Overview

This book gathers cutting-edge research and best practices relating to occupational risk and safety management, healthcare and ergonomics. It covers strategies for different types of industry, such as construction, food, chemical and healthcare. It gives a special emphasis on challenges posed by automation, discussing solutions offered by technologies, and reporting on case studies carried out in different countries. Chapters are based on selected contributions to the 17th International Symposium on Occupational Safety and Hygiene (SHO 2021), held virtually on November 17–19, 2021, from Portugal. By reporting on different perspectives, such as the ones from managers, workers and OSH professionals, and covering timely issues, such as safety evaluation of human-robot collaboration, this book offers extensive information and a source of inspiration to OSH researchers, practitioners and organizations operating in both local and global contexts.

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Author:   Pedro M. Arezes ,  J. Santos Baptista ,  Paula Carneiro ,  Jacqueline Castelo Branco
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2022
Volume:   406
Weight:   1.214kg
ISBN:  

9783030896164

ISBN 10:   3030896161
Pages:   669
Publication Date:   13 November 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Cultural and technical adaptation of Safety Card to the Brazilian legislative and organizational context.- SWS–A Decision-Making Tool to Support Occupational Safety.- Analysis of occupational accidents in Greek construction sector–the use of deviation in accident reports.- Towards the application of a simplified approach for OSH risk assessment through a user-friendly and expedite computational tool.- Analysis of safety culture maturity in two Finnish companies.- Prevention of occupational risks in a construction site using BIM.- Improving Occupational Health and Safety data integration using Building Information Modelling.- Integrating Occupational Health and Safety data digitally using Building Information Modelling – uses of BIM for OHS management.- Achieving a safer Construction Environment with BIM for safety Framework.- New approaches of Near-miss Management in Industry: A systematic review.

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