New acquisitions in the Library – July/August 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.
- Engineering & standards
- Law & workers' compensation
- Medicine & therapies
- Miscellaneous
- Occupational health & safety
Engineering & standards
American national standard for equipment technology and operations for wastes and recyclable materials : waste containers - compatibility dimensions. --
Washington, DC: Waste Equipment Technology Association, 2008.
(ANSI standard ; Z245.60-2008)
Call#: ANSI Z245.60-2008
American national standard for equipment technology and operations for wastes and recyclable materials : waste containers - safety requirements. --
Washington, DC: Waste Equipment Technology Association, 2008.
(ANSI standard ; Z245.30-2008)
Call#: ANSI Z245.30-2008
Basic and safety principles for man-machine interface, marking and identification - coding principles for indication devices and actuators. --
Mississauga, Ont.: Canadian Standards Association, 2002.
(CSA standard ; CSA Z431-02)
Call#: CSA Z431-02
Concrete construction engineering handbook / editor-in-chief:
Edward G. Nawy. --
Boca Raton, Fla.: CRC Press, 2008.
Call#: TA_681 C64 2008
Safety of machinery - safety-related parts of control systems - Part 1: General principles for design. --
Geneva: ISO, 2006.
(ISO standard ; 13849-1:2006)
Call#: ISO 13849-1: 2006
Safety of machinery - safety-related parts of control systems -
Part 2: Validation. --
Geneva: ISO, 2006.
(ISO standard ; 13849-2:2006)
Call#: ISO 13849-2: 2006
Law & workers' compensation
Adopting Medicare fee schedules : considerations for the California workers' compensation program. --
Santa Monica, Calif.: Rand Corporation, 2003.
Call#: Internet
Assessment of 24-hour care options for California. --
Santa Monica, Calif.: Rand Corporation, 2004.
Call#: Internet
Disability from injuries at work : the effects on earnings and employment. --
Santa Monica, Calif.: Rand Corporation, 2001.
Call#: Internet
Evaluating medical treatment guideline sets for injured workers in California. --
Santa Monica, Calif.: Rand Corporation, 2005.
Call#: Internet
An evaluation of California's permanent disability rating system. --
Santa Monica, Calif.: Rand Corporation, 2005.
Call#: Internet
How does health insurance affect workers' compensation filing? --
Santa Monica, Calif.: Rand Corporation, 2005.
Call#: Internet
Improving dispute resolution for California's injured workers. --
Santa Monica, Calif.: Rand Corporation, 2003.
Call#: Internet
Issues and performance in the Pennsylvania workers' compensation system. --
Santa Monica, Calif.: Rand Corporation, 2008.
Call#: Internet
Pay-for-performance in California's workers' compensation medical treatment system : an assessment of options, challenges and potential benefits. --
Santa Monica, Calif.: Rand Corporation, 2007.
Call#: Internet
Permanent disability at private, self-insured firms : a study of earnings loss, replacement, and return to work for workers' compensation claimants. --
Santa Monica, Calif.: Rand Corporation, 2000.
Call#: Internet
Phantom risk : scientific inference and the law / edited by Kenneth R. Foster, David E. Berstein, Peter W. Huber. --
Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 1993.
Call#: KA_70 S3_P43 1993
Trends in earnings loss from disabling workplace injuries in California : the role of economic conditions. --
Santa Monica, Calif.: Rand Corporation, 2002.
Call#: Internet
Workers Compensation Act [British Columbia], R.S.B.C. 1996, Chapter 492 [consolidated to September 5, 2007]. --
Victoria, B.C.: Queen's Printer for B.C., 2007.
Call#: GOV. DOC.
Medicine & therapies
The British Columbia Rx atlas / Steve Morgan ... [et al.]. --
Vancouver, B.C.: University of British Columbia, Centre for Health Services and Policy Research, 2005.
Call#: QV_772 B75 2005
Healing, hype or harm? : a critical analysis of complementary or alternative medicine / edited by Edzard Ernst. --
Charlottesville, Va.: Societas, 2008.
Call#: WB_890 E75 2008
How healthy are rural Canadians? : an assessment of their health status and health determinants : a component of the initiative "Canada's Rural Communities : understanding rural health and its determinants". --
Ottawa, Ont.: Canadian Institute for Health Information, 2006.
Call#: WA_390 H43 2006
Symposium : molecular and clinical developments in tendinopathy / guest editors: Brett M. Andres and George A. Murrell. --
Philadelphia: Lippincott-Raven Publishers, 2008.
(Clinical orthopaedics and related research, ISSN 0009-921X. ; n. 466, n.7)
Call#: Internet
Symposium : selected papers presented at the 2007 meeting of the Musculoskeletal Tumor Society / guest editors: Kristy L. Weber and
John H. Healey. --
Philadelphia, Pa.: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2008.
(Clinical orthopaedics and related research, ISSN 0009-921X. ; v.466, n.6)
Call#: JOURNALS
User's guides to the medical literature : a manual for evidence-based clinical practice / editors: Gordon Guyatt ... [et al.]. --
New York, N.Y. ; Toronto, Ont.: American Medical Association, 2008.
Call#: WB _102 U97 2008
Winning the disability challenge : a practical guide to successful living / by
John F. Tholen. --
Fall Hills, N.J.: New Horizon Press, 2008.
Call#: HD_7255 T56 2008
Worried sick : a prescription for health in an overtreated America /
Nortin M. Handler. --
Chapel Hill, N.C.: University of North Carolina, 2008.
Call#: W_84 AA1_H35 2008
Miscellaneous
The character of harms : operational challenges in control /
Malcolm K. Sparrow. --
Cambridge ; New York: Cambridge University Press, 2008.
Call#: HN_59.2 S62 2008
Lunch 'n Learn [electronic resource] : meditation / by Ilene Stevens ; presented to WorkSafeBC staff in the auditorium on June 13, 2008. --
Richmond, B.C.: Workers' Compensation Board of British Columbia, 2008.
(Lunch 'n Learn (WorkSafeBC))
Call#: BF_637 M4_S74 2008
Primary wood processing : principles and practice / by John C.F. Walker. --
Dordrecht: Springer, 2006.
Call#: TS_835 W36 2006
Occupational health & safety
Agricultural equipment safety / Farm and Ranch Safety and
Health Association. --
Langley, B.C.: Farm and Ranch Safety and Health Association, 2006.
Call#: S_675.7 A46 2006
Asbestos essentials : a task manual for building, maintenance and allied trades on non-licensed asbestos work. --
Norwich, England: HSE Books, 2008.
(Guidance booklet (Health and Safety Executive) HS(G) ; 201(2nd ed.))
Call#: HD_7260 G7_HS(G)210 2008
Compensated Fatalities Following a Work Injury : Comparison of Québec, Ontario and British Columbia, 1997-2003. --
Montreal, Que.: Institut de recherche en sante et en securite du travail du Quebec, 2007.
Call#: Internet
Corporate social responsibility and safety and health at work. --
Luxembourg: Office of Official Publications for the European Communities, 2004.
Call#: Internet
Dangerous substances handle with care : the practical prevention of risks from dangerous substances at work. --
Luxembourg: Office of Official Publications for the European Communities, 2003.
Call#: Internet
Drugs and alcohol at work / editors: Barbara Hopkins, Gaylyn Young. --
Vancouver, B.C.: Canadian Human Rights Reporter, 2008.
Call#: Internet
Emergency responder injuries and fatalities : an analysis of surveillance data. --
Santa Monica, Calif.: Rand Corporation, 2004.
Call#: Internet
Ergonomic guidelines for manual material handling. --
Sacramento, Calif.: Calif. Dept. of Industrial Relations, 2007.
Call#: Internet
Expert forecast on emerging psychosocial risks related to occupational safety and health. --
Luxembourg: Office of Official Publications for the European Communities, 2007.
Call#: Internet
Guide for the adjustment of permissible exposure values (PEVs) for unusual work schedules. --
Montreal, Que.: Institut de recherche en sante et en securite du travail du Quebec, 2008.
Call#: Internet
Inventory of socioeconomic costs of work accidents. --
Luxembourg: Office of Official Publications for the European Communities, 2002.
Call#: Internet
Mainstreaming gender into occupational safety and health. --
Luxembourg: Office of Official Publications for the European Communities, 2005.
Call#: Internet
Mainstreaming occupational safety and health into education : good practice in school and vocational education. --
Luxembourg: Office of Official Publications for the European Communities, 2004.
Call#: Internet
Noise in figures. --
Luxembourg: Office of Official Publications for the European Communities, 2005.
Call#: Internet
OSH in figures : young workers -- facts and figures. --
Luxembourg: Office of Official Publications for the European Communities, 2007.
Call#: Internet
Prevention of risks from occupational noise in practice. --
Luxembourg: Office of Official Publications for the European Communities, 2005.
Call#: Internet
Prevention of work-related MSDs in practice : lighten the load : a European campaign on musculoskeletal disorders. --
Luxembourg: Office of Official Publications for the European Communities, 2008.
Call#: Internet
Protecting workers in hotels, restaurants and catering. --
Luxembourg: Office of Official Publications for the European Communities, 2008.
Call#: Internet
Quality of the working environment and productivity : research findings and case studies. --
Luxembourg: Office of Official Publications for the European Communities, 2004.
Call#: Internet
Research on work-related low back disorders. --
Luxembourg: Office of Official Publications for the European Communities, 2000.
Call#: Internet
Research on work-related stress. --
Luxembourg: Office of Official Publications for the European Communities, 2000.
Call#: Internet
A review and analysis of a selection of OSH monitoring systems. --
Luxembourg: Office of Official Publications for the European Communities, 2003.
Call#: Internet
A safe start for young workers in practice. --
Luxembourg: Office of Official Publications for the European Communities, 2007.
Call#: Internet
Simple solutions : ergonomics for construction workers. --
Cincinnati, Ohio.: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2007.
Call#: Internet
Small businesses and workplace fatality risk : an exploratory analysis. --
Santa Monica, Calif.: Rand Corporation, 2006.
Call#: Internet
Sound advice : control of noise at work in music and entertainment. --
Surrey, England: HSE Books, 2008.
Call#: HD_7260 G7_HS(G)260 2008
Success is no accident : accident prevention in practice. --
Luxembourg: Office of Official Publications for the European Communities, 2001.
Call#: Internet
Systems and programmes : improving occupational safety and health in SMEs : examples of effective assistance. --
Luxembourg: Office of Official Publications for the European Communities, 2003.
Call#: Internet
A Tree planter's guide to reducing musculoskeletal injuries / Ernst Stjernberg, Suzanne Kinney. --
S.l.: FERIC, 2008.
Call#: SD_409 S43 2008
Turn your back on musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) : preventing MSDs
in practice. --
Luxembourg: Office of Official Publications for the European Communities, 2000.
Call#: Internet
A user's guide to conveyor belt safety : protection from danger zones. --
Montreal, Que.: Institut de recherche en sante et en securite du travail du Quebec, 2003.
Call#: Internet
Work-related musculoskeletal disorders : prevention report. --
Luxembourg: Office of Official Publications for the European Communities, 2008.
Call#: Internet
Work-related neck and upper limb musculoskeletal disorders. --
Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the Commission of the European Communities, 1999.
Call#: Internet