Occupational Safety and Hygiene II

<p><em>Occupational Safety and Hygiene II</em> contains selected papers from the International Symposium on Occupational Safety and Hygiene (SHO2014 Guimarães Portugal 13-14 February 2014) which was organized by the Portuguese Society for Occupational Safety and Hygiene (SPOSHO). The contributions focus on selected topics which include (but is not limited to):</p><ul> <li>Occupational safety</li> <li>Risk assessment</li> <li>Safety management</li> <li>Ergonomics</li> <li>Management systems</li> <li>Environmental ergonomics</li> <li>Physical environments</li> <li>Construction safety and</li> <li>Human factors</li> </ul><p>The contributions in <em>Occupational Safety and Hygiene II</em> are mainly based on research carried out at universities and other research institutions but also on practical studies developed by Occupational Health & Safety (OHS) Practitioners within their companies. Accordingly this book will be a helpful text to get acquainted with the state-of-the-art of the research within the mentioned domains as well as with some practical tools and approaches that are currently used by OHS professionals in a global context.</p>