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Occupational health and safety /

Contributor(s): Burke, Ronald J [editor.] | Clarke, Sharon, 1968- [editor.] | Cooper, Cary L [editor.].
Series: Psychological and behavioral aspects of risk series: Publisher: Abingdon, Oxon, England : Routledge, 2016Description: xxi, 367 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.Content type: text | text | still image Media type: unmediated | unmediated Carrier type: volume | volumeISBN: 9780566089831; 9780566089831:; 0566089831; 1409432076; 9781409432074.Subject(s): Industrial hygiene | Industrial safety | Occupational Health | Accidents, Occupational -- prevention & control | Safety ManagementDDC classification: 616.9803
Contents:
List of figures -- List of tables -- List of contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Building a safe and healthy workplace / Ronald J. Burke -- The business case for occupational safety, health, environment and beyond / Elyce Anne Biddle, Vilma G. Carande-Kulis, Dee Woodhull, Steve Newell and Reepa Shroff -- Reporting and investigating accidents : recognizing the tip of the iceberg / Tahira M. Probst and Maja Graso -- Accident proneness : back in vogue? / Sharon Clarke -- Injury proneness / Nearkasen Chau -- Painful hours? The potential costs of extra work hours and schedule inflexibility to workers' physical well-being / Lonnie Golden and Barbara Wiens-Tuers -- Workplace bullying : a toxic part of organizational life / Stig Berge MAtthiesen and Brita Bjørkelo -- Violence in the workplace / David Lester -- Psychological and behavioral aspects of occupational safety and health in the U. S. coal mining industry / Kathleen M. Kowalski-Trakofler, Charles Vaught, Linda Jansen McWillimas and Dori B. Reissman -- Psychological and organisational factors in offshore safety / Kathryn Mearns -- Safety and risk in transportation / A. Ian Glendon -- Job stress and pesticide exposure among among immigrant Latino farmworkers / Joseph G. Grzywacz, Sara A. Quandy and Thomas A. Arcury -- Psychosocial risks and positive factors among construction workers / Marisa Salanova, Eva Cifre, Susanna Llorens, Isabel M. Martínez and Laura Lorente -- A variegated approach to occupational safety / Karlene H. Roberts and Peter F. Martelli -- The best practices for managing return to work following mental health problems at work / Louise St-Arnaud, Catherine Briand, Marie-José Durand, Marc Corbière, Mariève Pelletier and Evelyn Kedl.
Summary: The International Labour Organization (ILO) estimates that every year there are 2.2 million fatal and 270 million non-fatal accidents or occupational diseases worldwide. Occupational Health and Safety looks at the research into what causes accidents and errors in the workplace. Emphasizing the psychological and behavioural aspects of risk in organizations, it includes case studies and best practices. The contributors to this volume come from various countries, reflecting unique interest and knowledge in particular areas.Summary: This collection focuses on understanding the causes of accidents, injuries and errors in the workplace and increasing employee occupational health and safety.
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Standard Loan Standard Loan ATU Sligo Yeats Library Main Lending Collection 616.9803 BUR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Lost Checked out 02/02/2023 0081974
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Originaly published by Gower in 2011.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

List of figures -- List of tables -- List of contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Building a safe and healthy workplace / Ronald J. Burke -- The business case for occupational safety, health, environment and beyond / Elyce Anne Biddle, Vilma G. Carande-Kulis, Dee Woodhull, Steve Newell and Reepa Shroff -- Reporting and investigating accidents : recognizing the tip of the iceberg / Tahira M. Probst and Maja Graso -- Accident proneness : back in vogue? / Sharon Clarke -- Injury proneness / Nearkasen Chau -- Painful hours? The potential costs of extra work hours and schedule inflexibility to workers' physical well-being / Lonnie Golden and Barbara Wiens-Tuers -- Workplace bullying : a toxic part of organizational life / Stig Berge MAtthiesen and Brita Bjørkelo -- Violence in the workplace / David Lester -- Psychological and behavioral aspects of occupational safety and health in the U. S. coal mining industry / Kathleen M. Kowalski-Trakofler, Charles Vaught, Linda Jansen McWillimas and Dori B. Reissman -- Psychological and organisational factors in offshore safety / Kathryn Mearns -- Safety and risk in transportation / A. Ian Glendon -- Job stress and pesticide exposure among among immigrant Latino farmworkers / Joseph G. Grzywacz, Sara A. Quandy and Thomas A. Arcury -- Psychosocial risks and positive factors among construction workers / Marisa Salanova, Eva Cifre, Susanna Llorens, Isabel M. Martínez and Laura Lorente -- A variegated approach to occupational safety / Karlene H. Roberts and Peter F. Martelli -- The best practices for managing return to work following mental health problems at work / Louise St-Arnaud, Catherine Briand, Marie-José Durand, Marc Corbière, Mariève Pelletier and Evelyn Kedl.

The International Labour Organization (ILO) estimates that every year there are 2.2 million fatal and 270 million non-fatal accidents or occupational diseases worldwide. Occupational Health and Safety looks at the research into what causes accidents and errors in the workplace. Emphasizing the psychological and behavioural aspects of risk in organizations, it includes case studies and best practices. The contributors to this volume come from various countries, reflecting unique interest and knowledge in particular areas.

This collection focuses on understanding the causes of accidents, injuries and errors in the workplace and increasing employee occupational health and safety.

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