Principles of occupational health and hygiene : an introduction
Title By: Pisaniello, Dino [Edited by] | Benke, Geza [Edited by] | Burton, Kerrie [Edited by] | Reed, Sue [Edited by]
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BookPublisher: Sydney : Allen & Unwin, c2013.Description: xxv, 518 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9781743311295Subject(s): Medicine | Occupational Health -- standards | Industrial hygiene -- Australia | Industrial safety -- AustraliaDDC classification: 363.11 PR IN Online resources: Location Map | Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Foreword. Preface. Author biographies. Abbreviations and definitions. Acknowledgements.1. The hazardous work environment: the hygiene challenge -- David Grantham.2. Occupational health, basic toxicology and epidemiology -- John Edwards and Geza Benke.3. The concept of the exposure standard -- Robert Golec and David Grantham.4. Control of workplace health hazards -- Gary Gately.5. Industrial ventilation -- David Bromwich.6. Personal protective equipment -- Gary Gately.7. Aerosols -- Geoff Pickford, Brian Davies and Linda Apthorpe.8. Metals in the workplace -- Ian Firth and Gary Rhyder.9. Gases and vapours -- Noel Tresider, Kate Leahy and Aleks Todorovic.10. Biological and biological-effect monitoring -- John Edwards.11. Indoor air quality -- Sue Reed and Michael Shepherd.12. Noise and vibration -- Beno Groothoff.13. Radiation: ionising and non-ionising -- Roy Schmid and Michelle Wakelam.14. The thermal environment -- Ross Di Corleto.15. Lighting -- Martin Jennings.16. Biological hazards -- Margaret Davidson and Sarah Thornton.17. Emerging and evolving issues -- Dino Pisaniello, Howard Morris, Bob Rajan and Sue Reed. Index.
A comprehensive overview of occupational hazards and hazardous environments encountered in a range of industries and organisational settings. In this thoroughly updated second edition, leading experts explain how to recognise, assess and control key hazards including dusts, metals, gases, noise, radiation and microbiological agents.