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Using seven methods, this book explains how to improve the performance of alarm systems, including benchmarking an alarm system performance against industry best practices, developing an alarm philosophy document, rationalizing alarms, and applying real-time alarm management optimization strategies.
In this second edition, Alarm Management: A Comprehensive Guide, various problems of alarm systems are covered with precise guidance on how they come about and how to effectively correct them. It is written by individuals with vast experience in the different plants, processes, and environments requiring effective alarm management. The second edition is filled with good examples and explanations of procedures, with practical lists and tips on how one should proceed. It is based on hundreds of successful projects.
When the Nazis invaded Poland in 1939, Joseph and Marie Rebhun were forced to witness the most unbelievable atrocities during the ensuing six years. Joseph escaped death by jumping from the train taking him to Auschwitz. Marie fled to the Baltic states, where she ultimately survived 12 different death camps. After the war, they met, married, and eventually came to the United States. This is the gripping story of survival against the longest of odds.
Why do decision-makers in similar liberal democracies interpret the same legal definition in very different ways? International law provides states with a common definition of a "refugee" as well as guidelines outlining how asylum claims should be decided. Yet, the processes by which countries determine who should be granted refugee status look strikingly different, even across nations with many political, cultural, geographical, and institutional commonalities. This book compares the refugee status determination (RSD) regimes of three popular asylum seeker destinations - the United States, Canada, and Australia. Despite similarly high levels of political resistance to accepting asylum seeke...
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