Safe by Accident?
Title | Safe by Accident? PDF eBook |
Author | Judy L. Agnew |
Publisher | |
Pages | 175 |
Release | 2010-01-01 |
Genre | Industrial safety |
ISBN | 9780937100189 |
This book takes a scientific look at safety leadership. Part one is an analysis of seven safety leadership practices that don¿t work and what to do instead. Part two presents a model for effective safety leadership and culture change.
Command and Control
Title | Command and Control PDF eBook |
Author | Eric Schlosser |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 702 |
Release | 2013-09-17 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1101638664 |
The Oscar-shortlisted documentary Command and Control, directed by Robert Kenner, finds its origins in Eric Schlosser's book and continues to explore the little-known history of the management and safety concerns of America's nuclear aresenal. “A devastatingly lucid and detailed new history of nuclear weapons in the U.S. Fascinating.” —Lev Grossman, TIME Magazine “Perilous and gripping . . . Schlosser skillfully weaves together an engrossing account of both the science and the politics of nuclear weapons safety.” —San Francisco Chronicle A myth-shattering exposé of America’s nuclear weapons Famed investigative journalist Eric Schlosser digs deep to uncover secrets about the management of America’s nuclear arsenal. A groundbreaking account of accidents, near misses, extraordinary heroism, and technological breakthroughs, Command and Control explores the dilemma that has existed since the dawn of the nuclear age: How do you deploy weapons of mass destruction without being destroyed by them? That question has never been resolved—and Schlosser reveals how the combination of human fallibility and technological complexity still poses a grave risk to mankind. While the harms of global warming increasingly dominate the news, the equally dangerous yet more immediate threat of nuclear weapons has been largely forgotten. Written with the vibrancy of a first-rate thriller, Command and Control interweaves the minute-by-minute story of an accident at a nuclear missile silo in rural Arkansas with a historical narrative that spans more than fifty years. It depicts the urgent effort by American scientists, policy makers, and military officers to ensure that nuclear weapons can’t be stolen, sabotaged, used without permission, or detonated inadvertently. Schlosser also looks at the Cold War from a new perspective, offering history from the ground up, telling the stories of bomber pilots, missile commanders, maintenance crews, and other ordinary servicemen who risked their lives to avert a nuclear holocaust. At the heart of the book lies the struggle, amid the rolling hills and small farms of Damascus, Arkansas, to prevent the explosion of a ballistic missile carrying the most powerful nuclear warhead ever built by the United States. Drawing on recently declassified documents and interviews with people who designed and routinely handled nuclear weapons, Command and Control takes readers into a terrifying but fascinating world that, until now, has been largely hidden from view. Through the details of a single accident, Schlosser illustrates how an unlikely event can become unavoidable, how small risks can have terrible consequences, and how the most brilliant minds in the nation can only provide us with an illusion of control. Audacious, gripping, and unforgettable, Command and Control is a tour de force of investigative journalism, an eye-opening look at the dangers of America’s nuclear age.
Pre-Accident Investigations
Title | Pre-Accident Investigations PDF eBook |
Author | Dr Todd Conklin |
Publisher | Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. |
Pages | 161 |
Release | 2012-10-28 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 1409483541 |
This book is a set of new skills written for the managers that drive safety in their workplace. This is Human Performance theory made simple. If you are starting a new program, revamping an old program, or simply interested in understanding more about safety performance, this guide will be extremely helpful.
Accident Book
Title | Accident Book PDF eBook |
Author | Health and Safety Executive (Hse) |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 2012-08-01 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780717664580 |
There's Only One You!
Title | There's Only One You! PDF eBook |
Author | Ryan M. Cleckner |
Publisher | North Shadow Press |
Pages | 24 |
Release | 2018-08-31 |
Genre | Safety |
ISBN | 9780999417331 |
Even if you don't have guns in your home, you never know where your child will be when they encounter a firearm. Have you done enough to educate your child on how to respond? This book introduces the lesson of "Stop, get away, and tell an adult" to your child in a way that they'll want to hear.
It's No Accident
Title | It's No Accident PDF eBook |
Author | E. Marla Felcher |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Family & Relationships |
ISBN | 9781567512045 |
Looks at the infant products industry and reveals how many products such as portable cribs, cradles, infant carriers, and car seats can seriously injure children and how corporations keep consumers in the dark about their safety records.
Handbook of Safety and Accident Prevention
Title | Handbook of Safety and Accident Prevention PDF eBook |
Author | Fred Gustave Lange |
Publisher | |
Pages | 554 |
Release | 1926 |
Genre | Accidents |
ISBN |