Civil Engineering
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The New Fish: The Truth about Farmed Salmon and the Consequences We Can No Longer Ignore
Eat more fish, the doctors say. But is the salmon you are consuming really healthy?
In the early 1970s, a group of scientists researched how to make more food for the growing population of the world. They looked to the sea. They sampled genes from salmon in 41 Norwegian and Swedish rivers and designed a new salmon that was fatter and faster growing. This was considered an amazing innovation and was the beginning of a new industry: salmon farming.
The industry spread from coastal Norway to Scotland, Canada, Australia, Ireland, Chile, Iceland, the Faroe Islands, and the United States. Business boomed, jobs were created, and a new type of food, the farmed salmon, spread around the globe. People everywhere bought and enjoyed the abundant fish: grilled, poached, roasted, and as sushi and sashimi. They were grateful for this delicious, affordable protein.
But at what cost?
We now know that there were unintended consequences: some of these new fish escaped, competing for sustenance with other fish in the sea. The new fish spread diseases, salmon louse swarmed, and wild salmon stocks dwindles.
In a prizewinning five-year investigation, authors Simen Sætre and Kjetil Østli took an in-depth look at Norway’s role in the global salmon industry and, for the first time, produced a comprehensive evaluation of the detrimental effects of salmon farming. From lice to escapees, from concentrating the waste of sea pens in the fjords through which wild salmon swim to their natal streams to the fact that salmon farming causes a net reduction of protein reaped from the ocean, the results don’t look good. Recent victories, such as the banning of net-pen fish farms in the waters of Washington State, are an indication that we are awakening to the environmental price of engineered fish.
It is said that we will continue to make the same mistakes unless we understand them. The New Fish combines nature writing from Norwegian fjords, the coast of Canada, Icelandic landscapes and the far south of Chile with character-driven literary non-fiction and classic muckraking. The authors started with this question: What happens when you create a new animal and place it in the sea? This book will tell you the answer.
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Fire Safety in Residential Property: A Practical Approach for Environmental Health (Routledge Focus on Environmental Health)
This book aims to take the reader through all aspects of fire safety and management in residential settings, from origin and ignition, risk assessment, protection and prevention, as well as comparing effective enforcement options from across all parts of the UK. It outlines the basis of law, standards and guidance relating to fire safety and building performance, and critically evaluates the legal provisions and approaches to risk reduction with the focus on rented properties.
This book:
- Provides wider access to fire safety knowledge previously generally used by regulators and specialists.
- Examines fire risk assessments in domestic premises and the competency of assessors.
- Explains the approaches to fire safety enforcement the impact of property licensing.
- Includes fire risk precautions for housing and general checklists to help landlords and tenants understand their responsibilities
- Explores the effect of existing legislation with references to key Property Tribunal decisions relating to fire risk management and future legal developments.
This book will assist Environmental Health Officers and Environmental Health Practitioners – as well as graduating academics of the field – in their work to encourage the appropriate and effective use of legislation. Landlords, Estate managers, student accommodation managers, surveyors and tenant groups may also find this book of interest.
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A Practical Guide to the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
Fire safety has been at the forefront of the public consciousness since the tragedy at Grenfell Tower in 2017. The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 is the main piece of legislation dealing with fire safety in premises other than dwellings in England and Wales. It imposes numerous duties on employers, landlords, occupiers which are complex and often confusing.This book provides a simple overview and explanation of the Order and the legal duties imposed by it for non-lawyers and lawyers alike. It explains who is responsible for complying with those duties and to what extent, how those duties are enforced through investigation, formal notices and prosecution and the potential consequences of breach.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Laura Phillips is a specialist regulatory barrister at Six Pump Court Chambers.
She advises and acts for individuals, companies, and regulators and accepts instructions on a direct access basis.
Her practice encompasses all aspects of regulatory law including fire safety, health and safety consumer protection, food hygiene/food safety law and environmental law. She is ranked in Chambers and Partners 2019 (London Bar) as an ‘Up and Coming’ Junior in Consumer Law.
She is a contributing author to Garners’ Environmental Law Encyclopaedia, Atkins Court Forms, Westlaw Insight and Lexis Nexis Practice Guides and provides training and lectures to solicitors, local authorities and industry bodies such as IOSH and CTSI on regulatory law.
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Fire Safety Log Book: Health And Safety Compliance Record Book For Landlords, Companies, and Schools, A5
– Ensures fire safety information is all kept in one place.
– Enables central record keeping for all fire safety procedures.
– Keep up to date records of fire safety procedures and checks.
– Includes record dates, locations, serial no, action required, and much more.Read more
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Fire Safety Log Book: Fire Alarm Testing And Maintenance Log For Landlords, Workplaces And Schools.
This fire safety logbook will help you prove compliance with your legal fire safety responsibilities and keep all fire safety information in one place. It is suitable for landlords, businesses, rented properties or offices.
Book Information:
- Includes:
-SMOKE CONTROL SYSTEMS RECORD OF TESTS
-FIRE ALARM LOG
-EMERGENCY LIGHTING LOG
-SELF CLOSING FIRE DOOR LOG
-RECORD OF FIRE DRILLS
-MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT TESTS
-RECORD OF UNWANTED FIRE SIGNALS AND FALSE ALARMS
-EXTINGUISHERS LOG
-FIRE HOSE REELS
-SPRINKLER SYSTEMS LOG
-RECORD OF FIRE SAFETY TRAINING & DRILLS
-VISITS BY THE FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE
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This fire logbook meets the requirements of current fire safety regulations.
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Instructions are clearly presented and easy to use.
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Cover with matte finish Printed on high-quality paper.
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Large format 8.5 × 11″ (21.59 × 27.94 cm).
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95 pages.
Don’t delay ordering your copy, And keep all fire safety maintenance and location records within your facility.
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Traffic signs manual: Chapter 8: Traffic safety measures and signs for road works and temporary situations, Part 2: Operations
This document provides guidance for those responsible for planning, managing, and participating in operations to implement, maintain and remove temporary traffic management arrangements. It contains advice relating to good working practice spanning all aspects of temporary traffic management operations from broad management issues to issues involving the activities of individual operatives. The guidance is illustrated by the inclusion of sample plans relating to the operational guidance of particular temporary traffic management techniques. This edition supersedes the 2006 edition (ISBN 9780115527395)Read more
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Traffic signs manual: Chapter 8: Traffic safety measures and signs for road works and temporary situations, Part 1: Design
This document provides guidance for those responsible for the design of temporary traffic management arrangements which should be implemented to facilitate maintenance activities or in response to temporary situations. It contains advice relating to traffic safety measures, and the identity and location of the traffic signs needed to guide road users, including pedestrians, safely past obstructions in temporary situations. It is structured to facilitate and reflect the design process for temporary traffic management, from the initial broad brief to details of signing provision. It raises the principal issues that need to be considered in temporary traffic management design and provides advice about their resolution. The document deals with the design of temporary traffic management arrangements on single carriageway roads and dual carriageway roads separately. The design guidance is illustrated by the inclusion of sample plans. This edition supersedes the 2006 edition (ISBN 9780115527388)Read more
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Modelling Transport
Already the market leader in the field, Modelling Transport has become still more indispensible following a thorough and detailed update. Enhancements include two entirely new chapters on modelling for private sector projects and on activity-based modelling; a new section on dynamic assignment and micro-simulation; and sizeable updates to sections on disaggregate modelling and stated preference design and analysis. It also tackles topical issues such as valuation of externalities and the role of GPS in travel time surveys.Providing unrivalled depth and breadth of coverage, each topic is approached as a modelling exercise with discussion of the roles of theory, data, model specification, estimation, validation and application. The authors present the state of the art and its practical application in a pedagogic manner, easily understandable to both students and practitioners.
- Follows on from the highly successful third edition universally acknowledged as the leading text on transport modelling techniques and applications
- Includes two new chapters on modelling for private sector projects and activity based modeling, and numerous updates to existing chapters
- Incorporates treatment of recent issues and concerns like risk analysis and the dynamic interaction between land use and transport
- Provides comprehensive and rigorous information and guidance, enabling readers to make practical use of every available technique
- Relates the topics to new external factors and technologies such as global warming, valuation of externalities and global positioning systems (GPS).
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Geometrical Drawing for Carpentry and Joinery
This new text provides comprehensive coverage of geometrical drawing for apprentices of Carpentry & Joinery.
· Devised specifically for Phases 4 & 6 of FÁS apprenticeships in Carpentry & Joinery
· Written in a clear and accessible style
· Over 250 detailed drawings throughout
· Each chapter provides sample questions and solutions to aid learning
· Will also complement the practical element of apprenticeships, and is a useful reference book for those already qualified in the trade
· Accompanied by a website for lecturers, which provides additional geometrical drawings in colourRead more
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Audel Mechanical Trades Pocket Manual: 1 (Audel Technical Trades Series)
This tool needs no maintenanceFully revised and updated, this convenient guide covers the latest industrial equipment as well as all the tools and machines prevalent in older plants, even those from the early 1970s and before.
Your complete reference tool
* Discusses machinery installation, welding, rigging, carpentry, basic electricity, and more
* Features a chapter on safety issues
* Covers belts, drives, transmissions, and bearings
* Examines automatic sprinkler systems
* Offers tips for preventive maintenance
* Includes coverage of piping and pipefitting
* Reviews shop mathematics, geometry, and trigonometryRead more
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The City & Guilds Textbook: Book 2 Electrical Installations, Second Edition: For the Level 3 Apprenticeships (5357 and 5393), Level 3 Advanced … & T Level Occupational…
Equip yourself with the tools for success in Electrical Installations with this comprehensive and updated edition of our bestselling textbook, published in association with City & Guilds and IET.
– Study with confidence using the most up-to-date information available for the new industry standards, including the 2022 amendments to BS7671: 2018, The IET Wiring Regulations 18th edition
– Enhance your understanding of concepts in electrical installation with 100s of clear and accurate technical drawings and step-by-step photo sequences
– Practise maths and English in context, with embedded ‘Improve your maths’ and ‘Improve your English’ activities
– Get ready for the workplace with industry tips
– Prepare for your trade tests or end-of-year exams with end-of-chapter practice questions
– Engage with author Peter Tanner’s accessible text, drawing on his extensive industry experience
– Target your learning with detailed qualification mapping grids for the latest City & Guilds Level 3 qualifications – including the 2365, 8202, 5357 and 5393 specifications, as well as the 352 and 353 T Level occupational specialismsRead more
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The City & Guilds Textbook: Book 1 Electrical Installations, Second Edition: For the Level 3 Apprenticeships (5357 and 5393), Level 2 Technical … & T Level Occupational…
Equip yourself with the tools for success in Electrical Installations with this comprehensive and updated edition of our bestselling textbook, published in association with City & Guilds and IET.
– Study with confidence using the most up-to-date information available for the new industry standards, including the 2022 amendments to BS7671: 2018, The IET Wiring Regulations 18th edition
– Enhance your understanding of concepts in electrical installation with 100s of clear and accurate technical drawings and step-by-step photo sequences
– Get ready for the workplace with industry tips
– Prepare for your trade tests or end-of-year exams with end-of-chapter practice questions
– Engage with author Peter Tanner’s accessible text, drawing on his extensive industry experience
– Target your learning with detailed qualification mapping grids for the latest City & Guilds Level 2 qualifications – including the 2365, 8202, 5357 and 5393 specifications, as well as the 352 and 353 T Level occupational specialismsRead more
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Technical Engineering Drawing Manual Following ISO and BSI standards – Volume 1: 100 fully worked drawing examples featuring Design for Manufacturing principles
We use real-life scenarios to show what happens in day-to-day product development. The book’s examples are driven by Design For Manufacturing (DfM), Systems Thinking, User-Centred Design, realistic tolerances and drawing annotations.This book gives every product designer, engineer, maker and manufacturer the skills to document, create and understand technical drawings: readers will benefit from this book regardless of their experience level.
The 100 examples apply to any industry: from robotics and medical devices to machinery and aerospace. We address outdated practices from old standards that have no place in modern times, but we still find them in most design offices.
Throughout the book, we use proven design workflows to help you develop mechanical systems cost-effectively, integrating ISO standards for technical annotation and document management. The workflows include document revision control, ISO and BS 8888: 2020 compliance, Bill of Materials (BOM), part dimensioning and tolerancing.
PROTONIUM dedicates its efforts to spreading manufacturing knowledge that conditions parts’ design and how they are made. We believe that by designing with DfM considerations and thorough technical documentation, engineering companies and manufacturers can reduce the iteration cycles, minimise the use of raw materials, reduce their carbon footprint and break into the market faster.
Introducing this book into a company’s training workflow will have several operational positive impacts:
• Engineering managers can bring consistent training by providing the engineers with the means to develop their design for manufacturing skills.
• Project managers will de-risk design deliverables and keep the project’s cost lower as designs are cost-effective to manufacture.
• Supply Chain professionals will get faster supplier quotes because designs are manufacturable.
• Designers will iterate less and deliver faster because their designs are developed in fewer iterations as the features can be manufactured.
• Companies will reduce development costs and increase quality in tandem with elevating the agility to react to market changes.Read more
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Decarbonise Digital: Facts. Methods. Action.
Look around, and it is clear that we now live in an increasingly digital world. Everywhere we turn, we hear talk of Future Cities, Smart Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, and Generative AI. Technology and digital solutions are here and growing, with the social, educational, health, and business value of technology unquestionable. But behind the scenes, this growth has a carbon cost that has remained invisible to most of us.
The time has come to start focusing on on reducing the energy consumption of digital and the technological infrastructures, which underpin nearly all of our daily activities. Having spent the last two years engaging with some of the world’s leading cloud service providers, software companies, digital leaders, technology consultancies, and system integrators, I am now of the firm belief that we have an opportunity that could propel the technology sector to the forefront of decarbonisation .
The book is organised into five major parts covering:
- A Foundation section providing an overview of climate change and the impact of digital
- A more detailed Sustainable Software Engineering principles and practices section aimed at providing an in-depth view of the techniques that can be used to deliver greener software products
- An introduction to Green Design to help guide the sustainability of digital products and services even before coding commences
- A Sustainable IT for Technology Leaders section to help readers shape a sustainable IT strategy and consider the process and technology elements needed to be successful
- A People and Culture section to help you consider the importance of building capability, the challenges of eco-anxiety and organisation structure to deliver a Sustainable IT Strategy
Whether you are a software engineer, a designer, an IT leader or manager, we will provide you with practical examples and online self-assessments to help you evaluate your own level of understanding and readiness to take action.
We are now able to hold up a mirror, and what we all need is for you to gaze in it and seize the opportunity to create an even better, faster, more efficient, and planet-friendly version of your incredible digital solutions.
The technology industry is filled with some of the brightest individuals in the world. We are a group of doers, and uniquely capable due to our inventiveness, innovation mindset, and pure determination to solve problems. We must abandon the notion that taking action will necessitate slowing things down or regressing to a less polluting version of the past. In our digital world, we must be progressive in our actions and utilise technological advancements to create the efficiencies required to support the development of digital. But we must recognise that we can only satisfy the technological demands of societies and businesses if we base this expansion on a more sustainable IT industry.
In our digital world we must move forward, our actions be progressive, and able to utilise the advancements in technology to create the efficiencies needed to support the growth of digital.
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Occupational Health and Safety Law
Designed to provide an introduction to occupational health and safety law. This title outlines the legal system in which English health and safety law functions. It covers accident compensation and case law, British regulatory legislation and recent judicial decisions.Read more
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People Power: Transform your business in the era of safety and wellbeing
Turbocharge employee engagement through health and safety
‘Health and safety’ has regained its rightful place at the heart of the organization, alongside wellbeing and other people issues. Keeping it there, however, is tricky, and returns on investment are difficult to quantify. At the same time, companies yearn for new ways to engage their employees.
Karen J. Hewitt urges us to switch gears on health and safety – from systems and compliance to inspiration and engagement. With her simple three-step formula (Build, Buzz, Bake), she offers us her recipe for building employee engagement through health and safety, with significant gains for the business overall.
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Fire Drill Log Book: Fire Alarm Safety Organiser & Log Book – For Workplace, Schools Etc | Health And Safety Compliance | Record Over 1000 Drills, Schedules, Evacuation Plan,…
New Fire Drill Organiser & Log Book
Book Details & Information:
- Record over 1000 fire drills – Including Date, Location, Evacuation Time, Head Count, Drill Leader, Signature & Comments.
- Record fire alarm schedule.
- Plan evacuation procedure.
- Perfect for school or businesses.
- Large size – 8.5″ x 11″ inch.
- Beautifully designed cover & interior.
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Fire Safety Log Book: A Comprehensive Fire Inspection, Testing, and Compliance Log for Businesses, Schools, Landlords Including Fire Drills, Fire … Extinguisher, Sprinkler…
Are you seeking a solution to ensure your company’s fire safety compliance?
Look no further than our fire safety book. This comprehensive fire safety logbook is your key to compliance, making it easy to manage all fire safety information. Ideal for landlords, businesses, and rented properties, it includes record dates, locations, and more.
What’s inside:
- Record of False Fire Alarms
- Fire Extinguisher Test Record
- Hose Reel Test Record
- Sprinkler System Test Record
- Emergency Scade Lighting Test Record
- Miscellaneous Equipment Test Record
- Fire Instruction Record
- Fire Drill Record
- Fire Safety Inspection Visits
Specifications:
- Size: 8.5″ x 11″
- Paper: White Paper
- Cover: Matte
Our Fire Safety Logbook is essential for landlords, companies, schools, and small businesses alike. Get yours today and ensure your compliance with fire safety regulations!
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Fire Safety Log Book: A4 Alarm Inspection And Testing Log – Health And Safety Compliance Record For Landlords, Small Business And Schools.
This fire safety log book is designed for anyone within a residential or business premises that has fire alarm or extinguishers, and need to keep records of their testing and functionality. Ideally suited to small business’s, landlords, cafes, shops, pubs and clubs
- Ensures fire safety information is kept all in one place.
- Lists all available extinguisher types, locations and evacuation points.
- Keep up to date records of fire safety procedures and checks.
- Includes date checked, alarm locations and serial numbers, alarm or extinguisher checked, any action required, meeting point, and much more.
Fire Safety Log Book Features:
- Premium Matte Finish Cover – Durable and long lasting
- Large 8.5 x 11 in Pages – Large and easy to see layout
- 120 Pages – Enough for 2 years worth of weekly checks
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A Study Book For The NEBOSH Health and Safety Management For Construction (UK) 2020: An Essential Health & Safety Guide (A Study Book For The NEBOSH … (UK): An Essential…
This essential health and safety guide provides an excellent reference for all those who have responsibility for or involvement in construction activities. The guide provides an understanding of the health and safety risks affecting this important sector of work and assists those responsible to manage them effectively. The practical and informative approach of the publication will provide managers, health and safety practitioners and others who work in the construction industry with a perspective of the significance of health and safety risk in construction activities and an understanding of the control measures that can be applied to manage risk. This publication would be particularly useful for clients, designers, contractors, principal contractors and site managers.Those working in facilities and event management industries will also find the guide useful, as many of the risks they encounter are similar.Read more
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Health and Safety in Construction Revision Guide: for the NEBOSH National Certificate in Construction Health and Safety
This companion to the bestselling Introduction to Health and Safety in Construction is an essential revision aid for students preparing for their written assessments on the NEBOSH National Certificate in Construction Health and Safety.
Fully updated to the April 2015 specification, the revision guide provides complete coverage of the syllabus in bite-sized chunks, helping readers to learn and memorise the most important topics. Throughout the book, the guide links back to the Introduction to Health and Safety in Construction textbook, helping students to consolidate their learning.
· Small and portable making it ideal for use anywhere: at home, in the classroom or on the move
· Suggests useful tips on study and examination technique
· Includes practice questions and answers based on NEBOSH exam questions
· Everything you need for productive revision in one handy reference
The Health and Safety in Construction Revision Guide, written by the renowned health and safety author and former NEBOSH Vice Chairman Ed Ferrett, will be an invaluable tool for students as they prepare for their NEBOSH exam and for their subsequent health and safety work.
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Not the End of the World: How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet (THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER)
‘A book for anyone who finds it difficult to believe in a better future’ THE TIMES
Feeling anxious, powerless, or confused about the future of our planet? This book will transform how you see our biggest environmental problems — and how we can solve them.
A STYLIST BEST NON-FICTION 2024 * A GUARDIAN BIGGEST FICTION AND NON-FICTION FOR 2024 * A WATERSTONES ‘BOOK YOU NEED TO READ IN 2024’ * A GUARDIAN ‘FIVE GREAT READS’
We are bombarded by doomsday headlines that tell us the soil won’t be able to support crops, fish will vanish from our oceans, that we should reconsider having children.
But in this bold, radically hopeful book, data scientist Hannah Ritchie argues that if we zoom out, a very different picture emerges. The data shows we’ve made so much progress on these problems, and so fast, that we could be on track to achieve true sustainability for the first time in history.
Packed with the latest research, practical guidance and enlightening graphics, this book will make you rethink almost everything you’ve been told about the environment, from the virtues of eating locally and living in the countryside, to the evils of overpopulation, plastic straws and palm oil. It will give you the tools to understand what works, what doesn’t and what we urgently need to focus on so we can leave a sustainable planet for future generations.
These problems are big. But they are solvable. We are not doomed. We can build a better future for everyone. Let’s turn that opportunity into reality.
‘Practical and truly essential’ MARGARET ATWOOD * ‘Does for the environment what Hans Rosling did for health’ BILL GATES * ‘Invigorating, inspiring, often surprising’ DAVID WALLACE-WELLS * ‘I find it hard to express how much I love this book’ RUTGER BREGMAN * ‘An unmissable myth-busting book to save our planet – read it’ TIM SPECTOR
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Fire Safety and Risk Management: for the NEBOSH National Certificate in Fire Safety and Risk Management
This textbook is directly aligned to the NEBOSH National Certificate in Fire Safety and Risk Management, with each element of the syllabus explained in detail. Each chapter guides the student through the syllabus with references to legal frameworks and guidelines. Images, tables, case studies and key information are highlighted within the text to make learning more productive. Covering fire behaviour, safety, management, risk assessment, prevention and the changes to HSG65, the book can also be used as a daily reference by professionals.
- Written by experts in the field of fire safety
- Complete coverage that goes beyond the syllabus content making it a useful resource after study
- Illustrated throughout to enhance understanding
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Fire Safety and Risk Management Revision Guide: for the NEBOSH National Fire Certificate
The Fire Safety and Risk Management Revision Guide: for the NEBOSH Fire Certificate is the perfect revision aid for students preparing to take their NEBOSH National Certificate in Fire Safety and Risk Management. As well as being a handy companion volume to the Fire Protection Association textbook Fire Safety and Risk Management: for the NEBOSH National Certificate in Fire Safety and Risk Management, it will also serve as a useful aide-mémoire for those in fire safety roles. The book:
- provides practical revision guidance and strategies for students;
- highlights the key information for each learning outcome of the current NEBOSH syllabus;
- gives students opportunities to test their knowledge based on NEBOSH-style questions and additional exercises;
- provides details of publically available guidance documents that students will be able to refer to.
The revision guide is fully aligned to the current NEBOSH syllabus, providing complete coverage in bite-sized chunks, helping students to learn and memorise the most important topics. Throughout the book, the guide refers back to the Fire Safety and Risk Management textbook, helping students to consolidate their learning.
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Safety at street works and road works: a code of practice
This publication sets out the statutory requirements for signing, lighting, and guarding at street works and road works. This is the core reference manual for utility companies, local authorities, street work contractors and others whose day-to-day business involves street works (works by statutory undertakers and other utility companies etc) and road works (works to maintain or repair road infrastructure). The code, which covers all of the UK and includes national variations, is now compulsory for highway/road authorities in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. It applies to all single carriageway roads and dual carriageways with a speed limit of 40 mph or less. The code is now divided into three parts: Basic Principles, Operations, and Equipment and Vehicles; site layout diagrams have been redrawn to make them easier to understand. There is: increased emphasis on using risk assessment and guidance on what to consider in such assessments; strengthened guidance on providing for pedestrians and cyclists and new guidance on traffic control measures related to road closures, one-way working and temporary road obstructions; enhanced advice on other traffic control measures including works near tramways and railways, and mobile/short duration works; and updated advice on high visibility clothing and the signing and conspicuity requirements for work vehicles. Effective from 1 October 2014 when it will supersede the 2001 edition (ISBN 9780115519581).Read more
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Health, safety and environment test for managers and professionals 2019: GT200/19 (Health, safety and environment test for managers and professionals: GT200/19)
The CITB Health, safety and environment test helps the industry to improve its health, safety and environmental standards and forms a vital part of the requirement to obtain a construction industry scheme card.
This revision material contains everything you need to know to book, prepare for and sit the CITB Health, safety and environment test for managers and professionals.
Content has been updated for 2019 to reflect industry and legislation changes.
The test includes both knowledge and specialist questions.
There are separate revision materials to support the Health, safety and environment test for operatives and specialist, so ensure that you are purchasing the correct revision material.
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Environmental Law: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
Environmental law is the law concerned with environmental problems. It is a vast area of law that operates from the local to the global, involving a range of different legal and regulatory techniques. In theory, environmental protection is a no brainer. Few people would actively argue for pollution or environmental destruction. Ensuring a clean environment is ethically desirable, and also sensible from a purely self-interested perspective. Yet, in practice, environmental law is a messy and complex business fraught with conflict. Whilst environmental law is often characterized in overly simplistic terms, with a law being seen as be a magic wand that solves an environmental problem, the reality is that creating and maintaining a body of laws to address and avoid problems is not easy, and involves legislators, courts, regulators and communities.This Very Short Introduction provides an overview of the main features of environmental law, and discusses how environmental law deals with multiple interests, socio-political conflicts, and the limits of knowledge about the environment. Showing how interdependent societies across the world have developed robust and legitimate bodies of law to address environmental problems, Elizabeth Fisher discusses some of the major issues involved in environmental law’s: nation statehood, power, the reframing role of law, the need to ensure real environmental improvements, and environmental justice. As Fisher explains, environmental law is, and will always be, necessary but inherently controversial.
ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
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Dancing with Qubits: How quantum computing works and how it can change the world
Explore the principles and practicalities of quantum computing
Key Features
- Discover how quantum computing works and delve into the math behind it with this quantum computing textbook
- Learn how it may become the most important new computer technology of the century
- Explore the inner workings of quantum computing technology to quickly process complex cloud data and solve problems
Book Description
Quantum computing is making us change the way we think about computers. Quantum bits, a.k.a. qubits, can make it possible to solve problems that would otherwise be intractable with current computing technology.
Dancing with Qubits is a quantum computing textbook that starts with an overview of why quantum computing is so different from classical computing and describes several industry use cases where it can have a major impact. From there it moves on to a fuller description of classical computing and the mathematical underpinnings necessary to understand such concepts as superposition, entanglement, and interference. Next up is circuits and algorithms, both basic and more sophisticated. It then nicely moves on to provide a survey of the physics and engineering ideas behind how quantum computing hardware is built. Finally, the book looks to the future and gives you guidance on understanding how further developments will affect you.
Really understanding quantum computing requires a lot of math, and this book doesn’t shy away from the necessary math concepts you’ll need. Each topic is introduced and explained thoroughly, in clear English with helpful examples.
What you will learn
- See how quantum computing works, delve into the math behind it, what makes it different, and why it is so powerful with this quantum computing textbook
- Discover the complex, mind-bending mechanics that underpin quantum systems
- Understand the necessary concepts behind classical and quantum computing
- Refresh and extend your grasp of essential mathematics, computing, and quantum theory
- Explore the main applications of quantum computing to the fields of scientific computing, AI, and elsewhere
- Examine a detailed overview of qubits, quantum circuits, and quantum algorithm
Who this book is for
Dancing with Qubits is a quantum computing textbook for those who want to deeply explore the inner workings of quantum computing. This entails some sophisticated mathematical exposition and is therefore best suited for those with a healthy interest in mathematics, physics, engineering, and computer science.
Table of Contents
- Why Quantum Computing?
- They’re Not Old, They’re Classics
- More Numbers than You Can Imagine
- Planes and Circles and Spheres, Oh My
- Dimensions
- What Do You Mean “Probably”?
- One Qubit
- Two Cubits, Three
- Wiring Up the Circuits
- From Circuits to Algorithms
- Getting Physical
- Questions about the Future
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Thermodynamic and Transport Properties of Fluids
The fifth edition has been issued to incorporate two new tables – Data of Refrigerant 134a and a table containing for selected substances, molar enthalpies and molar Gibbs functions of formation, Equilibirum constants of formation, as well as molar heat capacities and absolute entropies.Read more
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Electrical Installations Level 2 2330 Technical Certificate Student Book – Revised edition
This revised edition keeps the same user-friendly approach that has proved invaluable to students and tutors, but now incorporates the new 17th wiring regulations. A user-friendly, jargon-free Student Book written for the Level 2 Technical Certificate syllabus requirements, so students can be sure the content is right for them. The book structure is directly matched to the units and learning outcomes of the Level 2 2330 syllabus to ensure ease of use. Highly visual, fully illustrated format to guarantee accessibility every step of the way. Provides additional underpinning knowledge for students working towards the 2356 NVQ in Electrotechnical Services.Read more
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Fire Safety Made Easy: An Easy to Understand Guide Covering Important Fire Safety Principles
Combining clear, up-to-date information with real-life images and diagrams, the Qualsafe.com range of Safety training books are renowned for making learning as simple as possible. Not only are Qualsafe.com the trusted provider of learning materials for over 8 million people throughout the UK, they are the exclusive supplier for a range of well-established organisations, including Royal Mail, David Lloyd Leisure Groups, and many more. As the ideal accompaniment to a range of Fire Safety training courses, this handy guide uses simple, accurate information with lots of pictures and diagrams to help make learning important fire safety principles easy. Topics covered include: the Fire Triangle, Fire Control Methods, Stopping Fires Occurring, Fire Safety Procedures, Fire Safety and the Law, plus much more.Read more
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The City & Guilds Textbook: Plumbing Book 1, Second Edition: For the Level 3 Apprenticeship (9189), Level 2 Technical Certificate (8202), Level 2 … (6035) & T Level…
Equip learners with the tools for success in a career as a plumber with this comprehensive and updated edition of our bestselling textbook, published in association with City & Guilds.
The new edition will help learners to:
– Study with confidence, covering all core content for the 6035, 9189 and 8202 specifications, as well as the 355 and 356 plumbing and heating T Level occupational specialisms.
– Target learning with detailed qualification mapping grids.
– Get to grips with technical content presented in accessible language.
– Enhance their understanding of plumbing practice with clear and accurate illustrations and diagrams demonstrating the technical skills you need to master.
– Practise maths and English in context, with embedded ‘Improve your maths’ and ‘Improve your English’ activities.
– Test their knowledge with end-of-chapter practice questions, synoptic assessments and practical tasks.
– Prepare for the workplace with up-to-date information on relevant key regulations and industry standards.
– Keep their knowledge current, with clear coverage of major modern cold water, hot water, central heating, sanitation, rainwater systems and environmental technologies.Read more
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Health, safety and environment test for operatives and specialists 2019 : GT100/19 DVD (Health, safety and environment for operatives and specialists: GT100/19 DVD)
The CITB Health, safety and environment test helps the industry to improve its health, safety and environmental standards and forms a vital part of the requirement to obtain a construction industry scheme card.
This revision material contains everything you need to know to book, prepare for and sit the CITB Health, safety and environment test for operatives and specialists.
Content has been updated for 2019 to reflect industry and legislation changes aswell as the introduction of learning content alongside questions and answers.
The test includes health, safety and environment knowledge and specialist questions.
There are separate revision materials to support the Health, safety and environment test for managers and professionals(MAP), so ensure that you are purchasing the correct revision material.
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Managing health and safety in swimming pools (Health and safety guidance)
This booklet provides guidance for those who have any involvement with the operation and management of health and safety in swimming pools. Its aim is to provide guidance on the risks associated with swimming pool operation and the precautions to help achieve a safer swimming pool environment.Read more
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Thermodynamics For Dummies
Take some heat off the complexity of thermodynamicsDoes the mere thought of thermodynamics make you sweat? It doesn’t have to! This hands-on guide helps you score your highest in a thermodynamics course by offering easily understood, plain-English explanations of how energy is used in things like automobiles, airplanes, air conditioners, and electric power plants.
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Thermodynamics 101 ― take a look at some examples of both natural and man-made thermodynamic systems and get a handle on how energy can be used to perform work
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Turn up the heat ― discover how to use the first and second laws of thermodynamics to determine (and improve upon) the efficiency of machines
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Oh, behave ― get the 411 on how gases behave and relate to one another in different situations, from ideal-gas laws to real gases
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Burn with desire ― find out everything you need to know about conserving mass and energy in combustion processes
Open the book and find:
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The laws of thermodynamics
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Important properties and their relationships
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The lowdown on solids, liquids, and gases
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How work and heat go handin hand
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The cycles that power thermodynamic processes
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Chemical mixtures and reactions
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Ten pioneers in thermodynamics
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Real-world applications of thermodynamic laws and concepts
Learn to:
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Master the concepts and principles of thermodynamics
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Develop the problem-solving skills used by professional engineers
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Ace your thermodynamics course
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Health and Safety at Work Revision Guide: for the NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety
This companion to the bestselling Introduction to Health and Safety at Work will help you prepare for the written assessments on the NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety (2019 specification).
It provides complete coverage of the syllabus in bite-sized chunks and will help you learn and memorise the most important areas, with links provided back to the main Introduction to Health and Safety at Work text to help you consolidate your learning.
● Small and portable, making it ideal for use anywhere: at home, in the classroom or on the move
● Includes specimen questions and answers based on recent examination papers
● Everything you need for productive revision in one handy reference source
This revision guide is written by an experienced lecturer and former Vice Chairman of NEBOSH, who has spent many years helping students become accredited by NEBOSH.
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GT 100/15 (Health, Safety and Environment Test for Operatives and Specialists)
In perfect unused condition!!Read more
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Construction Health and Safety Awarness: GE707-V16
Construction health and safety awareness is designed for people who are new to the construction industry. It explains the basic health, safety and environment steps that you, your employer and the site or project that you are working on should be taking. It is the official supporting publication for the CITB Site Safety Plus one-day Health and safety awareness course (HSA). Each chapter begins with a summary of what you should expect from your site and employer, and what your site and employer should expect from you. It is produced in plain English and includes clear illustrations and practical guidance for construction workers.Read more
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Approved Document P: Electrical Safety – Dwellings (2013 Edition – for Use in England)
Effective 6 April 2013. This edition reduces the range of electrical installation work that is notifiable. In addition, installers who are not registered competent persons can now use a competent person to certify work as an alternative to using building control. The technical guidance throughout now refers to BS7671:2008 incorporating Amendment No 1:2011. This Approved Document has a fresh new look and has been totally re-designed into a single column format to make reading. It has also been subject to a thorough editorial review to make the text/content more reader-friendly and simpler to assimilate and understand.Read more
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Chainsaw Operator’s Manual: Chainsaw Safety, Maintenance and Cross-cutting Techniques Pt. 1
The Chainsaw Operator’s Manual is an essential safety tool for chainsaw operators. It is the ultimate guide to basic chainsaw operating techniques covering safety, maintenance and cross-cutting, but not tree felling. Detailed diagrams illustrate horizontal, vertical and boring cuts, as well as trimming and cross-cutting techniques.
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