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Occupational Risk Control

Predicting and Preventing the Unwanted

By: Derek Viner

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Occupational Risk Control

Predicting and Preventing the Unwanted

By: Derek Viner

Occupational Risk Control contains a practical theory of risk based on the principles of the physical sciences. The book provides details of the implications of such theory for real-world practice that will be of value to the legislator, general or specialist risk engineer, scientist, academic, student, risk/safety practitioners as well as managers of industrial or commercial undertakings. The contents are a result of over 40 years of experience in researching, teaching and consulting. The theoretical base is relevant peer-reviewed physical sciences literature. Such literature points out the necessity of understanding the principles that enable processes resulting in damage and loss to be explained and it enables the risk arising from the uncertainty of these processes to be objectively defined, described as well as estimated using real number values. Of these principles and their applications a student once remarked “this should be compulsory study for all engineering students”. A critical assessment of the pervasive but unscientific accident terminology is included to assist the reader to reflect on the value of this. In a field in which there is a plethora of commercial and pseudo-academic practical tools based on accident theory, this text provides a foundation for the thinking academic and practitioner to critically evaluate the meaning, scope and value of such tools. The text has chapters on accident theory, damage process models, risk, risk estimation, risk control, risk evaluation, the classification and analysis of risks, risk numeracy, the management of risks in general and the management of technical risks in particular. There are notes on accident investigation and the role of the risk adviser. A substantial glossary of terms is included. The text is supported by a dedicated web site (www.derekviner.com) which contains discussion and examples of topics as well as a blog.

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Routledge

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1317086236

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9781317086239

Occupational Risk Control

Connecting Theory to Practice

By: Derek Viner

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Occupational Risk Control

Connecting Theory to Practice

By: Derek Viner

In Occupational Risk Control you will find Derek Viner's wealth of experience used to its fullest. He presents a coherent and scientific theoretical basis for, and a practical understanding of, the prediction and management of accidents in the industrial and commercial worlds. The author spans ideas formed between the industrial revolution and the present day, but focuses on more recent theoretical developments specifically in defence and petro-chemical systems. He argues that the consequences of the absence of a holistic approach is the tendency for regulators to form (misinformed) theory on which to base legislation and the prevalence of commercial systems leading to disparate efforts by different industries. The net effect of this is seen in disasters of the magnitude of the Gulf of Mexico explosion and oil spill.

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Lund Humphries Publishers

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1472419715

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Occupational Risk Control

Predicting and Preventing the Unwanted

By: Derek Viner

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Predicting and Preventing the Unwanted

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Vegetables of Canada

By: Derek B. Munro

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Vegetables of Canada

By: Derek B. Munro

This book is a comprehensive, extensively illustrated, practical reference guide to about 100 Canadian vegetables. It covers both commercial and home garden crops and includes essentially all of the major, minor, and potentially new vegetables of Canada.

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442

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NRC Research Press

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0660195038

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9780660195032

Chocolate City

A History of Race and Democracy in the Nation's Capital

By: Chris Myers Asch,George Derek Musgrove

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Chocolate City

A History of Race and Democracy in the Nation's Capital

By: Chris Myers Asch,George Derek Musgrove

Monumental in scope and vividly detailed, Chocolate City tells the tumultuous, four-century story of race and democracy in our nation's capital. Emblematic of the ongoing tensions between America's expansive democratic promises and its enduring racial realities, Washington often has served as a national battleground for contentious issues, including slavery, segregation, civil rights, the drug war, and gentrification. But D.C. is more than just a seat of government, and authors Chris Myers Asch and George Derek Musgrove also highlight the city's rich history of local activism as Washingtonians of all races have struggled to make their voices heard in an undemocratic city where residents lack full political rights. Tracing D.C.'s massive transformations--from a sparsely inhabited plantation society into a diverse metropolis, from a center of the slave trade to the nation's first black-majority city, from "Chocolate City" to "Latte City--Asch and Musgrove offer an engaging narrative peppered with unforgettable characters, a history of deep racial division but also one of hope, resilience, and interracial cooperation.

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UNC Press Books

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1469635879

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9781469635873

After the Burn

By: Franklin Ard,Joseph Carro,Paul Carro,Shane R. Collins,Renee S. DeCamillis,Devin Gaither,Derek B. Hoffman,Rebecca McKenna,Karen Marie Menzel ,Richard Squires,Chloe Viner

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After the Burn

By: Franklin Ard,Joseph Carro,Paul Carro,Shane R. Collins,Renee S. DeCamillis,Devin Gaither,Derek B. Hoffman,Rebecca McKenna,Karen Marie Menzel ,Richard Squires,Chloe Viner

After solar flares have burned away the framework of society, how long can humanity last? In a post-apocalyptic world on fire, a patchwork settlement in Vermont is the last oasis outside of hell. Eleven writers explore this ragged setting and the wild, unforgettable cast of characters who reside within its borders, weaving tales of adventure, survival, deceit, and intrigue that combine genres and styles to create a thrilling shared universe. Welcome to Barning, Vermont, where there are only two rules: fear the sun and trust no one.

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Rogue Owl Press

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ISBN 13

9798987340103

World Citizenship

Cosmopolitan Thinking and its Opponents

By: Derek Heater

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World Citizenship

Cosmopolitan Thinking and its Opponents

By: Derek Heater

Recent years have seen the development of a substantial literature on cosmopolitan political thought and the idea of world citizenship. In this book Derek Heater offers a concise and accessible survey of this complex debate. He aims both to interpret these concepts and to assist in their comprehension. Central to the organization of the book is Heater's claim that the notion of world citizenship remains weak unless it is able to stand alongside and be comparable to citizenship in its traditional state-embedded sense. Thus, the core chapters are arranged according to a basic breakdown of the key components of citizenship, covering: identity and morality; law and civil rights; social, economic and environmental citizenship; political citizenship; and competence and education. The author outlines and assesses both supporting and opposing arguments, illustrating his analysis with wide-ranging historical and political references, from the Stoics to the present day. This is an essential text for those studying citizenship and will also be of great interest to students of political theory.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1441111859

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9781441111852

Sheep in the Cotswolds

By: Derek Hurst

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Sheep in the Cotswolds

By: Derek Hurst

Reconstructing the medieval wool trade economy through contempory documents aswell as architectural and archaelogical evidence.

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The History Press

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0750962216

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9780750962216

Remember the 70s

By: Derek Tait

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Remember the 70s

By: Derek Tait

From Bohemian Rhapsody and David Bowie to Star Wars and Watergate, the history of an unforgettable era that rocked (and discoed) the world. The 1970s was one of the most exciting, innovative, and colorful decades of the twentieth century. It was ten years of major events in music (Freddie Mercury, The Sex Pistols, The Carpenters, and Blondie), film (Jaws, Dirty Harry, The Godfather, and Saturday Night Fever), television (The Mary Tyler Moore Show, All in the Family, Benny Hill, and The Waltons), and politics (Richard Nixon, Margaret Thatcher, and Jane Fonda). It was also a time of social change (the women’s movement and gay rights), and unforgettable nutty trends (orange shag carpets, bell bottoms, platform shoes, and wing-collared shirts). From home-life and fashions to entertainment, sports, headlining-making crimes, and pioneering new technologies, Remember the 70s is a fabulous record of a chaotic, pivotal, loud, and revolutionary era. For those who lived through it, and for those who just heard about it, historian Derek Tait (who came of age in it—and has the photos to prove it) offers fascinating insights, truths, and reflections into a dazzling pop-culture turning point that resonates to this day.

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170

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Grub Street Publishers

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1473893011

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9781473893016

The Rise of the Great Powers 1648 - 1815

By: Derek Mckay,H.M. Scott

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The Rise of the Great Powers 1648 - 1815

By: Derek Mckay,H.M. Scott

The heyday of the European states system was in the century before the First World War. How the system of five great powers in conscious equilibrium came into being is the central theme of this book.

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Routledge

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1317872835

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9781317872832

The Shape of the River

Long-Term Consequences of Considering Race in College and University Admissions Twentieth Anniversary Edition

By: William G. Bowen,Derek Bok,Derek Curtis Bok,James Lawrence Shulman,Thomas I. Nygren,Stacy Berg Dale,Lauren A. Meserve

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The Shape of the River

Long-Term Consequences of Considering Race in College and University Admissions Twentieth Anniversary Edition

By: William G. Bowen,Derek Bok,Derek Curtis Bok,James Lawrence Shulman,Thomas I. Nygren,Stacy Berg Dale,Lauren A. Meserve

First published in 1998, this text became an immediate landmark in the debate over affirmative action in America. It grounded a contentious subject in concrete data at a time when arguments surrounding it were characterized more by emotion than evidence. It continues to present the most compelling data available about the effects of affirmative action.

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Princeton University Press

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0691182485

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9780691182483

The Routledge Companion to Fascism and the Far Right

By: Peter Davies,Derek Lynch

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The Routledge Companion to Fascism and the Far Right

By: Peter Davies,Derek Lynch

The Routledge Companion to Fascism and the Far Right is an engaging and accessible guide to the origins of fascism, the main facets of the ideology and the reality of fascist government around the world. In a clear and simple manner, this book illustrates the main features of the subject using chronologies, maps, glossaries and biographies of key individuals. As well as the key examples of Hitler's Germany and Mussolini's Italy, this book also draws on extreme right-wing movements in Latin America, Eastern Europe and the Far East. In a series of original essays, the authors explain the complex topics including: the roots of fascism fascist ideology fascism in government and opposition nation and race in fascism fascism and society fascism and economics fascism and diplomacy.

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1134609523

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9781134609529

The History of British Birds

By: Derek Yalden,Umberto Albarella

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The History of British Birds

By: Derek Yalden,Umberto Albarella

An integration of ornithological and archaeological evidence on the history, composition and balance of the bird fauna of the British Isles. It provides essential background information for the debate on extinction, conservation and reintroduction.

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Oxford University Press

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0199217513

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Jean's Way

By: Derek Humphry

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Jean's Way

By: Derek Humphry

A deeply moving memoir that has been a bestseller in England and Australia, Jean's Way traces Jean Humphrey's siege with cancer and her decision to take her life when the suffering became unendurable. By the co-founders of The Hemlock Society. Photographs.

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Carol Publishing Corporation

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0960603050

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9780960603053

The Future Now

How to Use All Methods of Prediction from Astrology to Tarot to Discover Your Future

By: Derek Parker,Julia Parker

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The Future Now

How to Use All Methods of Prediction from Astrology to Tarot to Discover Your Future

By: Derek Parker,Julia Parker

Step-by-step instructions for every predictive technique, including I Ching, astrology, palmistry, graphology, crystals, tarot cards, tea leaves, runes, biorhythms, dreams, and more. (Divination)

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Fireside Books

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0133458938

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9780133458930

After the Burn

By: Franklin Ard,Joseph Carro,Paul Carro,Shane R. Collins,Renee S. DeCamillis,Devin Gaither,Derek B. Hoffman,Rebecca McKenna,Karen Marie Menzel ,Richard Squires,Chloe Viner

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After the Burn

By: Franklin Ard,Joseph Carro,Paul Carro,Shane R. Collins,Renee S. DeCamillis,Devin Gaither,Derek B. Hoffman,Rebecca McKenna,Karen Marie Menzel ,Richard Squires,Chloe Viner

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Occupational Risk Control

Occupational Risk Control

Occupational Risk Control

Occupational Risk Control

Occupational Risk Control

Occupational Risk Control

Vegetables of Canada

Vegetables of Canada

Chocolate City

Chocolate City

After the Burn

After the Burn

World Citizenship

World Citizenship

Sheep in the Cotswolds

Sheep in the Cotswolds

Remember the 70s

Remember the 70s

The Rise of the Great Powers 1648 - 1815

The Rise of the Great Powers 1648 - 1815

The Shape of the River

The Shape of the River

The Routledge Companion to Fascism and the Far Right

The Routledge Companion to Fascism and the Far Right

The History of British Birds

The History of British Birds

Jean's Way

Jean's Way

The Future Now

The Future Now

After the Burn

After the Burn

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