The occupational environment : its evaluation, control and management /

Meet today's critical issues and challenges as an occupational health and safety practitioner, educator, or student with the tools, methodologies and knowledge provided in this reference.--Cover.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: American Industrial Hygiene Association
Otros Autores: Anna, Daniel H.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Fairfax, Va. : American Industrial Hygiene Association, 2011.
Edición:3rd ed.
Temas:
Industrial hygiene.
Occupational diseases > Prevention.
Industrial safety.
Occupational Diseases > prevention & control
Occupational Exposure > prevention & control
Occupational Health
Safety Management > organization & administration
Sécurité du travail.
occupational safety.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Vol. 1. Section 1: Introduction and Background
  • 1. History of industrial hygiene
  • 2. Ethics
  • 3. Legal aspects of the occupational environment
  • 4. Occupational exposure limits
  • 5. Occupational toxicology
  • 6. Occupational epidemiology
  • Section 2: Risk Assessments and Chemical Hazard Recognition and Evaluation
  • 7. Principles of evaluating worker exposure
  • 8. Occupational and environmental health risk assessment/risk management
  • 9. Comprehensive exposure assessment
  • 10. Modeling inhalation exposure
  • 11. Sampling of gases and vapors
  • 12. Analysis of gases and vapors
  • 13. Quality control for sampling and laboratory analysis
  • 14. Sampling and sizing of airborne particles
  • 15. Principles and instrumentation for calibrating air sampling equipment
  • 16. Preparation of known concentrations of air contaminants
  • 17. Direct-reading instruments for determining concentrations of gases, vapors, and aerosols
  • 18. Indoor air quality
  • Section 3: Dermal, Biological and Nanomaterial Hazard Recognition and Assessment
  • 19. Biological monitoring
  • 20. The skin and the work environment
  • 21. The development of occupational skin disease
  • 22. Biohazards and associated issues
  • 23. Engineered nanomaterials.
  • Vol. 2. Section 4: Physical Agent Recognition and Evaluation
  • 24. Noise, vibration, and ultrasound
  • 25. Nonionizing radiation
  • 26. Ionizing radiation
  • 27. Applied physiology of thermoregulation and exposure control
  • 28. Thermal standards and measurement techniques
  • 29. Barometric hazards
  • Section 5: The Human Environment
  • 30. Ergonomics
  • 31. Musculoskeletal disorders, job evaluation, and design principles
  • 32. Upper extremities
  • 33. Occupational health psychology
  • Section 6: Methods of Controlling the Work Environment
  • 34. Prevention and mitigation of accidental chemical releases
  • 35. General methods for the control of airborne hazards
  • 36. Dilution ventilation
  • 37. Local exhaust ventilation
  • 38. Testing, monitoring, and troubleshooting of existing ventilation systems
  • 39. Personal protective clothing
  • 40. Respiratory protection
  • Section 7: Program Management
  • 41. Program management
  • 42. Surveys and audits
  • 43. Hazard communication
  • 44. Emergency planning and crisis management in the workplace
  • 45. Risk communication
  • 46. Confined spaces
  • 47. Industrial hygiene issues in construction
  • 48. Hazardous waste management
  • 49. Laboratory health and safety
  • 50. Developing an occupational health program
  • 51. Report writing
  • 52. Occupational safety
  • 53. The AIHA value strategy.

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