Safety and health competence : a guide for cultures of prevention /
edited by Ulrike Bollmann and Georges Boustras.
- First edition.
- 1 online resource
- The interface of safety and security .
Reconceptualising "developing competence at work" to a journey of being and becoming / Helen Bound and Kristine Yap -- Culture of prevention and digital change -- five theses on work design / Just Mields and Ulrich Birner -- Competence management : between command and control, self-organization, and agility / Florian Brendebach.
"Global and technological transformation is changing work and learning. A broader understanding of prevention and cultural change associated with it is putting new demands on companies and their employees. People and organizations need suitable competences to deal with this transformation. They need to be empowered to shape decent living and working conditions. This book is written in the context of work and health. The use of a social-constructive concept of competence in occupational safety and health is new and forms a theoretical basis for putting into place the necessary learning processes for cultural transformation in companies and educational institutions. Covers the entire spectrum of new demands placed on companies and employees in this age of global and technological transformation. Provides assistance with a better understanding of the current debate on OSH competences. Presents a comprehensive source of information for OSH experts, Human Resource specialists, educational institutions, training development specialist, teachers and trainers ; allowing them to identify competence needs, promote competence development, and assess competences. Explains what the concept culture of prevention means. Offers real-life examples that will appeal to practitioners"--
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Industrial safety--Management.
Industrial hygiene.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management Science
TECHNOLOGY / Industrial Health & Safety
T55
658.3/82
Reconceptualising "developing competence at work" to a journey of being and becoming / Helen Bound and Kristine Yap -- Culture of prevention and digital change -- five theses on work design / Just Mields and Ulrich Birner -- Competence management : between command and control, self-organization, and agility / Florian Brendebach.
"Global and technological transformation is changing work and learning. A broader understanding of prevention and cultural change associated with it is putting new demands on companies and their employees. People and organizations need suitable competences to deal with this transformation. They need to be empowered to shape decent living and working conditions. This book is written in the context of work and health. The use of a social-constructive concept of competence in occupational safety and health is new and forms a theoretical basis for putting into place the necessary learning processes for cultural transformation in companies and educational institutions. Covers the entire spectrum of new demands placed on companies and employees in this age of global and technological transformation. Provides assistance with a better understanding of the current debate on OSH competences. Presents a comprehensive source of information for OSH experts, Human Resource specialists, educational institutions, training development specialist, teachers and trainers ; allowing them to identify competence needs, promote competence development, and assess competences. Explains what the concept culture of prevention means. Offers real-life examples that will appeal to practitioners"--
9780429465253 0429465254 9780429878060 0429878060 9780429878077 0429878079 9780429878084 0429878087
Industrial safety--Management.
Industrial hygiene.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management Science
TECHNOLOGY / Industrial Health & Safety
T55
658.3/82