Architect's Bundle: Metric Handbook, Second Edition

Architect's Bundle: Metric Handbook, Second Edition Review

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Originally devised as a guide for converting from imperial to metric measurements, 'The Metric Handbook' has since been totally transformed into a major international handbook of planning and design data. The second edition has been completely updated, with most chapters being totally rewritten, to meet the needs of the modern designer.

The book contains nearly 50 chapters dealing with all the principal building types from airports, factories and warehouses, offices shops and hospitals, to schools, religious buildings and libraries. For each building type 'The Metric Handbook' gives the basic design requirements and all the principal dimensional data.

Several chapters deal with general aspects of building such as materials, lighting, acoustics and tropical design. There are also sections on general design data, including details of human dimensions and space requirements.

It is a unique authoritative reference for solving everyday planning problems. In its various editions it has sold over 100,000 copies worldwide, and continues to be a reference work belonging on every design office desk or drawing board.

* THE source of information to solve your everyday planning problems
* Easy to use provider of all data needed for the job
* Keeps you up to date with all the latest information

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Handbook of Rigging: For Construction and Industrial Operations

Handbook of Rigging: For Construction and Industrial Operations Review

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Since 1957 successive editions of the Handbook of Rigging for Construction and Industrial Operations have delivered proven solutions for erecting reliable rigs and scaffolds for plants and factories, loading docks, mines and ports, and construction and demolition sites. Complete with extensive coverage of relevant OSHA regulations plus the author's own expert advice on safe practices, this definitive guide shows you how to select and use: rigging tools--fiber and wire-strand rope, slings and hitches, end attachments and fittings, and blocks, sheaves, reeving, and drums-scaffolding and ladders--both manual and powered swinging and suspended scaffolds, wood and metal stationary scaffolds, specialized scaffolds, and portable ladders, rigging machinery--derricks and cranes, overhead hoists, personnel/material hoists, and helicopters, rigging accessories--jacks, rollers, and skids plus safety belts, lifelines, and nets.

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Handbook of Temporary Structures in Construction

Handbook of Temporary Structures in Construction Review

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The support you need to build high-quality temporary structures. All the technical, business, and legal know-how you need to build and maintain 17 different temporary support and access structures has been gathered in one convenient problem-solver. In the completely revised Second Edition of the Handbook of Temporary Structures in Construction, Robert Ratay and a team of experts provide you with full coverage of the latest construction materials and methods--different contracting techniques--new codes and standards--new dispute resolution procedures--tested cost controls--using temporary structures in repair and rehab work--OSHA updates on construction site safety--and much more.

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Handbook of International Electrical Safety Practices (Wiley-Scrivener)

Handbook of International Electrical Safety Practices (Wiley-Scrivener) Review

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A valuable and comprehensive safety reference for any organization working with or around electricity.

This comprehensive guide informs working professionals in multiple industries, such as manufacturing, processing, or energy, about safety procedures that should be used on the job. It informs the reader about the hazards in the work place and what to do to make sure he/she is protected.

The Handbook of International Electrical Safety Practices presents readers with the proper organizational skills needed to avoid hazardous injuries, details environmental monitoring techniques, and discusses how to ensure that proper protection is used on the job. The authors cover not only obvious electrical safety considerations, such as exposed wires and evacuation plans, but everything related to electrical safety, such as air quality, sound level, and radiation. This reference provides the most comprehensive coverage for any company to keep employees informed and to keep their work environment safe.

The Handbook of International Electrical Safety Practices:

• Contains working plans and templates for evaluating safety proceduresand conditions in the plant

• Covers common hazards and how to avoid them, such as radiation, noise, air quality, fire, and electric shock

• Gives a comprehensive view of workers' rights and international regulations

• Goes beyond regulations and laws to provide a workable blueprint for creating a safe industrial environment

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McGraw-Hill's National Electrical Safety Code Handbook

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* The only book to provide a complete and comprehensive interpretation of the complicated NESC (National Electrical Safety Code)published by the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers)
* Numerous illustrations simplify interpreting the Code
* Especially designed to facilitate looking up relevant NESC sections and tables

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Metric Handbook: Planning and Design Data, Third Edition

Metric Handbook: Planning and Design Data, Third Edition Review

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Originally devised as a guide for converting from imperial to metric measurements, 'The Metric Handbook' has since been totally transformed into the major handbook of planning and design data for architects. This new edition has been updated to account of the most recent changes to regulation and practice – in particular the increasing emphasis on environmental legislation - to meet the needs of the modern building design professional.

The Metric Handbook deals with all the principal building types from airports, factories and warehouses, offices shops and hospitals, to schools, religious buildings and libraries. For each type the book gives the basic design requirements and all the principal dimensional data, as well as succinct guidance on how to use the information and what regulations the designer may need to be aware of.

As well as buildings the Metric Handbook deals with broader aspects of design such as materials, acoustics and lighting, and general design data on human dimensions and space requirements.

The Metric Handbook is a unique authoritative reference for solving everyday planning problems. It has sold well over 100,000 copies worldwide to successive generations of architects and designers – this is a book that truly belongs on every design office desk and drawing board.

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Warehouse Distribution and Operations Handbook (McGraw-Hill Handbooks)

Warehouse Distribution and Operations Handbook (McGraw-Hill Handbooks) Review

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A hands-on, practical approach to warehouse distribution and operations for engineers. Table of Contents: Distribution Objectives; Logistics and Strategic Considerations; Routing Patterns; Carton Handling; Vertical and Horizontal Transportation Systems; Inventory Control; Site Selection; Private, Public and Contract Warehousing; Facility Layout and Product Flow Patterns; Truck/Rail Receiving and Shipping; Order Pickers; Small Item Warehouse Distribution; Stackables and Unstackables; Automated Systems. Index. 250 illustrations.

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The Safety Manager's Handbook (Safety Management Series)

The Safety Manager's Handbook (Safety Management Series) Review

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Businesses simply can't afford to gamble on safety. It's a bet that's sure to cost them dearly— in workers' compensation costs, damaged property, decreased productivity, and eroded employee morale. And all those costs come straight out of the bottom line.

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National Electrical Safety Code (NESC) 2012 Handbook (Mcgraw Hill's National Electrical Safety Code Handbook)

National Electrical Safety Code (NESC) 2012 Handbook (Mcgraw Hill's National Electrical Safety Code Handbook) Review

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Achieve full 2012 NESC compliance with this hands-on guide

Designed to be used alongside the Code itself, McGraw-Hill's National Electrical Safety Code (NESC) 2012 Handbook provides a rule-by-rule annotation of the NESC that clarifies potentially confusing Code text and allows you to perform your work safely and confidently. This step-by-step guide explains how to apply and meet the NESC rules for electrical supply stations and equipment, as well as overhead and underground electric supply and communications lines. Hundreds of illustrations and photos, practical examples, and concise language regarding complicated and controversial issues are included in this expert resource.

COVERAGE INCLUDES:

GENERAL SECTIONS
Application * definitions * grounding methods

RULES FOR THE INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF ELECTRIC SUPPLY STATIONS AND EQUIPMENT
Protective arrangements * working space * rotating equipment * batteries * transformers * regulators * conductors * circuit breakers * switchgear * surge arresters

SAFETY RULES FOR THE INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF OVERHEAD ELECTRIC SUPPLY AND COMMUNICATION LINES
Classes of lines and equipment * clearances * grades of construction * loadings * strength requirements * line insulation

SAFETY RULES FOR THE INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF UNDERGROUND ELECTRIC SUPPLY AND COMMUNICATION LINES
Underground circuit systems * supply cable * cable in underground structures * direct-buried cable * cable in duct * risers * terminations * equipment * installation in tunnels

WORK RULES FOR THE OPERATION OF ELECTRIC SUPPLY AND COMMUNICATIONS LINES AND EQUIPMENT
Employer and employee rules * OSHA requirements

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Hydraulic Handbook, Ninth Edition

Hydraulic Handbook, Ninth Edition Review

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The first point of reference for design engineers, hydraulic technicians, chief engineers, plant engineers, and anyone concerned with the selection, installation, operation or maintenance of hydraulic equipment.

The hydraulic industry has seen many changes over recent years and numerous new techniques, components and methods have been introduced. The ninth edition of the Hydraulic Handbook incorporates all these developments to provide a crucial reference manual for practical and technical guidance.

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The Warehouse Management Handbook

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This e-book version of the Warehouse Management Handbook, Second Edition offers 39 crucial, leading-edge chapters, each written by a different noted warehouse management expert. There is not a more complete guide to the science of warehouse management in print. Numbering almost a thousand pages, The Warehouse Management Handbook, Second Edition is brimming with information that will improve warehouse performance and the bottom line. As the standard warehouse management reference, this e-book is a must for every warehouse and is an ideal textbook for industrial engineering courses of study.

Chapter topics include: Third Party Warehousing, Warehouse Space and Layout Planning, Simulation, Hazardous Materials Management, Environmental Concerns in Warehousing, Automated Guided Vehicle Systems, RF Communication, Warehouse Management Systems, Electronic Data Interchange, and Loss Control. Special features in this e-book include a comprehensive index and two case studies.

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Lineman and Cableman's Handbook (Lineman's & Cableman's Handbook)

Lineman and Cableman's Handbook (Lineman's & Cableman's Handbook) Review

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This heavily illustrated reference has been the bible of electrical transmission since the publication of its first edition in 1928. Covering both overhead and underground electrical transmission and distribution, it graphically lays out the basic principles, equipment, standards, and safety regulations, allowing electrical workers to avoid costly errors, diagnose and repair power failures, and ensure optimum safety.

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Handbook of OSHA Construction Safety and Health, Second Edition

Handbook of OSHA Construction Safety and Health, Second Edition Review

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A practical guide for eliminating safety and health hazards from construction worksites, the Handbook of OSHA Construction Safety and Health addresses the occupational safety and health issues faced by those working in the construction industry. The book covers a vast range of issues including program development, safety and health program implementation, intervention and prevention of construction incidents, regulatory interpretations, understanding, and compliance, OSHA's expectations, health and safety hazards faced by those working in the construction industry, and sources of information.

Highlighting contract liability and multi-employer sites, this second edition features updates for construction regulations, construction job audit, training requirements, and OSHA regulations. It includes new record-keeping guidelines and forms with additional material on focused inspections. Containing updated contact information for the newest agencies, the text also presents a model safety and health program, examples of accident analysis and prevention approaches, sample safety and health checklists, and more than 200 illustrations.

Taking a comprehensive approach to construction safety and health, the authors address issues seldom discussed in the construction arena such as perceptions and motivation while also discussing issues gleaned from the safety and health disciplines such as the analyzing of incidents and accident prevention techniques. Including an in-depth discussion of regulations promulgated by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the book lays the foundation upon which to build stronger safety and health initiatives, while intervening and preventing jobsite deaths, injuries, and illnesses.

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The Stagecraft Handbook

The Stagecraft Handbook Review

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Get the complete, illustrated guide to scenery construction

Using nails and wood, fabric and paint, hardware and rigging, you create an illusion. You build the make-believe world of the play.

Now you have a scene-shop manual to help you. In The Stagecraft Handbook, Daniel A. Ionazzi, director of production for the UCLA Department of Theater, offers trap-room-to-grid guidance. Clearly written, heavily illustrated, this book covers every aspect of scenery construction.

Turn here and learn about:

• the four primary stage configurations–proscenium, thrust, arena and environmental
  
  
• flying scenery and moving floors
  
  
• organizing the scene shop to make good scenery quickly and inexpensively
  
  
• shop tools and safety
  
  
• scaled drawings, models and other communications tools you'll use to translate the designer's vision into a set
  
  
• materials commonly used in building scenery
  
  
• construction techniques for flats, platforms and other standard scenic units
  
  
• installing and rigging scenery
  
  
• maintaining an inventory of stock scenery

Let The Stagecraft Handbook help you turn ordinary materials into extraordinary illusions.

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Lineman's and Cableman's Handbook

Lineman's and Cableman's Handbook Review

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This title includes new coverage of Fiber optics cable and underground installations! This is the only comprehensive reference to distribution and transmission line technology. Since 1928 line and cable workers have turned to this blockbuster resource for unparalleled coverage of the basic principles and best procedures for the construction, operation, and maintenance of overhead and underground electronic distribution and transmission lines. This fully-updated tenth edition, the only reference of its type available anywhere, provides more information and help than ever, offering: more than 1,000 pages of up-to-the minute coverage; more than 1,300 illustrations; updates to OSHA standard and updated references to NESC, NEC, ANSI, and ASTM electrical standards; expanded coverage of modern safety procedures and regulations; comprehensive coverage of new materials and products for line and cable systems, including automated maintenance procedures; important information on distribution automation; and, valuable coverage of helicopter-assisted maintenance of energized high-voltage transmission lines. This one-of-a-kind handbook will help you construct, operate, and maintain both overhead and underground electric transmissions and distribution lines at peak efficiency. It will help you avoid costly errors, diagnose and repair failures, and ensure optimum safety through sound preventative practices. This is the industry "Bible" since 1928!

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The Helicopter Pilot's Handbook

The Helicopter Pilot's Handbook Review

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One problem with helicoptering is that there are virtually no flying clubs, at least of the sort that exist for fixed wing, so pilots get very little chance to swap stories, unless they meet in a muddy field somewhere, waiting for their passengers. As a result, the same mistakes are being made and the same lessons learnt separately instead of being shared - it's comforting sometimes to know that you're not the only one to inflate the floats by accident! Even when you do get into a school, there are still a couple of things they don't teach you, namely that aviation runs on paperwork, and how to get a job, including interview techniques, etc - flying the aircraft is actually less than a third of the job. Another is that nobody really tells you anything, either about the job you have to do (from the customer) or how to do it (the company) - you will always be up against the other guy who managed to do it last week! Sure, there will be training, but, even in the best companies, this will be relatively minimal. This book is an attempt to correct the above situations by gathering together as much information as possible for helicopter pilots, old and new, professional and otherwise, in an attempt to explain the why, so the how will become easier (you will be so much more useful if you know what the customer is trying to achieve). In short, this is all the stuff nobody taught me - every tip and trick I have learnt has been included.

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Electrical Safety Handbook, 4th Edition

Electrical Safety Handbook, 4th Edition Review

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UP-TO-DATE, ON-THE-JOB ELECTRICAL SAFETY ESSENTIALS

Covering every major electrical standard, including NEC, NESC, NFPA, 70E, IEEE 1584, and OSHA, Electrical Safety Handbook, Fourth Edition is a practical, illustrated source of life-saving information designed for specific work environments. This must-have guide provides the most current safety strategies for use in industrial, commercial, and home-office electrical systems in an easy-to-use format. Written by experts in electrical operations, maintenance, engineering, construction, and safety, this fully revised edition delivers complete details on:

• Hazards of electricity
• Basic physics of electrical hazards
• Electrical safety equipment
• Safety procedures and methods
• Grounding and bonding of electrical systems and equipment
• Electrical maintenance and its relationship to safety
• Regulatory and legal safety requirements and standards
• Accident prevention, accident investigation, rescue, and first aid
• Low-voltage safety
• Medium- and high-voltage safety
• Human factors in electrical safety
• Safety management and organizational structure
• Safety training methods and systems

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