edited by Julia Smedley, Finlay Dick, Steven Sadhra
2nd ed
Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2013
xxviii, 915 pages :
illustrations ;
19 cm
Oxford handbooks
Oxford medical publications
Includes bibliographical references and index
Section 1. Occupational hazards -- Physical hazards -- Chemical hazards -- Biological hazards -- Mechanical and ergonomics hazards -- Psychosocial hazards -- Section 2. Occupational diseases -- Occupational infections -- Respiratory and cardiovascular disorders -- Skin disorders -- Musculoskeletal disorders -- Gastrointestinal and urinary tract disorders -- Eye disorders -- Neurological disorders -- Psychiatric disorders -- Reproductive disorders -- Haematological disorders -- Medically unexplained occupational disorders -- Section 3. Occupational health practice -- Operational issues -- Ethics -- Policies -- Sickness absence, rehabilitation, and retirement -- Principles of risk assessment and risk management -- Health surveillance -- Section 4. Fitness for work -- Generic fitness for work issues and specific disorders -- Fitness for specific work -- Section 5. Occupational health law -- UK health and safety legislation -- Employment law -- Legislation related to occupational health records -- Environmental legislation -- Section 6. Occupational hygiene -- Occupational hygiene overview -- Monitoring exposure -- Biological monitoring -- Prevention and control of exposure -- Section 7. Toxicology -- Principles of toxicology -- Section 8. Epidemiology in occupational health -- Epidemiology -- Section 9. Environmental medicine -- Environmental protection -- Section 10. Safety science -- Safety science -- Section 11. Practical procedures -- Clinical tasks and procedures -- Non-clinical tasks and procedures -- Section 12. Emergencies in occupational health -- Acute poisoning -- Non-chemical emergencies -- Terrorism
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This handbook provides a comprehensive summary of the theory & practice of occupational health. It covers the main areas of occupational exposure, ill-health & injury resulting from such exposure, & the practical issues in occupational health as well as current issues such as Gulf War Syndrome, SARS, & exposure to electromagnetic fields