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A comprehensive practical resource covering recognition and management of occupational lung disorders. This book is carefully structured to provide the reader with as accessible a text as possible. 'Difficult Cases' provided by leading specialists highlight clinical issues whilst summary boxes facilitate retrieval of key points. Occupational Disorders of the Lung is schematised to present the reader with the main diseases and their industry related disorders. Finally the issues of legislation and information are addressed. This book, written by leading specialists in a new and exciting format, will prove an invaluable addition on any Respiratory Medicine specialist's bookshelf. ... Read more

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The first award-winning edition of Peter Wald and Gregg Stave’s Physical and Biological Hazards of the Workplace has become one of the leading references for the practice of occupational and environmental health. During the seven years since the landmark first edition appeared, there have been major revisions of government standards and guidelines for physical agents such as ergonomics, shift work, and electric power, and for biological agents such as tuberculosis and blood-borne pathogens.

Now extensively updated and expanded, this book continues to be a practical "how to" reference for health and safety professionals. The text is logically organized for quick reference, with separate sections devoted to physical and biological hazards. Introductory chapters furnish an overview of each broad class of workplace hazard, followed by detailed entries describing specific causes, agents, and organisms.
All recognized sources of physical hazards are discussed, including ergonomic hazards; dangers associated with shift work; extremes of temperature and atmospheric pressure; energy hazards including noise, electricity, infrared and ultraviolet light, lasers, magnetic fields, and microwave and RF exposure; and ionizing radiation. Biological agents are covered in equal depth, from the fundamentals of microbiology and infectious disease to the specific details of organic hazards like wood dust and endotoxins–plus viruses, bacteria, fungi, parasites, envenomations, and more. The latest research and pharmaceutical technologies and their attendant risks are considered, including recombinant organisms, prions, and malignant cells.  This book is organized according to a common format that encompasses all the information health professionals require:

-Occupational setting
-Exposure route and measurement guidelines
-Normal physiology and pathophysiology or pathobiology
-Diagnosis and treatment
-Medical surveillance
-Control and prevention
-OSHA and NIOSH standards and guidelines

The contributors include many of the nation’s leading authorities in occupational and environmental medicine. Drs. Wald and Stave won the Jean Spencer Felton Award for scientific writing in 1995 from the Western Occupational and Environmental Medicine Association for the first edition of Physical and Biological Hazards of the Workplace. The first edition is also on the Core Recommended Reading List from the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

With a foreword by Dr. James P. Hughes and extensive references to the broader body of professional literature, this is an indispensable first source of information and guidance for both primary care professionals and occupational health and industrial hygiene specialists. No other single reference addresses the full spectrum of physical and biological workplace hazards. Physical and Biological Hazards of the Workplace covers the subject with unparalleled clarity, precision, and authority. ... Read more

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This title is part of the UniversityOfHealthCare/ UniversityOfBusiness Interactive Training Library, which offers authoritative, clearly written material in an interactive form for better comprehension and documentation of completion. This course gives OSHA training specific to occupational situations and the OSHA regulations, including precautionary procedures, caution signs, labels, and signals, and overexposure reports. The course then goes into the fundamentals of radiation safety in more depth. It also includes extensive material on dealing with bioterrorism and emergency decontamination, incident response, victim care, and past catastrophes. It is comprehensive, simple, and clear, and has 3-6 hours of information and interactivity. 346 pages. You must have Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher running on your computer. Supported operating systems are Windows 95, 98, 98 SE, ME, 2000, or XP. You will need Internet access to e-mail us your unique key and receive a password key. License is for one user on one computer. ... Read more

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This updated version includes the basic concepts and principles of splint design, splints acting on the elbow and shoulder; and splinting pediatric patients, workers, musicians, athletes and spastic patients. An expanded alphabetical index of 800 splints provides a photographic key to all splints mentioned in the book. ... Read more

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An authoritative and practical guide to identifying major health issues in the workplace with an overview of common control approaches. Contains detailed surveys of work tasks in a wide range of industries, enabling readers to recognize health problems in facility design and operation and to relate medical symptoms to job exposure. New to this edition: discussion of microelectronics, chemical processing and plastics fabrication; increased coverage of published exposure information; epidemiologic and other health status studies. ... Read more

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This is a great resource for any Industrial Hygienist or safety professional. Breaks down common industrial processes into easy to understand poetential exposures and hazards. I use this book all the time. It is a great reference. ... Read more

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A revision textbook for dental students in the clinical years of their course work. This book covers the core of the subject and offers self-assessment questions. ... Read more

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A Pastoral Counselor's Model for Wellness in the Workplace: Psychergonomics takes the concept of ergonomics beyond physical and environmental concerns to include a holistic interconnectedness of mind, body, and spirit. This unique book examines how psychosocial factors like family, conflict, emotional stress, addiction, and financial pressures can impact an employee's health and well-being. It incorporates a new paradigm of health care into wellness in the corporate setting, adding a new dimension to human health and safety.

A Pastoral Counselor's Model for Wellness in the Workplace explores the workplace reality that illness and injury are not just the result of simple linear causes. Companies have data to determine how much they spend on insurance and worker's compensation claims but no way to measure the effects absenteeism, productivity, quality of work, and employee morale have on operating expenses. Using a holistic model of understanding, employers may now consider that an injury may be the result of an employee's depression, an accident might be caused by substance abuse, and an illness could be brought on by being worried "sick."

A Pastoral Counselor's Model for Wellness in the Workplace examines how employees—and employers—can be affected by:
money troubles
marriage problems
depression
grief
stress
conflicts
addictions
alcoholism
anger
A Pastoral Counselor's Model for Wellness in the Workplace: Psychergonomics is an essential resource for all helping professions, particularly in the areas of mental health and addiction. The book is an invaluable tool for pastoral counselors, chaplains, human resources managers, employee assistance professionals, psychotherapists, health care professionals, and educators. ... Read more

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This book provides a link between occupational health and clinical practice. As such, the book is suitable for medical students, general practitioners and postgraduate students in occupational medicine. Other occupational health practitioners and occupational health nurses will also find this book useful. The contributors to the book are a mix of international and regional occupational health specialists and clinicians. This book will be a valuable starting point for the health professionals with an interest in occupational medicine as well as to those intending to specialize in occupational medicine. ... Read more

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This book explains, in concise chapters, the diversity and complexity of what is known concerning human responses to vibration. The book covers both whole body vibration and hand-transmitted vibration and contains pictorial models of the relevant variables, as well as experimental data and epidemiological studies. The study of human vibration incorporates psychology, mathematics, physiology, engineering, medicine, and statistics, and the Handbook of Human Vibration is written to assist both students of the subject and those addressing practical problems. The text does not depend on an advanced knowledge of mathematics or a familiarity with the jargon from the various disciplines, and is accessible to all persons interested in human vibration, including medical doctors, engineers, lawyers, scientists, trade union officials and administrators.

* Summarizes current understanding of the many human responses to vibration, including both whole-body and hand-transmitted vibration.
* Presents experimental data and appropriate models so that readers can address practical problems.
* Contains a large, multidisciplinary glossary of terms.
* Features an extensive bibliography and guide to national and international standards. ... Read more

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Evaluation of the occupational environment is a major aspect of occupational health/industrial hygiene practice. Numerous methods are used to evaluate the occupational environment for physical, chemical, and biological agents, and ergonomic factors that pose potential risks to the health of workers. This comprehensive textbook introduces several related basic industrial hygiene methods for evaluating occupational hygiene.The text is divided into short units that provide a concise overview and summary of basic concepts, followed by a technical exercise. The step-by-step exercises can be conducted in an occupational setting where the applicable agents are detectable and measurable and/or other factors are observable. As an alternative, simulated evaluation exercises can be conducted in the classroom or laboratory. In either case, the student will gain an understanding of the basic concepts for collecting qualitative and quantitative data both directly and indirectly related to industrial hygiene practice. ... Read more

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This is the second edition of the comprehensive guide to diabetes for nurses and is updated to take account of changes in dietary advice, legislation and terminology. The text addresses diabetes as both a biochemical disease and a psychosocial problem. It provides research-based information with suggestions for problem solving and planning.|The book is divided into three sections. The first introduces diabetes and examines the altered physiology, the diagnosis, the treatments available and the complications of diabetes. The second section addresses the practice of patient education and the clinical management of diabetes. The third section puts diabetes in care into context. It examines the broader issues involved in diabetes care, including the psychological and ethical aspects of diabetes. ... Read more

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The current trend toward social inclusion has resulted in an increasing awareness by school staff of the necessity to support students who have a variety of additional needs. Occupational therapists are part of the team who identify how physical, psychological and learning disabilities affect a student's ability to operate in the classroom. They identify how psychological or learning difficulties affect functional skills and help improve these skills or develop compensatory approaches. This highly practical book will help staff to recognize when a student's poor performance within the classroom is the result of a medical condition or underlying motor and perceptual deficits. Clear tables enable the reader to link observed classroom behavior with possible management approaches and sources for further advice. Each curriculum subject has been analyzed to identify areas where practical strategies will help students to achieve their potential. Information, clearly set out, will provide a useful resource for special needs coordinators, teachers and support staff as well as pediatric occupational therapists when planning individual education plans for secondary school students. ... Read more

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In this comprehensive guide to occupational safety and health (OSH or OHS), the authors have taken an international and holistic perspective, foregoing regional prescriptive models for a self-regulatory, risk management-based approach to health and safety at work.

Both technical and human factors are considered in all areas of health and safety management - from hazardous substances and radiation, noise and vibration, to ergonomics, stress, substance abuse, and violence. The book outlines strategies for managing workers' compensation claims and rehabilitation, and for assessing training needs and evaluating courses. It also explains how to implement an overall occupational health and safety management system in a company, integrating this into existing quality management programs.

Each chapter includes a workplace application, further reading recommendations, and end-of-chapter questions, making this an ideal text for students on all health and safety related vocational and university courses. The book is also suitable for students on management courses, in which health and safety is being increasingly included in the syllabus. Managers, both general and health & safety professionals, will find this an invaluable international reference to the current concepts.

* A comprehensive and practical guide to modern occupational health and safety
* Examples from countries around the world provide valuable international comparisons, particularly useful for students and those working in multi-national companies and overseas
* Companion website with references and up-to-date links to country-specific legislation is available at http://books.elsevier.com/companions/0750661976 ... Read more