Safety and Health Competence

A Guide for Cultures of Prevention
Herausgeber: Bollmann, Ulrike; Boustras, George

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Produktbeschreibung

This book is a comprehensive guide for anyone who wants to know which competences for work and health are needed in an age of global and technological transformation. Scientists from various disciplines provide a sound theoretical and scientific basis of the topic of competences. This book also contains real-life examples that will appeal to practitioners.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 236
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Juli 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 535g
• ISBN-13: 9781138611733
• ISBN-10: 1138611735
• Artikelnr.: 59927485

Autorenporträt

Ulrike Bollmann After studying education and philosophy, Ulrike finalized her academic studies with a thesis on the historical-logical development of the modern concept of knowledge. From 1991 she worked as a researcher at the Regional Institute for Schools and Further Education of North Rhine-Westphalia, from 1994 she was employed at the West German Trade Council. In 1999 she started working for the German Social Accident Insurance (DGUV). From 2002 to 2004 she worked as a national detached expert at the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU OSHA)in Spain. Ulrike has been responsible for International Cooperation at the Institute for Work and Health of the German Social Accident Insurance since 2006. She has been the coordinator of the European Network Education and Training in Occupational Safety and Health (ENETOSH) since 2005. Recently she finalized an empirical study on education and training in occupational safety and health. A common research project on the leading indicator "Trust" for a culture of prevention together with the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency (KOSHA) is ongoing. Ulrike is a member of the Editorial Board of Safety Science, a member of the Scientific Committee on Education & Competency Development, the Training and Advisory Council of OSHAfrica and member of the Advisory Board of the Erasmus+ project RiskMan. George Boustras George is Professor in Risk Assessment at European University Cyprus, Dean of the Ioannis Gregoriou School of Business Administration and Director of the Centre of Risk and Decision Sciences (CERIDES). George is a PhD in Probabilistic Fire Risk Assessment from CFES at Kingston University London, he was Honorary Research Fellow at CPSE at Imperial College London (2003 - 2005), and KTP Research Fellow at FSEG at the University of Greenwich (2009). He sits at the Management Committee of Secure Societies - Protecting Freedom and Security of Europe and its citizens of "HORIZON 2020". He was appointed by the Ministerial Council of the Republic of Cyprus to Head the Special Task Force that overlooked the modernization of the Fire Services. He was hired by World Bank to contribute to the modernisation of licensing services provided by the Fire Service of the Hellenic Republic. The President of the Republic of Cyprus appointed him, as Vice President in the Energy Strategy Council. He consulted the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Cyprus in the Risk Assessment of Unexploded Ordnance as part of Gas Exploration. George is Editor-in-Chief of Safety Science (Elsevier) and Member of the Editorial Board of Fire Technology (Springer), the International Journal of Emergency Management and International Journal ¿f Critical Infrastructure (both Inderscience). He (co-)supervises 7 PhD students.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Introduction Section I Foundations Chapter 2 Reconceptualizing
"Developing Competence at Work" to a Journey of Being and Becoming Chapter
3 Culture of Prevention and Digital Change: Five Theses on Work Design
Chapter 4 Competence Management: Between Command and Control,
Self-Organization, and Agility Chapter 5 Managing Competencies of Safety
Leaders: Some Promises and Shortcomings Chapter 6 Cultural Intelligence: A
Construct to Improve Occupational Safety and Health in the Face of
Globalization and Worker Mobility Across National Borders Chapter 7
Competencies in Safety and Health That Meet the African Complexity and How
to Measure Them Section II Case Studies Chapter 8 Management and Leadership
at Supervisor Level: The Black Hat Program Chapter 9 Workers in a Virtual
Work Environment: An Immersive Safety Learning Experience Chapter 10
People-Oriented Teaching Intervention for Tea Plantation Workers in Assam:
A Teaching Intervention Study Chapter 11 New Competences of Safety
Professionals: A Comprehensive Approach Chapter 12 School Heads as Change
Agents: Salutogenic Management for Better Schools