This book gathers cutting-edge research and best practices relating to occupational risk and safety management, healthcare and ergonomics. It covers strategies for different industries, such as construction, chemical and healthcare. It emphasises challenges posed by automation, discusses solutions offered by technologies, and reports on case studies carried out in different countries. Chapters are based on selected contributions to the 18th International Symposium on Occupational Safety and Hygiene (SHO 2022), held on September 8–9, 2022, in Porto, Portugal. By reporting on different perspectives, such as the ones from managers, workers and OSH professionals, and covering timely issues, such as implications of telework ,issues related to gender inequality and applications of machine learning techniques in occupational health, this book offers extensive information and a source of inspiration to OSH researchers, practitioners and organizations operating in both local and globalcontexts.
Edited by:
Pedro M. Arezes, J. Santos Baptista, Rui B. Melo, Jacqueline Castelo Branco, Paula Carneiro Imprint: Springer International Publishing AG Country of Publication: Switzerland Edition: 2023 ed. Volume: 449 Dimensions:
Height: 235mm,
Width: 155mm,
Weight: 1.110kg ISBN:9783031125492 ISBN 10: 3031125495 Series:Studies in Systems, Decision and Control Pages: 704 Publication Date:18 September 2023 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Occupational and Environmental Safety.- Occupational and Environmental Hygiene.- Ergonomics and Biomechanics.- Occupational Psychosociology and Human Factors.- Occupational and Environmental Health.- State of the art in occupational safety and health.