Safety Science

Air travel is one of the safest modes of transportation, but when an aircraft crashes, the consequence is devastating. Why did they happen? Were they caused by bad weather, mechanical failure, or human errors? In this book, the author introduces the 10 deadliest plane crashes in aviation history. He goes through the key events that brought down the doomed commercial jets, and he discusses how we used the painful lessons to improve aviation safety.

Pass the ISA Certified Arborist Exam with Confidence Using This Comprehensive Study Guide! Are you preparing for the ISA Certified Arborist Exam but feeling overwhelmed by the vast amount of material to cover? Do you need a structured and practical approach to mastering tree biology, risk assessment, and safety procedures? Look no further—this all-in-one guide provides the expert insights, real-world applications, and hands-on practice you need to pass your exam on the first attempt. Designed for busy professionals, this guide breaks down complex arboriculture concepts into clear, easy-to...

A father's final warning. When a catastrophic attack on the nation plunges the world into chaos, civilization collapses overnight. Amidst the anarchy, New York thrift store owner Erika Blake stumbles upon a leather-bound survival guide—The Safety Plan. Written by a father to his estranged son, Michael Shepherd, it outlines a path to safety, but at a cost. To escape the disaster, Erika must choose: follow the journal’s coordinates to a remote estate in Maine or track down its intended recipient—the only man who may hold the key to her survival.

Master the ISA Certified Arborist Exam on Your First Attempt with Over 300 Realistic Practice Questions & Expert Answer Explanations Are you preparing for the ISA Certified Arborist exam but overwhelmed by limited study time, overly technical resources, and anxiety about failing? Do you need practical, easy-to-understand exercises that closely mimic the actual test so you can walk into the exam with confidence? Then, this comprehensive practice workbook is exactly what you need. Specifically designed for busy arborists, landscapers, and environmental consultants, ISA Certified Arborist Exam...

What happens when a society is run by people who are antisocial? Welcome to baby boomer America. In A Generation of Sociopaths, Bruce Cannon Gibney shows how America was hijacked by the boomers, a generation whose reckless self-indulgence degraded the foundations of American prosperity.

What if the construction site you work on could be safer, more efficient, and free from avoidable accidents? In an industry where risks are ever-present, ensuring the health and safety of workers is not just a legal obligation but a moral one. This comprehensive guide delves deep into the critical role of health and safety technicians in the construction industry, providing invaluable insights for professionals looking to create safer work environments and reduce the number of injuries on-site.

An unbiased, neutral, fact-based investigation that simply allows the science to do the talking on childhood vaccinations. Written by father and son investigative journalism/research team Lance & James Morcan, with a foreword by medical laboratory scientist Elísabet Norris, VACCINE SCIENCE REVISITED is possibly the most well-referenced work yet to explore this contentious healthcare subject. This exhaustively-researched book avoids all rumor, conjecture and anecdotal evidence, and steadfastly focuses on what the latest medical studies actually reveal about vaccines listed on the ...

A final stand. A gathering storm. Freedom’s last breath. The grid is down. America is splintering. And the real invasion has just begun. On Mount Desert Island, Michael Shepherd fights to hold the line as alliances fracture. Boone’s grip over Bar Harbor tightens. The Sovereign Sons regroup in the hills. And somewhere in the shadows, Cole Garrison waits, wielding truth as his weapon. Far to the west, Erika Blake leads a high-risk mission to Cold Ridge, a secret uplink base buried in the Vermont mountains.

Asylum Denied is the gripping story of political refugee David Ngaruri Kenney's harrowing odyssey through the world of immigration processing in the United States. Kenney, while living in his native Kenya, led a boycott to protest his government's treatment of his fellow farmers. He was subsequently arrested and taken into the forest to be executed. This audiobook, told by Kenney and his lawyer Philip G. Schrag from Kenney's own perspective, tells of his near-murder, imprisonment, and torture in Kenya.

With real-world considerations in mind, disaster preparedness consultant David Black shows us how to stay alive when tragedy strikes. His step-by-step actions can help us make it safely through a variety of crises, from catastrophic weather to terrorism to civil unrest. Black presents tailor-made plans for individuals, businesses, organizations, small groups, and communities to follow, in all regions of the country and broken down by type of emergency and environment.

The New York Times best seller that reveals the safety, security, and survival techniques that 99 percent of Americans don’t know - but should. When Jason Hanson joined the CIA in 2003, he never imagined that the same tactics he used as a CIA officer for counter intelligence, surveillance, and protecting agency personnel would prove to be essential in every day civilian life. In his engaging and empowering book Spy Secrets That Can Save Your Life, Jason shares this know-how with listeners.

Threat management expert Spencer Coursen offers proactive strategies to protect yourself and your loved ones in the event of hostile encounters and emergency situations in The Safety Trap: A Security Expert’s Secrets for Staying Safe in a Dangerous World.

This survival guide for new pilots identifies the pitfalls waiting inside the killing zone, the period from 50 to 350 flight hours when they leave their instructors behind and fly as pilot in command for the first time. Although they're privately certified, many of these unseasoned aviators are unaware of the potential accidents that lie ahead while trying to build decision-making skills on their own - many times falling victim to inexperience.

Unlock your potential and prepare with confidence for the Licensed Esthetician Exam in less time than you thought possible. Conquer the Licensed Esthetician Exam in Under 90 Minutes: Quick Guide to Skin Science, Safety, and Legal Standards for Licensure distills the most important topics into a clear, focused review, helping you master the essentials without information overload. Covering key areas such as skin structure and function, sanitation and infection control, facial treatments, hair removal, and legal regulations, this guide is designed to sharpen your knowledge and reinforce the ...

Agrigento, Sicily, 1883. With the orsine destroyed, Cairndale lies in ruins, and Marlowe has vanished. His only hope of rescue lies in a fabled second orsine—long-hidden, thought lost—which might not even exist. But when a body is discovered in the shadow of Cairndale, a body wreathed in the corrupted dust of the drughr, Charlie and the Talents realize there is even more at stake than they'd feared. For a new drughr has arisen, ferocious, horned, seemingly able to move in their world at will—and it is not alone.

100 Deadly Skills contains proven self-defense skills, evasion tactics, and immobilizing maneuvers - modified from the world of black ops - to help you take action in numerous "worst case" scenarios from escaping a locked trunk to making an improvised Taser to tricking facial recognition software. With easy-to-understand instructions, Emerson outlines in detail many life-saving strategies and teaches you how to think and act like a member of the special forces.

From national best-selling author and retired Navy SEAL Clint Emerson comes the essential guide for surviving today's emergencies - from navigating in the wild to staying alive in any disaster. These 100 skills, adapted for civilians from actual field experiences of Special Forces operations, offer a complete hands-on and practical guide to help you survive in the wild no matter the climate or terrain, be prepared for any crisis, and have the critical life-saving knowledge for staying safe in any hostile environment or disaster.

Behavioral psychologist Dr. John Austin has asked leaders around the world what they most want for their teams . . . and most leaders want their people to feel belonging, psychological and physical safety, to feel inspired, excited to be at work, and that they are working with purpose. Leaders implement processes and procedures, develop training, create strategic plans, and explain in increasing detail what to do . . . and yet, somehow, the work culture often does not improve.

When Dray Quintero learns his nineteen-year-old daughter Raven committed a heinous act, he covers it up to save her life. This pits him against the police he's respected since he was a child and places him in the crosshairs of Kieran, a ruthless federal Agent. To survive, Dray must overcome the surveillance system he helped build and the technology implanted in people's heads, for everyone has a microcomputer in their brain and computer-screen lenses in their eyes.

A nation in ruins. A battle for survival. No one is safe. The world has collapsed, and danger lurks at every turn. Escaping the chaos of New York, Erika Blake, her son Max, and Michael Shepherd sail into the unknown. But their fight for survival is far from over. Stranded on a lawless island off the coast, they must navigate ruthless enforcers, dwindling resources, and a community ruled by fear. With Michael gravely injured and enemies closing in, their only hope lies in outmaneuvering those who would see them dead.