Download or read book Geothermal Resources written by R. Bowen and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 495 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the Arab oil embargo of 1974, it has been clear that the days of almost limitless quantities of low-cost energy have passed. In addition, ever worsening pollution due to fossil fuel consumption, for instance oil and chemical spills, strip mining, sulphur emission and accumulation of solid wastes, has, among other things, led to an increase of as much as 10% in the carbon dioxide content of the atmosphere in this century. This has induced a warming trend through the 'greenhouse effect' which prevents infrared radiation from leaving it. Many people think the average planetary temperatures may rise by 4°C or so by 2050. This is probably true since Antarctic ice cores evidence indicates that, over the last 160000 years, ice ages coincided with reduced levels of carbon dioxide and warmer interglacial episodes with increased levels of the gas in the atmosphere. Consequently, such an elevation of temperature over such a relatively short span of time would have catastrophic results in terms of rising sea level and associated flooding of vast tracts of low-lying lands. Reducing the burning of fossil fuels makes sense on both economic and environmental grounds. One of the most attractive alternatives is geothermal resources, especially in developing countries, for instance in El Salvador where geothermal energy provides about a fifth of total installed electrical power already. In fact, by the middle 1980s, at least 121 geothermal power plants were operating worldwide, most being of the dry steam type.

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Download or read book Prevenci n de Riesgos Laborales Sector Construcci n Riesgos Espec ficos en los Trabajos de Movimientos de Tierras 2a ed written by Estefanía Navas Cuenca and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: El contenido de esta obra tiene una orientación fundamentalmente práctica con actividades diseñadas para facilitar al lector/alumno la asimilación de los contenidos en aspectos como los conceptos básicos sobre seguridad y salud en el trabajo. El trabajo y la salud: los riesgos profesionales. Factores de riesgos. Daños derivados del trabajo. Los accidentes de trabajo y las enfermedades profesionales. Otras patologías derivas del trabajo. Marco normativo básico en materia de prevención de riesgos laborales. Derechos y deberes básicos en esta materia. Riesgos generales y su prevención. Riesgos ligados a las condiciones de seguridad. Riesgos ligados al medio ambiente de trabajo. La carga de trabajo, la fatiga y la insatisfacción laboral. Sistemas elementales de control de riesgos. Protección colectiva e individual. Planes de emergencia, El control de la salud de los trabajadores. Elementos básicos de la gestión de prevención de riesgos. Instancias implicadas en la prevención. Organización del trabajo preventivo: rutinas básicas. El incumplimiento en materia de prevención y sus consecuencias. Mecanismos de control del cumplimiento en la empresa. Infracciones. Sanciones. Responsabilidades. Primeros auxilios. Primeros auxilios. Riesgos específicos del trabajo de personal de caja. Nociones básicas de la ley 31/95 de prevención de riesgos laborales. Daños derivados del trabajo. Nociones básicas sobre incendios. Normas en caso de emergencia. Riegos laborales en el sector de la construcción. Riesgos específicos del trabajo del trabajo de movimientos de tierras.

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Download or read book Prevenci n b sica de riesgos laborales en construcci n IEXD0409 written by Ricardo Quintanilla Piña and published by IC Editorial. This book was released on 2014-02-03 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Identificar las actividades propias de la seguridad y salud en el trabajo el marco normativo básico que la regula en el sector de la construcción, valorando la importancia que dentro de las mismas presentan las medidas y técnicas de prevención de riesgos laborales y protección, así como la necesidad de la gestión preventiva. Definir los riesgos laborales de carácter general en entornos de trabajo, así como los sistemas de prevención, especificando las funciones que desempeñan el control de riesgos laborales y el control de salud de los trabajadores. Diferenciar los principios y criterios de actuación en las primeras intervenciones a realizar ante situaciones de emergencia en construcción y de primeros auxilios, valorando su importancia y consecuencias. Identificar los riesgos laborales en obras de construcción, argumentando las razones de su frecuencia y la gravedad de sus consecuencias, especificando criterios básicos de prevención y equipos de protección asociados. Identificar las prescripciones del Plan de seguridad y salud de una obra para diferentes tipos de tajos, interpretando las medidas a aplicar a partir de Planes de seguridad y salud y planos de obra. Valorar la importancia y necesidad del uso y mantenimiento de equipos de protección individual (EPIs), en diferentes situaciones, en función de que los trabajadores operen correctamente con los mismos, de acuerdo a los criterios específicos. Valorar la importancia y necesidad del emplazamiento, instalación y mantenimiento de equipos de protección colectiva, en función de si son adecuados a los trabajos a desarrollar. Definir la importancia y necesidad del uso, emplazamiento, instalación y mantenimiento de medios auxiliares, valorando si son adecuados a los trabajos a desarrollar y los trabajadores operan correctamente con los mismos. Ebook ajustado al Certificado de Profesionalidad de colocación de piedra natural.

Download or read book Prevenci n de riesgos laborales en la construcci n written by Equipo Vértice and published by . This book was released on 2011-12-22 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: La prevención de riesgos laborales es un tema de ferviente actualidad por la elevada estadística de accidentes laborales que se producen a lo largo del año. En este manual se trata la materia en general dividida en distintos capítulos con la legislación como marco normativo básico en materia de prevención. Se determinan los riesgos relacionados con los espacios y equipos de trabajo, con la organización y los contaminantes, para de este modo, determinar adecuadamente los planes de emergencia y evacuación y primeros auxilios. Todo ello referido en el último capítulo al sector de la construcción. ÍNDICE 1. Conceptos básicos sobre seguridad y salud. 2. Riesgos generales y su prevención. 3. Riesgos generales y su prevención. 4. Elementos básicos de gestión de la prevención de riesgos. 5. Primeros auxilios.

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