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New acquisitions in the Library – March/April 2008

The following is a list of books, journals, pamphlets, videos, reports, and other materials recently added to the Library collection.

Contact the Library at 604 231-8450 for more information on any of these materials.

Administration

The joy of conflict resolution : transforming victims,villains and heroes in the workplace and at home / Gary Harper. --
Gabriola Island, B.C.: New Society Publishers, 2004.
Call#:  HD_42 H37 2004

Plain language : clear and simple. --
Ottawa, Ont.: Communications Canada, 1991.
Call#:  PE_1408 P63 1991

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Engineering & standards

Hoists for the transfer of disabled persons - requirements and test methods. --
Geneva: Canadian Standards Association, 2003.
(CSA standard ; Z10535-03)
Call#:  CSA Z10535-03

IEEE standard for safety levels with respect to human exposure to electromagnetic fields, 0-3 kHz. --
New York, N.Y.: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2002.
(IEEE standard ; C95.6-2002)
Call#:  IEEE Std. C95.6-2002

Non-destructive testing - qualification and certification of personnel. --
Gatineau, Que.: CGSB, 2006.
(CGSB standard (CAN/CGSB) ; 48.9712-2006)
Call#:  CAN/CGSB 48.9712-2006 ISO 9712:2005

Overhead and gantry cranes (top running bridge, single or multiple girder, top running trolley hoist) / American Society of Mechanical Engineers. --
New York, N.Y.: American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2005.
(ASME standard ; B30.2-2005)
Call#:  ASME B30.2-2005

Slings : safety standard for cableways, cranes, derricks, hoists, hooks, jacks and slings. --
New York , N.Y.: American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2006.
(ASME standard ; B30.9-2006)
Call#:  ASME B30.9-2006

Specifications for top running and under running single girder electric overhead traveling cranes utilizing under running trolley hoist / prepared by the Crane Manufacturers Association of America. --
Charlotte, N.C.: Crane Manufacturers Association of America, 2004.
(CMAA specification ; #74 (rev ed))
Call#:  TJ_1365 C7266 2004

Specifications for top running bridge and gantry type multiple girder electric overhead traveling cranes / prepared by the Crane Manufacturers Association of America. --
Charlotte, N.C.: Crane Manufacturers Association of America, 2004.
(CMAA specification ; #70 (rev ed.))
Call#:  TJ_1365 C7264 2004

Workplace atmospheres - method for sampling and gravimetric determinaton of inhalable dust. --
Sydney, Australia: Standards Australia, 2004.
(SAA standard ; AS 3640-2004)
Call#:  AS 3640-2004

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Journals

Balanced scorecard report.
Danbury, Conn.: Harvard Business School Publishing,
Call#:  JOURNALS

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Law & workers' compensation

Administrative tribunals : a legal handbook / Lisa Braverman. --
Aurora, Ont.: Canada Law Book, 2001.
Call#:  KM_303 B83 2001

A Practical guide to occupational health and safety and workers' compensation compliance in Alberta / Norman A Keith, Adam A. Neave. --
Aurora, Ont.: Canada Law Book, 2007.
Call#:  KN_198.8 C23_K45 2007

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Medicine & therapies

The 5-minute orthopaedic consult / [edited by] Frank J. Frassica, Paul D. Sponseller, John H. Wilckens. --
Philadelphia, Pa.: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2007.
Call#:  WE_39 F58 2007

AMA manual of style : a guide for authors and editors / Cheryl Iverson ...
[et al.]. --

Oxford ; New York: Oxford University Press, 2007.
Call#:  WZ_345 A42 2007

Assessment of feigned cognitive impairment : a neuropsychological perspective / edited by Kyle Brauer Boone. --
New York, N.Y.: Guilford Press, 2007.
Call#:  WM_204 A88 2007

Assessment of malingered neuropsychological deficits / edited by J. Larrabee. --
New York , N.Y.: Oxford University Press, 2007.
Call#:  W_783 A88 2007

Case management for rehabilitation health professionals / edited by: Fong Chan, Michael J. Leahy, Jodi L. Saunders. --
Linn Creek, Mo.: Aspen Professional Services, 2005.
Call#:  HD_7255.5 C37 2005

Clinical evidence handbook : the international source of the best available evidence for effective healthcare. --
London, England: BMJ Publishing Group, 2007.
Call#:  WB_102 C6332 2007

Handbook of PTSD : science and practice / edited by Matthew J. Friedman, Terence M. Keane, Patricia A. Resick. --
New York, N.Y.: Guilford Press, 2007.
Call#:  WM_170 H36 2007

Harrison's principles of internal medicine [17th ed.] / editors: Anthony S. Fauci  ... [et al.]. --
New York, N.Y. ; Toronto, Ont.: McGraw-Hill, 2008.
Call#:  WB_100 H32 2008

Human papillomaviruses. --
Lyon: World Health Organization, 2007.
(IARC monographs on the evaluation of carcinogenic risks to humans, ISSN 0250-9555. ; v. 90)
Call#:  QZ_202 I585_v.90 2007

Living with spinal cord injury : a wellness approach / Adrian Cristian. --
New York, N.Y.: Demos, 2004.
Call#:  WL_400 C75 2004

Low back disorders : evidence-based prevention and rehabilitation /
Stuart McGill. --

Windsor, Ont.: Human Kinetics, 2007.
Call#:  WE_755 M36 2007

Lower limb amputation : a guide to living a quality life / Adrian Cristian. --
New York , N.Y.: Demos Medical Publishing, 2006.
Call#:  WE_172 C75 2006

Rolling [DVD videorecording]
S.l.: Fourwheeldrive Productions, 2007.
Call#:  WE_26 B47 2007

Smokeless tobacco and some tobacco-specific N-nitrosamines. --
Lyon: International Agency for Research on Cancer, 2007.
(IARC monographs on the evaluation of carcinogenic risks to humans, ISSN 0250-9555. ; v.89)
Call#:  QZ_202 I585_v.89 2007

Spinal cord injury desk reference : guidelines for life care planning and case management / Terry L. Blackwell ... [ et al.]. --
New York , N.Y.: Demos Medical Publishing, 2001.
Call#:  WL_400 S64 2001

Spinal cord injury / Michael E. Selzer and Bruce H. Dobkin ; Lisa M. Shulman, series editor. --
New York , N.Y.: Demos Medical Publishing, 2008.
Call#:  WL_400 S46 2008

Symposium : tribute to Anthony F. DePalma, first editor-in-chief of Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research ; Symposium : new approaches to shoulder surgery / guest editor: Robert G. Marx. --
Philadelphia: Lippincott-Raven Publishers, 2008.
(Clinical orthopaedics and related research, ISSN 0009-921X. ; v.466, n.3)
Call#:  JOURNALS

Understanding pain : what it is, why it happens, and how it's managed / Harry J. Gould ; Lisa M. Shulman, series editor. --
New York , N.Y.: Demos Medical Publishing, 2007.
Call#:  WL_704 G686 2007

Workability management : managing injured workers to minimize disability / Paul D. Hooper. --
Diamond Bar, Calif.: Injury Prevention Technologies, 2006.
Call#:  HD_7255.5 H66 2006

The Working back : a systems view / William S. Marras. --
Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley-Interscience, 2008.
Call#:  WE_755 M345 2008

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Miscellaneous

Caring for our parents [electronic resource] / presented to WorkSafeBC staff by Practically Daughters, a division of Good Riddance Professional Organizing Solutions. --
Richmond, B.C.: Workers' Compensation Board of British Columbia, 2008.
Call#:  DCC-60

The United States government manual 2007/2008.--
Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2007.
 Call#:  JK_421 A3 2007

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Occupational health & safety

Alcohol and drugs in the Canadian workplace : an employer's guide to the law, prevention and management of substance abuse / Norm Keith, Ailsa
Jane Wiggins. --

Markham, Ont.: LexisNexis Canada, 2008.
Call#:  HF_5549.5 A4_K75 2008 

BC Forest Safety Ombudsman : no longer the road less travelled / BC Forest Safety Council.
Vancouver, B.C.: 2008.
Call#:  SD_387 S3_B42 2008

Cable yarding systems handbook / Workers' Compensation Board of British Columbia.
Richmond, B.C.: Workers' Compensation Board of British Columbia, 2006.
Call#:  SD_387 S3_C35 2006

Causes of work-related injuries among young workers in British Columbia / Theresa Holizki, Rose McDonald, Valerie Foster, and Michael Guzmicky. --
S.l.: Wiley-Liss, 2008.
Call#:  PAM 1824

Commercial motor vehicle crash investigation / David E. Brill. --
Jacksonville, Fla.: Institute of Police Technology and Management, 2000.
Call#:  HV_8079.55 B74 2000

Control of inhalable dust in coal mines : The Coal Mines (Control of Inhalable Dust) Regulations 2007 : approved code of practice and guidance / Health and Safety Executive. --
Norwich, England: HMSO, 2007.
(HSE/HSC Legal Guidance (Great Britain, Health and Safety Executive ; Great Britain, Health and Safety Commission) ; 145)
Call#:  HD_7260 G7_L n.145 2007

Effective management of health and safety programs : a practical guide /
Royce Moser. --

Beverly Farms, Mass.: OEM Press, 2008.
Call#:  HD_7260 E33 2008

Fairgrounds and amusement parks : guidance on safe practice. --
Sudbury, England: HSE Books, 2007.
(Guidance booklet (Health and Safety Executive) HS(G) ; 175 (2nd))
Call#:  HD_7260 G7_HS(G)175 2007

Field officer guide : oil and gas compliance / Workers' Compensation Board
of B.C. --

Richmond, B.C.: Workers' Compensation Board of British Columbia, 2008.
Call#:  PAM_1821

Field officer guide : resource roads compliance / Workers' Compensation Board of B.C. --
Richmond, B.C.: Workers' Compensation Board of British Columbia, 2008.
Call#:  PAM_1820

Foundations of the vocational rehabilitation process / Stanford E. Rubin and Richard T. Roessler. --
Austin, Tex.: Pro-ed, 2008.
Call#:  HD_7255.5 R823 2008

Global occupational exposure limits for over 6,000 specific chemicals / Robert C. Brandys, Gail M. Brandys. --
Hinsdale, Ill.: Occupational & Environmental Health Consulting Services, 2008.
Call#:  T_55.3 H3_B73 2008

Grapple yarder and supersnorkel handbook / Workers' Compensation Board of British Columbia.
Richmond, B.C.: Workers' Compensation Board of B.C., 2004.
Call#:  SD_387 S3_G73 2004

Hazardous chemicals : control and regulation in the European market / Herbert F. Bender, Philipp Eisenbarth. --
Weinheim, Germany: Wiley-VCH, 2007.
Call#:  T_55.3 H3_B45 2007

How everyday products make people sick : toxins at home and in the workplace / Paul D. Blanc. --
Berkeley, Calif.: University of California Press, 2007.
Call#:  QV_600 B53 2007

Improving the odds : employment, disability and public programs in Canada / Cameron Crawford. --
North York, Ont.: Roeher Institute, 2004.
Call#:  HD_7256 C22_C73 2004

Interventions for preventing injuries in the construction industry (review) / van der Molen, H.F. ... [et al.]. --
S.l.: John Wiley & Sons, 2007.
Call#:  PAM 1822

Managing stress and conflict in libraries / Sheila Pantry. --
London, England: Facet Publishing, 2007.
Call#:  Z_679.7 P35 2007

Managing the causes of work-related stress : a step-by-step approach using the Management Standards / Health and Safety Executive. --
London: H.M.S.O., 2007.
(Guidance booklet (Health and Safety Executive) HS(G) ; 218)
Call#:  HD_7260 G7_HS(G)218 2007

Not out of the woods : ensuring safety in BC's forest sector through recruitment, training and certification / Roger Harris, BC Forest Safety Ombudsman.
Vancouver, B.C.: BC Forest Safety Ombudsman., 2007.
Call#:  SD_387 S3_H37 2007

Occupational hygiene and risk management / Megan Tranter. --
Crows Nest, N.S.W.: Allen & Unwin, 2004.
Call#:  HD_61 T73 2004

Performance of protective clothing : global needs and emerging markets, 8th symposium / Portia Yarborough and Cherilyn N. Nelson, editors. --
West Conshohocken, Pa.: ASTM International, 2005.
Call#:  T_55.3 C6_P47 2005

Reducing the risks from occupational noise / European Agency for Safety and Health at Work. --
Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the Commission of the European Communities, 2005.
Call#:  TD_892 R436 2005

Warehousing and storage : a guide to health and safety / Health and Safety Executive. --
London: HMSO, 2007.
(Guidance booklet (Health and Safety Executive) HS(G) ; 76(2nd))
Call#:  HD_7260 G7_HS(G)76(2nd) 2007

Work with computing systems WWCS 2007, Stockholm / Allan
Toomingas, editor. --

Helsinki, Finland: Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health, 2007.
(SJWEH supplements, ISSN 1795-9926 ; suppl.3 (2007))
Call#:  JOURNALS

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