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New acquisitions in the Library – January/February 2009

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

American national standard for equipment technology and operations for wastes  and recyclable materials : baling equipment - safety requirements. --
Washington, DC: Waste Equipment Technology Association, 2008.
(ANSI standard ; Z245.5-2008)
Call#:  ANSI Z245.5-2008

American national standard for ladders - fixed - safety requirements. --
Des  Plaines, Ill.: American National Standards Institute, 2008.
(ANSI standard ; ANSI A14.3-2008)
Call#:  ANSI A14.3-2008

Canadian Electrical Code, Part I (twenty-first edition).
Mississauga, Ont.: Canadian Standards Association, 2009.
Call#:  TK_260 C35_C36 2009

Guide to lead paint management, part 1: industrial applications. --
Sydney, Australia: Standards Australia, 1995.
(Australian standard. ; 4361.1-1995)
Call#:  AS 4361.1-1995

Guide to lead paint management, part 2: residential and commercial
buildings. --

Sydney, Australia: Standards Australia, 1998.
(Australian standard. ; 4361.2-1998)
Call#:  AS 4361.2-1998

Respiratory protective devices - gas filter(s) and combined filter(s) - requirements, testing, marking. --
Brussels: CEN, 2004.
(European standard (EN) ; EN 14387:2004)
Call#:  BS_EN 14387:2004

Respiratory protective devices - particle filters - requirements, testing, marking. --
Brussels: CEN, 2000.
(European standard (EN) ; EN 143:2000)
Call#:  BS_EN 143:2000

Respiratory protective devices - power assisted filtering devices incorporating full face masks, half masks or quarter masks - requirements, testing, marking. --
Brussels: CEN, 1999.
(European standard (EN) ; EN 12942:1999)
Call#:  BS_EN 12942:1999

Respiratory protective devices - powered filtering devices incorporating a helmet or a hood - requirements, testing, marking. --
Brussels: CEN, 1999.
(European standard (EN) ; EN 12941:1999)
Call#:  BS_EN 12941:1999

Workplace electrical safety. --
Toronto, Ont.: Canadian Standards Association, 2008.
(CSA standard ; Z462-08)
Call#:  CSA Z462-08

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Law & workers' compensation

Baseline for evaluating the impact of the 2007 reforms in New York [electronic resource] / Ramona Tanabe, Stacey Eccleston, Caroll Telles. --
Cambridge, Mass.: Workers Compensation Research Institute,
Call#:  Internet

[British Columbia] Occupational Health and Safety Regulation [updated to
May 2, 2008]. --

Richmond, B.C.: Workers' Compensation Board of British Columbia, 2008.
(WCB Regulation)
Call#:  KN_198.2 B795 May_2_2008

Comparing outcomes for workers in Maryland [electronic resource] / Sharon E. Belton, Te-Chun Liu. --
Cambridge, Mass.: Workers Compensation Research Institute, 2008.
Call#:  Internet

Employee or contractor? : know the difference. --
Alberta. Employment, Immigration and Industry, 2008.
Call#:  Internet

Lessons from the Oregon workers' compensation system [electronic resource] / Duncan S. Ballantyne. --
Cambridge, Mass.: Workers Compensation Research Institute, 2008.
Call#:  Internet

Logic for lawyers : a guide to clear thinking
South Bend, IN: National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 1997.
Call#:  KA_55 A43 1997

An overview of workers' compensation independent contractor regulatory approaches : NAIC/IAIABC Joint Working Group of the Workers' Compensation (C) Task Force. --
S.l.: National Association of Insurance Commissioners, 2008.
Call#:  KN_198.1 O83 2008

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Medicine & therapies

Chronic obstructive lung diseases / [edited by] Norbert F. Voelkel,
William MacNee. --

Hamilton, Ont.: BC Decker, 2008.
Call#:  WF_600 C57 2008

The Guides casebook : cases to accompany Guides to the evaluation of permanent impairment, sixth edition / [edited by] Christopher R. Brigham ; contributing editors: Craig Uejo ; Marjorie Eskay-Auerbach. --
San Diego, Calif.: American Medical Association, 2002.
Call#:  W_925 A441 2009

Modern epidemiology / Kenneth J. Rothman, Sander Greenland,
Timothy L. Lash. --

Philadelphia, Pa.: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008.
Call#:  WA_105 R68 2008

Neuropsychology in the courtroom : expert analysis of reports and testimony / edited by Robert L. Heilbronner. --
New York, N.Y. ; London, England: Guilford Press, 2008.
Call#:  W_740 N49 2008

Occupational health nursing guidelines for primary clinical conditions /
Bonnie Rogers, Susan A. Randolph, Karen Mastroianni. --

Beverley, Mass.: OEM Press, 2009.
Call#:  WY_141 R65 2009

Spine oncology / guest editors: Rakesh Donthineni, Onder Ofluoglu. --
Philadelphia, Pa.: Saunders, 2009.
(Orthopedic Clinics of North America, ISSN 0030-5898 ; v.40, n.1)
Call#:  JOURNALS

Sports neurology / guest editor: Cory Toth. --
Philadelphia, Pa.: W.B. Saunders, 2009.
(Physical medicine and rehabilitation clinics of North America, ISSN 1047-9651 ; v.20, n.1)
Call#:  WB_320 P62 v.20,n.1 2009

Symposium : advances in limb lengthening and reconstruction / guest editors: David W. Lowenberg and Stuart A. Green. --
Philadelphia, Pa.: Lippincott-Raven Publishers, 2008.
(Clinical orthopaedics and related research, ISSN 0009-921X. ; v.466, n.12)
Call#:  JOURNALS

Testing treatments : better research for better healthcare / Imogen Evans, Hazel Thornton and Iain Chalmers ; with a foreword by Nick Ross. --
London, England: British Library, 2006.
Call#:  WB_102 E75 2006

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Miscellaneous

Canadian almanac and directory 2009. --
Toronto: Proquest Information & Learning Co., 2008.
Call#:  AY_414 C2 2008

Electric power distribution handbook / T.A. Short. --
Boca Raton, Fla.: CRC Press, 2004.
Call#:  TK_3001 S56 2004

Job search strategies workshop : modules 1-3 [electronic resource]
[Richmond, B.C.]: Workers Compensation Board of British Columbia, 2008.
Call#:  HF_5382.7 J63 2008

Tragedy at second narrows : the story of the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge /
Eric Jamieson. --

Maidera Park, B.C.: Harbour Publishing, 2008.
Call#:  TG_27 J36 2008

Water treatment operator handbook / Nicholas G. Pizzi. --
S.l.: American Water Works Association, 2005.
Call#:  TD_434 P57 2005

WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2008 : the MPOWER package. --
Geneva: World Health Organization, 2008.
Call#:  Internet

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Occupational health & safety

Accident prevention manual for industrial operations : [volume 1] administration and programs. --
Chicago: National Safety Council, 2009.
Call#:  TS_155 N27 [v.1] 2009

Canadian health and safety compliance issues : a CLV special report /
Dilys Robertson. --

Toronto, Ont.: Carswell, 2008.
Call#:  HD_7260.62 C2 R63 2008

Collision investigations : special investigation V : ASF5-1210, 1997 Ford E 350 Super Club XLT Van vs. 2005 Mack CXN613 "Vision" tractor towing a 2007 Great Dane Super LT reefer semitrailer, side impact. --
S.l.: 2008.
(Transport Canada)
Call#:  PAM 1840

Consulting workers on health and safety : Safety Representatives and Safety Committee Regulations 1977 (as amended) and Health and Safety (Consultation with Employees) Regulations 1996 (as amended) / [Great Britain], Health and Safety Executive. --
London: HMSO, 2008.
(Approved code of practice and guidance (Health and Safety Commission) ; 146)
Call#:  HD_7260 G7 L_n.146 2008

Driver fatigue factor in deadly Bathhurst crash : Transport Canada report. --
S.l.: Transport Canada, 2008.
Call#:  PAM_1839

Emerging and critical issues in OH&S : a CLV special report / by
Dilys Robertson. --

Toronto, Ont.: Carswell, 2008.
Call#:  HD_7659 O5 R62 2008

Handbook of safety and health for the service industry : industrial safety and health for administrative services / Charles D. Reese. --
Boca Raton, Fla.: CRC Press, 2009.
Call#:  T_55 R4377 v.1 2009

Handbook of safety and health for the service industry : industrial safety and health for goods and materials services / Charles D. Reese. --
Boca Raton, Fla.: CRC Press, 2009.
Call#:  T_55 R4377 v.2 2009

Handbook of safety and health for the service industry : industrial safety and health for infrastructure services / Charles D. Reese. --
Boca Raton, Fla.: CRC Press, 2009.
Call#:  T_55 R4377 v.3 2009

Handbook of safety and health for the service industry : industrial safety and health for people-oriented services / Charles D. Reese. --
Boca Raton, Fla.: CRC Press, 2009.
Call#:  T_55 R4377 v.4 2009

Health and safety in roof work. --
Suffolk: HSE Books, 2008.
(Guidance booklet (Health and Safety Executive) HS(G) ; 33 (3rd ed))
Call#:  HD_7260 G7_HS(G)33 2008

Involving your workforce in health and safety : good practice for all workplaces / Health and Safety Executive. --
London: H.M.S.O., 2008.
(Guidance booklet (Health and Safety Executive) HS(G) ; 263)
Call#:  HD_7260 G7_HS(G)263 2008

Occupational health and safety management : a practical approach /
Charles D. Reese. --

Boca Raton, Fla. ; New York, N.Y.: CRC Press, 2009.
Call#:  T_55 R438 2009

Occupational injuries statistics from household surveys and establishment surveys : an ILO manual on methods / Karen Taswell, Peter Wingfield-Digby. --
Geneva: ILO, 2008.
Call#:  HA 29 T37 2008

Practicing safety [DVD videorecording] : how to conduct effective emergency drills on fishing vessels. --
Richmond, B.C.: Workers' Compensation Board of B.C., 1999.
Call#:  VM_431 P72 1999

Safe and healthy : a guide to managing an aging workforce. --
Alberta. Human Resources and Employment, 2006.
Call#:  Internet

Safe use of chemicals : a practical guide / T.S.S. Dikshith. --
Boca Raton, Fla.: CRC Press, 2009.
Call#:  T_55.3 H3_D56 2009

Safe work practices for asbestos laboratories / Workers' Compensation Board of British Columbia. --
Richmond, B.C.: Workers' Compensation Board of British Columbia, 2008.
Call#:  TD_887 A8_S23 2008

Safety in manufacturing [DVD videorecording] : too much to lose, look at me. --
Richmond, B.C.: Workers' Compensation Board of British Columbia, 2008.
Call#:  TS_176 S34 2008 DVD

X-treme safety : a survival guide for new and young workers. --
Alberta. Employment, Immigration and Industry, 2007.
Call#:  Internet

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