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Book Title: Safety Management: A Qualitative Systems Approach
Number of Pages: 240 Pages
Publication Name: Safety Management : a Qualitative Systems Approach
Language: English
Publisher: CRC Press LLC
Subject: Engineering (General), Environmental / General, Industrial Health & Safety, Security
Item Height: 0.9 in
Publication Year: 2003
Item Weight: 17.6 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: John Davies, Alastair Ross, Brendan Wallace
Subject Area: House & Home, Technology & Engineering
Item Length: 6 in
Item Width: 9 in
Format: Hardcover
