Occupational and environmental health (5th ed )
Langue : Anglais
Auteur : LEVY Barry
Addressing the clinical and public health concerns, this is a guide to recognising, preventing, and treating work-related and environmentally-induced injuries and diseases. With case studies, photographs, drawings, graphs, and tables, it offers chapters on: environmental health, conducting workplace investigations, and compliance with regulations.
Work, Environment, and Health
1 Occupational and Environmental Health: An Overview 3
2 The Social Context of Occupational and Environmental Health 21
3 Government Regulation 39
4 Legal Remedies 74
5 Ethics in Occupational and Environmental Health 105
Recognition, Assessment, and Prevention 6 Recognizing Occupational and Environmental Disease and Injury 131
7 Preventing Occupational and Environmental Disease and Injury 148
8 Epidemiology 172
9 Occupational and Environmental Hygiene 190
10 Safety 218
11 Occupational Ergonomics: Promoting Safety and Health Through Work Design 238
12 Clinical Occupational and Environmental Health Practice 251
Hazardous Exposures 13 Chemical Hazards 269
14 Physical Hazards 311
14A Noise 312
14B Vibration 322
14C Extremes of Temperature 332
14D Ionizing and Non-ionizing Radiation 345
15 Biological Hazards 366
16 Occupational Stress 382
17 Ambient Air Pollution 397
18 Indoor Air Quality 415
19 Water Quality 427
20 Hazardous Waste 441
21 Global Environmental Changes 451
22 Injuries 471
23 Musculoskeletal Disorders 488
24 Cancer 517
25 Respiratory Disorders 543
26 Neurologic and Psychiatric Disorders 570
27 Hearing Disorders 587
28 Skin Disorders 598
29 Reproductive and Developmental Disorders 612
30 Cardiovascular, Renal, Hepatic, and Hematologic Disorders 624
An Integrated Approach to Prevention 31 Disparities in Occupational and Environmental Exposures and Health 641
32 Addressing Health and Safety Hazards in Specific Industries: Agriculture, Construction, and Health Care 661
33 Conducting Workplace Investigations 683
34 Labor Unions: Their Role in Occupational and Environmental Health 697
35 The Role of Nongovernmental Organizations in Environmental Health 710
36 Responding to Community Environmental Health Concerns 722
37 Regulations in Practice: Assessing and Enforcing Compliance with Health and Safety Regulations 738
Index 755
1 Occupational and Environmental Health: An Overview 3
2 The Social Context of Occupational and Environmental Health 21
3 Government Regulation 39
4 Legal Remedies 74
5 Ethics in Occupational and Environmental Health 105
Recognition, Assessment, and Prevention 6 Recognizing Occupational and Environmental Disease and Injury 131
7 Preventing Occupational and Environmental Disease and Injury 148
8 Epidemiology 172
9 Occupational and Environmental Hygiene 190
10 Safety 218
11 Occupational Ergonomics: Promoting Safety and Health Through Work Design 238
12 Clinical Occupational and Environmental Health Practice 251
Hazardous Exposures 13 Chemical Hazards 269
14 Physical Hazards 311
14A Noise 312
14B Vibration 322
14C Extremes of Temperature 332
14D Ionizing and Non-ionizing Radiation 345
15 Biological Hazards 366
16 Occupational Stress 382
17 Ambient Air Pollution 397
18 Indoor Air Quality 415
19 Water Quality 427
20 Hazardous Waste 441
21 Global Environmental Changes 451
22 Injuries 471
23 Musculoskeletal Disorders 488
24 Cancer 517
25 Respiratory Disorders 543
26 Neurologic and Psychiatric Disorders 570
27 Hearing Disorders 587
28 Skin Disorders 598
29 Reproductive and Developmental Disorders 612
30 Cardiovascular, Renal, Hepatic, and Hematologic Disorders 624
An Integrated Approach to Prevention 31 Disparities in Occupational and Environmental Exposures and Health 641
32 Addressing Health and Safety Hazards in Specific Industries: Agriculture, Construction, and Health Care 661
33 Conducting Workplace Investigations 683
34 Labor Unions: Their Role in Occupational and Environmental Health 697
35 The Role of Nongovernmental Organizations in Environmental Health 710
36 Responding to Community Environmental Health Concerns 722
37 Regulations in Practice: Assessing and Enforcing Compliance with Health and Safety Regulations 738
Index 755
Date de parution : 06-2005
Ouvrage de 848 p.
25.3x17.7 cm
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