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Health and safety in Canadian workplaces /

"Workplace injuries happen every day and can profoundly affect workers, their families, and the communities in which they live. This textbook provides workers and students with an introduction to effective injury prevention. It pays particular attention to how issues of precarious employment, g...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Foster, Jason, 1970- (Autor), Barnetson, Bob, 1970- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Edmonton, AB : AU Press, Athabasca University, [2016]
Colección:Open paths to enriched learning.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Workplace injury in theory and practice
  • Legislative framework of injury prevention and compensation
  • Hazard recognition, assessment and control
  • Physical hazards
  • Chemical and biological hazards
  • Psycho-social hazards
  • Health effects of employment
  • Training and injury prevention programs
  • Incident investigation
  • Disability management and return to work
  • The practice of health and safety.