UF0923 - Seguridad y prevención de riesgos en el transporte por carretera


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La finalidad de esta Unidad Formativa es enseñar a controlar la aplicación de la normativa vigente en materia de prevención de riesgos laborales en el departamento de tráfico. Para ello, se analizará la seguridad en operaciones de transporte, la evaluación de los riesgos generales y su prevención y la aplicación de medidas y recomendaciones de prevención de riesgos en operaciones de transporte.




Radiation Protection and Safety in Industrial Radiography


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This Safety Report summarizes good and current state of the art practices in industrial radiography and provides technical advice on radiation protection and safety. It contains information explaining the responsibilities of regulatory authorities, operating organizations, workers, equipment manufacturers and client organizations, with the intention of enhancing radiation protection and safety.




Illinois 2021 Rules of the Road


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Illinois 2021 Rules of the Road handbook, drive safe!




Method for Developing Arrangements for Response to a Nuclear Or Radiological Emergency


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This publication provides a practical resource for emergency planning, and fulfils, in part, functions assigned to the IAEA in the Convention on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency. If used effectively, it will help users to develop a capability to adequately respond to a nuclear or radiological emergency.




International Code of Conduct on Pesticide Management


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The understanding that some pesticides are more hazardous than others is well established. Recognition of this is reflected by the World Health Organization (WHO) Recommended Classification of Pesticides by Hazard, which was first published in 1975. The document classifies pesticides in one of five hazard classes according to their acute toxicity. In 2002, the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) was introduced, which in addition to acute toxicity also provides classification of chemicals according to their chronic health hazards and environmental hazards.




Prevención de riesgos laborales en transporte de mercancías por carretera


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Se adquirirán los conocimientos necesarios para actuar correctamente en caso de emergencia, conociendo los posibles riesgos y las medidas preventivas en el transporte de mercancías por carretera. Además, se conocerán los conceptos básicos de seguridad y salud, adquiriendo la capacidad necesaria para desarrollar el trabajo de forma más segura, estableciendo unas normas básicas de seguridad según la normativa de Prevención de Riesgos Laborales.




The Pocket Guide to Health Promotion


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The 'Pocket Guide to Health Promotion' is a short, punchy and practical guide aimed at students and practitioners. The book includes precise definitions and examples of key concepts and methods in health promotion practice and a chapter by chapter description of the management planning, strategy selection, implementation and evaluation of health promotion programmes. Written in an accessible and concise style, the book offers the reader a practical and flexible resource that is ideal for students and practitioners looking to plan and implement health promotion activities. A must buy for those new to health promotion or who want a pocket guide to this core health activity. "Clearly written and practical, this excellent guide will prove indispensible to practitioners of health promotion globally, and a very useful starting point for students. It will be worth buying a pocket to put it in!" David Ross, Professor of Epidemiology and International Public Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK "The Pocket Guide to Health Promotion is easy to navigate with complex concepts in health promotion explained in a user-friendly way. Whether you are practicing health promotion or studying the discipline, this will be a welcome addition to any book shelf." Dr James Woodall, Co-Director of the Centre for Health Promotion Research & Course Leader MSc Public Health, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK




The Danube Basin


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Child Friendly Schools Manual


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This Child-Friendly Schools (CFS) Manual was developed during three-and-a-half years of continuous work, involving the United Nations Children's Fund education staff and specialists from partner agencies working on quality education. It benefits from fieldwork in 155 countries and territories, evaluations carried out by the Regional Offices and desk reviews conducted by headquarters in New York. The manual is a part of a total resource package that includes an e-learning package for capacity-building in the use of CFS models and a collection of field case studies to illustrate the state of the art in child-friendly schools in a variety of settings.




A Conservation Assessment of the Terrestrial Ecoregions of Latin America and the Caribbean


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Approach; Major ecosystem types, major habitat types, and ecoregions of LAC; Conservation status of terretrial ecoregions of LAC; Biological distinctiveness of territorial ecoregions of LAC at different biogeographic scales results; Integrating biological distinctiveness and conservation status; Conservation assessment of mangrove ecosystems.