In the newly revised Sixth Edition of Pocket Consultant: Occupational Health, an accomplished and distinguished team of researchers and practitioners deliver a fully updated overview of current occupational health practices. The book offers a complete, international perspective that includes discussions of issues like migrant working populations, and new chapters on occupational exposure in different industries and specific processes. Special issues such as working hours and shift work, alcohol and drug use testing, eHealth, military populations, fatigue, and sleep disorders are also discussed at length. Readers will also find:

A thorough introduction to occupational health, including people involved, the roles of occupational health professionals, industrial processes, and health outcomes
Comprehensive explorations of occupational health services at an international level, occupational diseases, and occupational infections
Practical discussions of clinical evaluations, including pre-employment placement, fitness for work, health assessments, health surveillance, and medical records
Examinations of medicolegal report writing and the legal and ethical aspects of occupational health
In-depth examinations of occupational toxicology, occupational hygiene, chemical/physical/biological/psychosocial hazards, and the principles of risk assessment and risk management along with the latest on control toolkits

Perfect for occupational hygienists, physicians, nurses, safety practitioners and anyone in a health and safety role, Pocket Consultant: Occupational Health will also earn a place in the libraries of general practitioners, medical students, nursing students, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, toxicologists, and occupational psychologists.

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Technology & Engineering

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Occupational Therapy

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Technology & Engineering

Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Occupational Health Services – An International Perspective
Chapter 3 Occupational Diseases
Chapter 4 Occupational Infections
Chapter 5 Clinical Evaluations
Chapter 6 Occupational Toxicology
Chapter 7 Occupational Cancer
Chapter 8 Occupational Hygiene – Gases, Vapours, Dusts and Fibres
Chapter 9 Physical Hazards – Light, Heat, Noise, Vibration, Pressure and Radiation
Chapter 10 Musculoskeletal Disorders
Chapter 11 Psychosocial Aspects of the Workplace
Chapter 12 Risk Assessment
Chapter 13 Risk Management
Chapter 14 Principles of Occupational Epidemiology
Chapter 15 Control of Airborne Contaminants
Chapter 16 Personal Protection of the Worker
Chapter 17 Tertiary Prevention
Chapter 18 Special Issues in Occupational Health
Chapter 19 Expert and Medicolegal Report Writing
Chapter 20 Ethical Aspects of Occupational Health
Index
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