Construction Project Management: A Practical Guide for Building and Electrical Contractors (A Title in the J. Ross Publishing Strategic Issues in Construction Series)

Construction Project Management: A Practical Guide for Building and Electrical Contractors (A Title in the J. Ross Publishing Strategic Issues in Construction Series) Review

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Construction Project Management offers some of the best project management studies commissioned by ELECTRI International: The Foundation for Electrical Construction that were selected, coordinated, and monitored by some of the most progressive contractors and performed by outstanding scholars from top U.S. universities. Topics include pre-construction planning, early warning signs of project distress, impact of change orders, project sequencing, ideal jobsite inventory levels, tool and material control systems, recommended safety practices, partnering, total quality management, quality assurance, performance evaluations, and contract risk management. All specialty and general contractors will find value in this practical book. The concepts presented will improve your understanding of the main issues affecting construction project management and will provide you with tools and strategies to enhance productivity and profitability.

Web Added Value (jrosspub.com) offers free downloadable files consisting of:

-Checklists for each one of the 10 categories that make up the model pre-construction planning process, including standard procedures for change orders, RFIs, submittals, transmittals, billing, progress updates, a sample requirements and expectations letter and a sample letter of intent.
-A Spanish translation of Chapter 7: Recommended Safety Practices.
-A methodology for assessing contractors TQM program progress based on the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Criteria.
-Materials to assist contractors in preparing a quality assurance manual and implementing an effective quality assurance program.
-A template for a partnering workshop that includes a sample partnering agenda, an introduction to the basic partnering concepts, sample mission statements, and a sample partnering charter.
-Sample evaluation forms that contractors can customize to evaluate supervisors, journeymen, and apprentices.

Key Features: -Presents construction project management concepts in a clear and understandable manner
-Provides practical information on pre-construction activities to enhance field productivity for construction projects
-Offers specific examples based on real-life experience in electrical construction
-Covers major industry issues such as the impact of change orders, safety, tools and material control, and contract risk management
-Presents strategies for implementing concepts such as partnering, total quality management, and quality assurance at the field level

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Major Incident Medical Management and Support: The Practical Approach at the Scene

Major Incident Medical Management and Support: The Practical Approach at the Scene Review

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Major Incident Medical Management and Support (MIMMS) is the coursebook for the Advanced Life Support Group’s internationally taught training for health care professionals responding to major incidents. The practical approach employed in MIMMS has proved an invaluable aid to both civilian and military doctors, nurses and paramedics working in disaster management worldwide.

The third edition has been fully revised to make MIMMS appropriate for the 21st century, with greater emphasis on human factors, a more structured approach to medical management, and new chapters on:

• Hazardous materials
• Incidents involving large numbers of children
• Management of a major incident with multiple burn casualties
• Mass gatherings
• Natural disasters 

There are also revised appendices covering responsibility for the dead, radio use, and voice procedures, and what to do beyond the immediate situation.

Covering all eventualities in medical management during major incidents, MIMMS provides a comprehensive and practical guide for all who are involved in this aspect of emergency medicine.

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RFID in Logistics: A Practical Introduction

RFID in Logistics: A Practical Introduction Review

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Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tagging is now mandated by the department of defense and many of the world’s largest retailers including Wal-Mart. In order to stay competitive, more than 200,000 manufacturers and suppliers must develop strategies for integrating RFID technologies into their supply chains.

RFID in Logistics: A Practical Introduction provides businesses and other relevant concerns with an authoritative step-by-step guide to the implementation and diverse applications of this revolutionary communications technology.

• Survey RFID applications in entertainment, credit devices, wireless communications, healthcare, and libraries
• Learn about both active and passive system components testing models
• Examine best practices for integrating RFID technology into the supply chain

Combining techniques from computer, electrical, and industrial engineering, RFID in Logistics: A Practical Introduction supplies the basic instruction needed to develop and implement RFID technology.

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Safe Transfer and Retrieval of Patients (STAR): The Practical Approach

Safe Transfer and Retrieval of Patients (STAR): The Practical Approach Review

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The safe transfer of all hospital patients, especially those who are critically ill, is of crucial importance, demanding organisational, as well as clinical skills.

Safe Transfer and Retrieval of Patients (STaR) is aimed at all health care workers involved with inter and intra-hospital transfers. It provides a much needed structured approach to transfer medicine, together with sound guidance on relevant clinical procedures.

The second edition has been extensively revised in line with new developments in transfer medicine. The book has been redesigned with five distinct sections covering:

· the principles of the STaR structured approach to transfers

· the management of the transfer or retrieval

· practical procedures related to transfer medicine

· an overview of clinical care during the assessment and stabilisation phases of transfer.

· the legal and safety aspects of transfers, specific differences in helicopter transfers and transfers involving children

A new chapter, the infectious or contaminated patient, has been added, in light of current concerns around the potential transfer of infection between patients and staff.

The major revisions to this STaR coursebook bring it into line with the latest thinking on patient transfers, making it an invaluable guide for anyone involved in this aspect of health care.

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