and working conditions in a new country and increased levels of vulnerability. The contributions to this volume cover discussions on migrant workers in the industrial, agricultural and service sectors across the world. They critically study the impact of work Hazards on the health and wellbeing of migrant workers in order to shed light on the social and health implications of migrant work, explore the relation between organizational, psychosocial and work factors, and analyse the migration process from a wider perspective and as a global phenomenon present in every country. The contributors provide multidisciplinary and multicultural contemporary perspectives, thereby providing readers with wide-ranging insights. This volume is of interest to researchers and students from the social and behavioural sciences, particularly those focusing on health studies and migration studies.

Ergonomics and Business Policies for the Promotion of Well-Being in the Workplace

Ergonomics and Business Policies for the Promotion of Well-Being in the Workplace
Author: Montoya-Reyes, Mildrend
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 303
Release: 2022-01-07
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1799873986

In recent years, employee health and well-being have been of increasing importance to companies as they attempt to move toward more sustainable business models and futures. Taking health into account in business policies helps ensure sustainable production systems. The role of ergonomics in companies can contribute to creating a more sustainable work environment, which accelerates the performance of the organization and promotes professional development, impacting the health and well-being of workers in a broad and positive way. Ergonomics and Business Policies for the Promotion of Well-Being in the Workplace presents the new trends in sustainable work through the analysis and application of methods to evaluate and improve the interaction of human beings with their work, their work area, and their environment. Covering topics such as mental health and organizational environments, this publication is ideal for academics, researchers, industry professionals, policymakers, business owners, instructors, and students.

Manual de prevención de riesgos laborales

Manual de prevención de riesgos laborales
Author: Blas Gómez
Publisher: MARGE BOOKS
Total Pages: 152
Release: 2017-02-20
Genre: Education
ISBN: 8416171211

El manual que garantiza un entorno laboral seguro El trabajo y la salud están estrechamente ligados. El mundo laboral está en constante cambio debido a las innovaciones técnicas y tecnológicas, que obligan a modificar los procedimientos y a controlar el proceso productivo para garantizar la calidad y la eficacia del trabajo. Es conveniente mantener y mejorar los resultados de este, así como conocer los elementos que pueden incidir en la prevención de los accidentes laborales. Este manual práctico reúne todos los conceptos necesarios para diseñar los planes de seguridad laboral en las empresas, entre ellos, el conocimiento de los riesgos generales y específicos, los factores de riesgo, las situaciones de emergencia, los primeros auxilios, la organización del trabajo y las medidas preventivas. Asimismo, relaciona todas estas cuestiones con las normativas que las regulan, para ofrecer al lector la dimensión legislativa. Esta guía es indispensable para quienes desarrollan una actividad laboral y resulta muy útil para completar los procesos de formación en prevención de riesgos. Cada tema incluye un test de autoevaluación que permite comprobar el nivel de conocimientos adquiridos, así como una prueba de capacitación final. Manual práctico para la seguridad en el trabajo.Información resumida y simplificada.Temario imprescindible para una formación completa.Resumen de las normativas más relevantes.Incluye test autoevaluativos y examen de capacitación.

Occupational Safety and Hygiene V

Occupational Safety and Hygiene V
Author: Pedro M. Arezes
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 1178
Release: 2017-03-27
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1351675230

Occupational Safety and Hygiene V contains selected contributions from the International Symposium on Occupational Safety and Hygiene (SHO 2017, 10-11 April 2017, Guimarães, Portugal). The contributions focus on a wide range of topics, including: - occupational safety - risk assessment - safety management - ergonomics - management systems - environmental ergonomics - physical environments - construction safety, and - human factors Occupational Safety and Hygiene V is mainly based on research carried out at universities and other research institutions, but also includes practical studies developed by OHS Practitioners within companies. Accordingly, this book will be a helpful text to get acquainted with the state-of-the-art in research in these domains, as well as with some practical tools and approaches that are currently used by OHS professionals worldwide.

New Advances in Building Information Modeling and Engineering Management

New Advances in Building Information Modeling and Engineering Management
Author: María de las Nieves González García
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 232
Release: 2023-07-31
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 3031302478

This book explores the latest advances in the field of building management. Several chapters use new technologies such as the BIM methodology for collecting life cycle information and managing the maintenance of existing buildings, sharing valid historical and architectural heritage data, energy analysis of building envelopes, and planning new buildings or sustainable building practices. In addition, other tools are presented that focus on improving access to BIM information, open-source governance, mobile applications to accelerate information transfer, the use of blockchain, lean design methods, and open-source software to solve critical path problems. Some contributions feature the assessment of occupational risks in construction, as it is necessary to plan preventive measures based on risk assessments integrated throughout the construction process, which is another important element for the management of this sector.

Foundations on community and comparative, European and North American, labor and social security law

Foundations on community and comparative, European and North American, labor and social security law
Author: Jesús Martínez Girón
Publisher: Netbiblo
Total Pages: 284
Release: 2007
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9788497451772

Este manual universitario expone con toda claridad, pero también con todo rigor académico, el conjunto de «Fuentes», «Instituciones» y «Derechos, Libertades y Principios», integrados en un curso académico ?a explicar a lo largo de un cuatrimestre? sobre dos grandes áreas temáticas. De un lado, el Derecho de la Unión Europea, ad extra y ad intra, del Trabajo y de la Seguridad Social. De otro lado, el Derecho comparado del Trabajo y de la Seguridad Social ?abordado desde un punto de vista español, pero también cosmopolita? alemán, británico, francés, italiano, portugués y, por último, norteamericano. Su cuidada tipografía, con tres niveles de conocimiento distintos marcados por tres tamaños distintos de letra, pretende separar en el texto lo que el alumno universitario realmente debe conocer y estudiar, desgajando de este nivel de conocimiento primordial otros temas que interesan más inmediatamente al profesorado en formación o a los profesionales implicados en la llevanza de asuntos jurídicos laborales y de Seguridad Social (jueces, abogados, graduados sociales, sindicalistas, etc.). Esta segmentación de niveles de conocimiento lo convierte en una herramienta docente útil no sólo en las Facultades de Derecho, sino también en otros centros universitarios distintos (Escuelas Universitarias de Relaciones Laborales, Escuelas Universitarias de Estudios Empresariales, Facultades de Administración y Dirección de Empresas, etc.) en los que también se imparten estudios oficiales de postgrado, y señaladamente, Masters y Doctorado.

Advanced Macroergonomics and Sociotechnical Approaches for Optimal Organizational Performance

Advanced Macroergonomics and Sociotechnical Approaches for Optimal Organizational Performance
Author: Realyvásquez, Arturo
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 350
Release: 2018-11-30
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1522571930

The overall design and strategies that create work systems within organizations must be evaluated and analyzed in order to ensure that all structures of a company are properly harmonized. Harmonizing all aspects of a company serves to optimize workflow and support all interactions between employees, machines, and software utilized by the company. Advanced Macroergonomics and Sociotechnical Approaches for Optimal Organizational Performance provides emerging research exploring the theoretical and practical aspects of system harmonization and applications within macroergonomics. Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics such as stress-related conditions, organizational culture, and worker health, this book is ideally designed for ergonomists, human resource professionals, manufacturing engineers, industrial engineers, industrial designers, researchers, industry practitioners, research scientists, and academics seeking current research on the optimization of workflow and work systems.