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Current approaches to occupational health. 2 /

Current Approaches to Occupational Health.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Ward Gardner, A. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bristol, England ; Littleton, Massachusetts : John Wright & Sons Ltd, 1982.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Front Cover; Current Approaches to Occupational Health 2; Copyright Page; Preface; Contributors; Table of Contents; Contributors; CHAPTER 1. THE RUBBER INDUSTRY: REFLECTIONS ON HEALTH RISKS; INTRODUCTION; THE RAW MATERIALS; COMPOUNDING TECHNOLOGY; RUBBER PROCESSING; TRADITIONAL HEALTH CONSIDERATIONS; BLADDER CANCER; OTHER CANCER RISKS; OCCUPATIONAL HYGIENE; EFFECTS ON RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; THE FUTURE; CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 2. OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH IN COAL MINING; ORGANIZATION OF ACCIDENT AND FIRST AID SERVICES; NOISE; MINE HYGIENE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES OF MINERS; SHOT-FIRING
  • HEAT AND COLDMEDICAL ASPECTS OF MINES RESCUE; BACK PAIN; ERGONOMICS; MINING HEALTH LEGISLATION; REHABILITATION; ALCOHOLISM; USE OF CHEMICALS UNDERGROUND; REFERENCES; Part 2: RESPIRA TOR Y DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS OF COAL WORKERS' PNEUMOCONIOSIS AND X-RAY CLASSIFICATION; NATURAL HISTORY OF COALWORKERS' PNEUMOCONIOSIS; BRONCHITIS (OBSTRUCTIVE AIRWAYS DISEASE); PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; CARCINOMA OF THE BRONCHUS CLUNG CANCER'); EMPHYSEMA; CORONARY HEART DISEASE; REFERENCES; APPENDIX 1; CHAPTER 3. OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH IN THE AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY; HAZARDS FROM MOBILE EQUIPMENT AND WORK PRACTICES
  • HAZARDS FROM PHYSICAL AGENTSHAZARDS FROM CHEMICAL AGENTS; INFECTIOUS DISEASES; CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 4. OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH IN COMMERCE; SHOPS; OFFICES; ORGANIZATION OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES: GENERAL; ANCILLARY SERVICES; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 5. OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PROBLEMS IN DIVING; INTRODUCTION AND HISTORICAL BACKGROUND; LIMITATIONS OF THE DIVER; OTHER LIMITING FACTORS; DIVING TECHNIQUES; NUMBERS AND USE OF DIVERS; LEGISLATION; HEALTH STANDARDS FOR DIVERS; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARDS AND OTHER HEALTH PROBLEMS IN DIVING; DECOMPRESSION; DIVING ACCIDENTS
  • LONG TERM HEALTH HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH DIVINGFUTURE TRENDS IN UNDERWATER WORK; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 6. PROTECTION AGAINST IONIZING RADIATION; PROPERTIES OF IONIZING RADIATION; BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; CURRENT ICRP RECOMMENDATIONS; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 7. NON-IONIZING RADIATION; RADIOFREQUENCY AND MICROWAVE RADIATION; LASER RADIATION; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 8. NOISE AND OCCUPATIONAL DEAFNESS; INTRODUCTION; NOISE MEASUREMENT; EAR PROTECTION; MONITORING AUDIOMETRY; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 9. VIBRATION; INTRODUCTION; THE MEASUREMENT OF VIBRATION; WHOLE BODY VIBRATION; SEGMENTAL VIBRATION
  • THE VIBRATION SYNDROME: ASSESSMENT OF DISABILITYDIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF VWF; PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF THE VIBRATION SYNDROME; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 10. OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE; ASBESTOS-RELATED DISORDERS; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; BYSSINOSIS; EXTRINSIC ALLERGIC BRONCHIOLO-ALVEOLITIS; HUMIDIFIER FEVER; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 11. INJURIES AT WORK; CAUSES OF INJURY; PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT; RETURN TO WORK; TREATMENT PLANNING; DIAGNOSE ACCURATELY, PRESCRIBE LOGICALLY; TREATMENT TECHNIQUES; REHABILITATION; CHAPTER 12. PRINCIPLES, PRACTICE, PROBLEMS AND PRIORITIES IN TOXICOLOGY