Theories of Organizational Stress


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During the past two decades, the nature of work has changed dramatically, as more and more organizations downsize, outsource and move toward short-term contracts, part-time working and teleworking. The costs of stress in the workplace in most of the developed and developing world have risen accordingly in terms of increased sickness absence, labour turnover, burnout, premature death and decreased productivity. This book, in one volume, provides all the major theories of organizational stress from the leading researchers and writers in the field. It is a guide to identifying the sources of pressures in jobs and the workplace so that we may be able to intervene to change and manage the growing problem of organizational stress.




Prevención de riesgos laborales


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La publicación de la Ley 31/1995 de prevención de riesgos laborales y sus posteriores reformas en los años 2003, con la Ley 54/2003, y 2009, con la Ley 25/2009 (Ley Ómnibus), denotan una preocupación cada vez mayor de todos los estamentos de la sociedad por la prevención. Con estas leyes se persigue combatir la siniestralidad laboral, fomentando una cultura de prevención integrada en los sistemas de gestión empresarial. La importancia de estas leyes radica en el desarrollo de los derechos de los trabajadores y las obligaciones de los empresarios en materia preventiva, regulando la consulta y participación de los trabajadores en este campo. Ideaspropias Editorial presenta este material didáctico con el fin de que el lector tenga una visión panorámica e introductoria a la prevención de riesgos laborales. De este modo, se enumeran los factores de riesgo originados por las condiciones laborales, los derechos y deberes en materia preventiva, la normativa de aplicación, los riesgos laborales y las medidas preventivas, las medidas de emergencia y primeros auxilios, el control de la salud de los trabajadores y la gestión preventiva de la empresa.




Glosario Del Banco Mundial


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This edition of the World Bank has been revised and expanded by the Terminology Unit in the Languages Services Division of the World Bank in collaboration with the English, Spanish, and French Translation Sections. The Glossary is intended to assist the Bank's translators and interpreters, other Bank staff using French and Spanish in their work, and free-lance translator's and interpreters employed by the Bank. For this reason, the Glossary contains not only financial and economic terminology and terms relating to the Bank's procedures and practices, but also terms that frequently occur in Bank documents, and others for which the Bank has a preferred equivalent. Although many of these terms, relating to such fields as agriculture, education, energy, housing, law, technology, and transportation, could be found in other sources, they have been assembled here for ease of reference. A list of acronyms occurring frequently in Bank texts (the terms to which they refer being found in the Glossary) and a list of international, regional, and national organizations will be found at the end of the Glossary.




Textbook of Patient Safety and Clinical Risk Management


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Implementing safety practices in healthcare saves lives and improves the quality of care: it is therefore vital to apply good clinical practices, such as the WHO surgical checklist, to adopt the most appropriate measures for the prevention of assistance-related risks, and to identify the potential ones using tools such as reporting & learning systems. The culture of safety in the care environment and of human factors influencing it should be developed from the beginning of medical studies and in the first years of professional practice, in order to have the maximum impact on clinicians' and nurses' behavior. Medical errors tend to vary with the level of proficiency and experience, and this must be taken into account in adverse events prevention. Human factors assume a decisive importance in resilient organizations, and an understanding of risk control and containment is fundamental for all medical and surgical specialties. This open access book offers recommendations and examples of how to improve patient safety by changing practices, introducing organizational and technological innovations, and creating effective, patient-centered, timely, efficient, and equitable care systems, in order to spread the quality and patient safety culture among the new generation of healthcare professionals, and is intended for residents and young professionals in different clinical specialties.




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 North American Mosaic


Book Description

The North American Mosaic has four overarching features. First, it is, to the extent feasible, based on comparable information on the status and trends of major indicators of the state of the environment in Canada,Mexico, and the United States. Second, the report confirms that these three countries together make up an incredibly complex, dynamic, and interconnected ecosystem in which humans play a dominant and decisive role. Third, the report raises important and sometimes disquieting questions concerning the sustainability of some current trends. Finally, the report is a reminder that our economic, social, and physical well-being are utterly dependent on the life-sustaining services provided by nature. This report emphasizes the importance of developing mutually compatible economic, social, and environmental goals and policies across the three-country region.




Manual de prevención de riesgos laborales


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El manual que garantiza un entorno laboral seguro El trabajo y la salud están estrechamente ligados. El mundo laboral está en constante cambio debido a las innovaciones técnicas y tecnológicas, que obligan a modificar los procedimientos y a controlar el proceso productivo para garantizar la calidad y la eficacia del trabajo. Es conveniente mantener y mejorar los resultados de este, así como conocer los elementos que pueden incidir en la prevención de los accidentes laborales. Este manual práctico reúne todos los conceptos necesarios para diseñar los planes de seguridad laboral en las empresas, entre ellos, el conocimiento de los riesgos generales y específicos, los factores de riesgo, las situaciones de emergencia, los primeros auxilios, la organización del trabajo y las medidas preventivas. Asimismo, relaciona todas estas cuestiones con las normativas que las regulan, para ofrecer al lector la dimensión legislativa. Esta guía es indispensable para quienes desarrollan una actividad laboral y resulta muy útil para completar los procesos de formación en prevención de riesgos. Cada tema incluye un test de autoevaluación que permite comprobar el nivel de conocimientos adquiridos, así como una prueba de capacitación final. Manual práctico para la seguridad en el trabajo.Información resumida y simplificada.Temario imprescindible para una formación completa.Resumen de las normativas más relevantes.Incluye test autoevaluativos y examen de capacitación.




Salud laboral


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- Nueva edición de Salud laboral, obra que celebra los 25 años de vida, se presenta con un índice organizado en seis partes convirtiéndose en una guía de uso práctico que permite el acceso de los profesionales a toda la información relevantes que gira entorno al ámbito de la salud laboral. - Al igual que en la edición anterior, se dará cabida a contenidos adaptados al entorno latinoamericano. Para ello se cuenta con la colaboración de especialistas procedentes de países como Chile, Costa Rica, Colombia y Nicaragua, que contribuyen a enriquecer la perspectiva de la obra. - Actualización del 95% del contenido ampliando la información sobre salud ocupacional, prevención de riesgos laborales y marco jurídico actual. - Una parte del libro se dedica a la cobertura de problemas específicos de salud laboral en poblaciones vulnerables, como es el caso de las trabajadoras domésticas y agricultores. - Al coincidir la aparición de esta nueva edición con la crisis sanitaria provocada por el Covid-19 se incluye también un capítulo relacionado con la pandemia que se está viviendo en la actualidad. - En el útlimo capítulo se hace una recopilación de datos referentes a las perspectivas de futuro de la salud en el ámbito laboral.




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.




Tuberculosis Programs


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