Learning from Normal Work
No incidents. No injuries. Everything looks fine until it isn't. We often ask, "What caused the accident?" But what if we asked: "What was happening before it went wrong?"This book is built around a simple idea: the seeds of failure are often planted in success.It follows John, a senior Safety Director navigating the complex, and all-too-real journey of implementing Learning from Normal Work in a large organization.This isn't a textbook. It's a novel-style guide, rooted in real-world tools, authentic situations, and practical strategies drawn from the author's decades of experience implementing Learning From Normal Work across global organizations. And yes, it's a novel. Because we remember stories better than theories.The dialogues are pulled straight from the field, from boardroom debates to frontline frustrations. They capture the political dynamics, cultural resistance, and mindset shifts required to make meaningful change.Whether you're a leader, practitioner, or advisor, you'll find a practical roadmap woven into the narrative, one that highlights not only the 'what' and the 'how', but also the often-overlooked human elements that determine success or failure.Inside you'll discover: What to realistically expect when rolling out Learning from Normal Work.How to manage resistance and influence leadership.Why traditional safety tools fall short and what needs to change.The mindsets, toolsets, and skillsets essential for transformation.If you want to start learning when nothing goes wrong, this book is your essential guide.
Developments in Agricultural and Industrial Ergonomics (Women at Work, Vol. 2)
Developments in Agricultural and Industrial Ergonomics (General Studies, Vol. 1)
Proceedings of the Munich Symposium on Lightweight Design 2024
Frugal Engineering
In view of increasing socio-economic and ecological challenges, Timo Achtelik sheds a critical light on the ongoing incremental optimization of existing innovations, which can lead to a state of "over-engineering". As part of a multi-year action research project in the context of automotive materials development, it is investigated whether and how reduction-oriented innovation approaches such as "frugal engineering" can have an entrepreneurial impact. The findings demonstrate how frugality can be successfully integrated into existing development processes to create more sustainable and efficient innovations. This presents a crucial opportunity for companies to maintain and strengthen their competitiveness in the global market.
Training and Simulation
Developing training for flight simulation is a tricky business. From understanding human performance design, usability and the limitations of training types to considerations with VR, accident investigation and making scenarios realistic, the practitioner has their work cut out developing methods that can test an aviation professional to be ready for any eventuality when in the air. Through chapters written by leading experts, this book aims to address the key questions and concerns when developing training for flight simulation. This book identifies unexplored challenges and weaknesses of ground-based training and flight simulation compared to the real world of in-flight complex aircraft operations, aviation accidents and incidents, airspace and air traffic control, aeronautical communications, air navigation, aircraft automation, and pilot certification and testing. It integrates machine challenges with human factors science and includes a view of the corporate influences on pilot training. Safety is a consideration in all the challenges and current limitations in training and flight simulation and the book is written with the intention of improving both training and safety as the industry deals with more and more complex advanced technology. Underpinned by case studies and real-life examples, this book will give the reader a thorough overview of the limitations of current training methods but with a view to improving and developing better methods for future training scenarios. Flight Simulation Training: Processes, Challenges and Solutions will appeal to practitioners of human factors, pilots, engineers involved in systems design, aviation safety specialists, flight test invigilators and flight accident investigators.
Practical Instructor and Reference Book for Locomotive Firemen and Engineers
Uncertainty, Modeling, and Decision Making in Geotechnics
Energy-Based Safety
For the past two decades, workplace safety has improved in reducing minor injuries, yet the rate of serious injuries and fatalities (SIFs) has remained unchanged. Research has revealed that the hazards causing minor injuries are not the same as those leading to fatalities, making traditional safety approaches insufficient. Energy-Based Safety (EBS) presents a science-backed strategy for SIF prevention, built on four core principles that emphasize the role of hazardous energy, the power of effective controls, and the critical influence of workers in shaping safety outcomes.This book is a useful resource for those committed to saving lives and delivering change in workplace safety through new ways of injury prevention. Divided into two parts, it firstly explores the research behind EBS and investigates each principle with evidence, case studies, and practical insights from real-world implementation. The second part focuses on incorporating EBS into existing safety practices, from design and work planning to incident learning and performance measurement.Through reading this book, readers will gain practicable tools and methods to enhance safety programs, making SIF prevention effective and sustainable in their workplace Written for safety professionals, Energy-Based Safety: A Scientific Approach to Preventing Serious Injuries and Fatalities (SIFs) is an enlightening read for industry leaders in occupational health and safety and practitioners responsible for workplace safety and occupational risk.
Ultraprecision Machining and Metrology
This comprehensive introduction to ultraprecision machining and metrology provides an essential foundation for students and engineers, offering an in-depth analysis of key methods, technologies, and practical applicationsUltraprecision machining is a critical enabling technology for producing high-value mechanical, optical, optoelectronic, and biomedical components with complex geometries and extreme precision. This book delivers a structured exploration of ultraprecision machining and metrology, covering essential topics such as system configuration, tooling, machining mechanism modeling, and surface characterization. Dedicated chapters on surface and subsurface metrology, as well as the machinability of both ductile and brittle materials, make it an indispensable resource for understanding machine design, manufacturing processes, and related materials science.Ideal for students and researchers, this book serves as a vital reference for those working in precision machining, MEMS, advanced manufacturing, and precision metrology.
Multiphase Flows in Deformable Geomaterials
Multiphase Flows in Deformable Geomaterials proposes that multiscale coupling of multiphase flow and multicomponents within a deformable porous medium is complex and interdisciplinary and lacks a unified theory. Chemo-physical coupled mixture theory and non-linear thermodynamics processes can be used to derive multi-phase transport equations and mechanics. This addresses challenges in the existing multiscale coupling theory and brings together physics and chemistry within the realm of thermodynamics. The series of constitutive equations can be applied to any constitutive model in porous media, across many disciplines related to soils, concrete and catalysis.This book is particularly addressed to geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering - bringing together multiphase flows of water and gas, chemicals and within soils and rocks). Highlights include hydro-mechanical coupling, unsaturated hydro-mechanical-chemical coupling, thermo-hydro-mechanical coupling and thermo-hydromechanical-chemical coupling, with consideration of chemo-thermo osmosis and microscopic swelling mechanisms. It is written for advanced students and researchers.
Human Factors and Safety Culture
This title explores human behavior in the context of workplace safety and risk management. Focused on understanding how people respond to danger and how leaders can put safety at the heart of their organizations' culture, it draws on the latest scientific insights from neuroscience, psychology, and behavioral economics.
Excellence in Air Show Performers
This book reveals to readers the secrets and mindsets of air show performances. Serving as a sequel to its predecessor, Air Show Performers: Safety, Risk Management, and Psychological Factors (9781032556147), it builds upon the insights of the first volume and offers an exploration of what distinguishes exceptional performances amidst the high-stakes environment of air shows.From looking at the pathways to excellence to the hidden intricacies of resilient safety strategies, this book reveals the key approaches to safety and good practice for air show performers. This book combines academic research with real-world experiences from professionals in the field. It dissects the methodologies and practices essential for shaping elite air show performers and takes a critical look at training regimes. Technical skill, mental resilience and continuous improvement in performance are crucial for success in this field and this book explores resilient safety strategies to ensure that pilot and spectator protection remains paramount in every aspect of an air show performance. The reader will not just gain an insight into a pilot's training schedule but also perspectives into mindfulness and the psychological state of those who take part.Excellence in Air Show Performers: Training for Resilient Safety is a must-read for professionals in health and safety, aviation and events management seeking to enhance their practices to academics researching the complexities of high-risk environments.
Engineering Research Infrastructures for European Synergies
This open access book highlights the latest advances, innovations, and applications in the field of earthquake engineering, as presented by leading international researchers and engineers at the International Workshop in Engineering Research Infrastructures for European Synergies (ERIES-IW), held in Lisbon, Portugal, on May 7-9, 2025. The event was meant to provide a unique platform to exchange experiences, share results, and explore future directions in seismic, wind, and geotechnical engineering research, with a focus on reducing hazard-related losses, managing risk, and fostering sustainable solutions. The contributions, which were selected by means of a rigorous international peer-review process, present a wealth of exciting ideas that will open novel research directions and foster multidisciplinary collaboration among different specialists.
Practical Instructor and Reference Book for Locomotive Firemen and Engineers
Designing Robots to Improve Quality of Life for Older Adults
With adults over sixty becoming an ever-increasing proportion of the global population, the challenge of accommodating the needs, preferences, and abilities, of this heterogeneous population has increased. One such method is with robots, which can be used to support everyday activities for older adults and enhance their quality of life. Older adults have been found to be quite open to the idea of interacting with robots, albeit with preferences for the nature of the task they want the robots to do. This book provides a comprehensive state-of-the-art review of the topic of designing robots for older adults.This book translates research on aging, human factors, and human-robot interaction (HRI) into guidance that will be usable for practitioners who design robots for a range of applications. It offers a framework for HRI with a focus on personal characteristics, robot functionality, task demands, and interaction context. The application of this HRI framework for older adults provides the basis for the book. It covers the fundamentals of aging, a review of the different types of robots available now and in the future, the known facilitators and barriers for adoption and the potential of robots for different everyday activities including social engagement, health and wellness, home maintenance and security. Throughout, the authors emphasize the need to follow fundamental human factors processes and participatory design approaches that engage older adults in the design process, thus allowing the reader a thorough and contemporary understanding of robots as an essential future for assisting an aging population.Designing Robots to Improve Quality of Life for Older Adults is intended for a broad professional audience, especially the design community, gerontologists, and human factors/ergonomics practitioners. It will also be suitable for students at the undergraduate and graduate level as a supplementary textbook for courses in human factors, design for aging, and HRI.
Human Factors and Safety Culture
This title explores human behavior in the context of workplace safety and risk management. Focused on understanding how people respond to danger and how leaders can put safety at the heart of their organizations' culture, it draws on the latest scientific insights from neuroscience, psychology, and behavioral economics.
Erosion Measurement, Modeling, and Management
Erosion control is a priority in the agriculture, construction, and conservation industries, as well as in land development applications. The everyday processes involved in these industries can often result in erosion and have a significant adverse impact on the surrounding ecology. These harmful impacts can be minimized by erosion control. This new book explores the erosion concerns and solutions for dealing with them. It addresses the impact and effects of changing land use and land cover on soil erosion and methods of assessing erosion, as well as ways to control different types of erosion. The use of models such as the WEPP model for estimating runoff and sediment yield, along with models to estimate runoff production patterns and soil erosion hazards are detailed. The book also discusses artificial neural networks and machine learning techniques (random forest), remote sensing data, and GIS for mapping soil erosion.
