Occupational Health Practice - Hardcover

Waldron, H A

 
9780407337022: Occupational Health Practice
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0407337024 ISBN 13: 9780407337022
Verlag: Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd, 1989

Inhaltsangabe

Occupational Health Practice, Third Edition is a comprehensive account of the practice of protecting and improving health in the workplace. Topics covered by this book include pre-placement screening; principles of toxicology; the mental health of people at work; and thermal stresses in occupations. The principles of occupational epidemiology, sickness absence, toxicity testing of industrial chemicals, ergonomics, and the use of protective clothing in the workplace are also discussed. This book is comprised of 28 chapters and begins by outlining developments in occupational health practice, along with the monitoring of occupational diseases. The chapters that follow explore the mental health of people at work and the health effects of vibration, noise, and ionizing radiation in the workplace. The text also considers emergency medical treatment in the workplace; vocational rehabilitation and resettlement of people with disabilities; occupational health services for migrant workers; and special problems in occupational health in developing countries. The final chapter describes health promotion and counseling in the workplace. Suggestions as to how the occupational health professional should deal with perturbations in the health of the worker and workplace are included. This monograph will be of value to occupational health practitioners.

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Reseña del editor

Since the first edition of this book, the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 promised to bring a new era of occupational health practice by simplifying legislation and making clear the responsibility which all employers had towards their staff. The editor notes that some progress has been made, with increasingly good control of toxic hazards and greater stress laid on the promotion of health, but she still sees room for much improvement. Aiming to be of use to those actively engaged in occupational health practice wherever they may be, this study attempts to cover all aspects, from pre-employment screening, to the problems which may arise from the complex interaction between work and health. It also suggests how the occupational health professional should deal with perturbations in the health of the worker and the workplace.

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Verlag
Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd
Erscheinungsdatum
1989
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0407337024
ISBN 13 
9780407337022
Einband
Tapa dura
Anzahl der Seiten
544
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