Physical and Biological Hazards of the Workplace

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Gregg M. Stave, Peter H. Wald
John Wiley & Sons, Nov 30, 2016 - Technology & Engineering - 608 pages
Completely updated version this classic reference covers both physical hazards and biological agents
  • Provides updated information on protecting workers from proven and possible health risks from manual material handling, extremes of temperature and pressure, ionizing and non-ionizing (magnetic fields) radiation, shiftwork, and more
  • Details major changes in our understanding of biological hazards including Ebola, Chikungunya, Zika, HIV, Hepatitis C, Lyme disease, MERS-CoV, TB, and much more
  • All infectious diseases have been updated from an occupational health perspective
  • Includes practical guidance on to how to set up medical surveillance for hazards and suggests preventive measures that can be used to reduce occupational diseases
 

Selected pages

Contents

ACGIH STATEMENT OF POSITION xxiii
23
WorkerMaterial Interfaces 13
13
Occupational Vibration Exposure
53
Mechanical Energy
73
The Physical Work Environment
87
Highpressure Environments
111
Lowpressure and HighAltitude Environments
131
Shift Work
139
Prevention of Illness from Biological Hazards
261
Viruses
275
Bacteria
347
Mycobacteria
411
Fungi
425
Anaplasma Chlamydophila Coxiella Ehrlichia and Rickettsia
457
Parasites
471
Envenomations
501

Energy and Electromagnetic Radiation
177
vii
185
Ultraviolet Radiation
197
Visible Light and Infrared Radiation
203
Laser Radiation
209
Microwave Radiofrequency and Extremely Lowfrequency Energy
215
Noise
223
Electrical Power and Electrical Injuries
231
BIOLOGICAL HAZARDS
241
Allergens
519
Latex
537
Malignant Cells
543
viii
548
Creutzfeldtjakob Disease CJD and Related Transmissible
553
Wood Dust
563
INDEX
569
Copyright

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About the author (2016)

Gregg M. Stave, MD, JD, MPH, FACP, FACOEM, FACPM is a consultant in occupational medicine and corporate health and Assistant Consulting Professor in the Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine at Duke University Medical Center. He previously worked as a corporate medical director for Glaxo.

Peter H. Wald, MD, MPH, FACP, FACOEM, FACMT, is the Enterprise Medical Director at USAA in San Antonio, Texas, and Adjunct Professor of Public Health, San Antonio Regional Campus, University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, TX.

Bibliographic information

TitlePhysical and Biological Hazards of the Workplace
EditorsGregg M. Stave, Peter H. Wald
Edition3, reprint
PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons, 2016
ISBN1118928601, 9781118928608
Length608 pages
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Technology & Engineering / Industrial Health & Safety
  
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