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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 helps managers understand the OSHA penalty process. It covers the OSHA penalties fact sheets, how to respond to a violation, how to assess serious and non-serious violations, common targets for OSHA citations, employer rights and responsibilities, and how OSHA inspectors follow up.Estimated time: 2-3 hours. 86 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 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. The manual accompanying the CD provides a summary of the major points of the CD in a handy format. Computer injuries are increasingly common. OSHA Computer Related Illness teaches about them and how to prevent them. Suitable for OSHA, and covers much more. You will learn about computer eyestrain and how to deal with it, computer mechanical problems and how to deal with them, worker behavior and how it affects computer illnesses, how to modify the workplace to make it ergonomic, how to exercise and stretch to decrease computer health problems, how to work with doctors on your problems, ergonomic products and equipment, and resources to help you. Time estimate: 2-5 hours. 230 pages on CD. 26 pages in the manual. Illustrated with photos of positions and exercises. 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. An additional computer owned by the same user will generally be approved at the discretion of the publisher. ... Read more

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This book provides essential information for any doctor who has to advise patients on their suitability for work, whether because the job requires a certain level of physical strength or stamina, or when returning after an operation or illness. It combines the expertise of clinicians and occupational physicians to offer practical guidelines on a wide range of situations. ... 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. The manual accompanying the CD provides a summary of the major points of the CD in a handy format. The evolution of drug-resistant tuberculosis is an important issue for public health, hospitals, healthcare workers, OSHA/JCAHO compliance, and infection control nurses, among others. Multidrug Resistant Tuberculosis teaches you about tuberculosis--its history, diagnosis, transmission, and therapy--with special emphasis on multidrug resistant tuberculosis, a new and frightening development. Estimated time: 2-4 hours. 112 pages on CD. Manual has 50 pages, including a convenient reprint of OSHA regulations on tuberculosis.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. An additional computer owned by the same user will generally be approved at the discretion of the publisher. ... 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. The manual accompanying the CD provides a summary of the major points of the CD in a handy format. OSHA Medical Radiation Safety gives OSHA training specific to hospitals and medical situations, such as safety around X-ray equipment and radionuclides. It also includes extensive material on dealing with bioterrorism and decontamination. It is comprehensive, simple, and clear, and has 3-6 hours of information and interactivity. It covers medical radiation, delivery modalities, protective measures, lab safety, spills, an in-depth view of radiation fundamentals, incident response, victim care, and past catastrophes. 308 pages on the CD. 62 pages in the manual include a glossary.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. An additional computer owned by the same user will generally be approved at the discretion of the publisher. ... Read more

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This book provides students and training professionals with a comprehensive grounding in the theory and practice of workplace health. It considers the management, psychological and sociological issues driving the development of healthier working environments and points towards better practice for professionals. ... Read more

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Hardbound. Inhaled Particles are a series of international symposia which have been organised by the British Occupational Hygiene Society since 1960.

Inhaled Particles VIII, the latest in this series of international symposia, was held in Cambridge on 26-30 August 1996 and was entitled "Occupational and Environmental Implications for Human Health," reflecting the aim of the Scientific Committee to consider health as the central theme of the conference.

Contributions for Inhaled Particles VIII were invited that would enable delegates to integrate research findings from basic mechanisms to the epidemiological impact on human health. The call for papers specified eight types of agent known to adversely affect human health. This volume collects 123 concise papers which are divided into seven sections, and provides an essential update for all professionals concerned with the occupational and environmental effects of the exposur ... Read more

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This book provides essential information for any doctor who has to advise patients on their suitability for work, whether because the job requires a certain level of physical strength or stamina, or when returning after an operation or illness. It combines the expertise of clinicians and occupational physicians to offer practical guidelines on a wide range of situations. ... Read more

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This is the sixth volume in an international series of analytical methods for the determination of toxicants in the air at the workplace. All methods are reliable, reproducable and meet the requirements for quality control.

The analysis of the levels of hazardous substances in the air inhaled by workers in the chemical industry and similar working environments is necessary to monitor adherence to statutory concentration limits and to protect the workers from the adverse effects of such substances. ... Read more

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This book provides a unique, clinically-based introduction to occupational medicine, a field which is growing rapidly as industry becomes increasingly concerned with work-related problems in employees. This growth is reflected in the numbers of practising physicians taking introductory courses or diplomas in occupational medicine and the spread of occupational medicine as part of undergraduate studies. The approach is highly practical, and the concise nature of the text makes it especially suitable for those just entering the field. Numerous case studies illustrate how typical problems present, how work-related issues are identified and how treatment is planned. The principles of disease investigation, management and prevention are outlined along with accident-related problems, rehabilitation, ethical and legal issues. The authors are all practising occupational physicians and lecturers involved in developing courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. ... Read more

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This work is a mentor between covers for occupational therapy students entering the research phase of their educational career.The "forest and the trees" of selecting, designing and evaluating research is provided in theoretical and practical detail.Students are guided through literature review, protocol development, outcome measure selection and report writing.The vital skill of constructing reliable and valid instruements is honed in a section on developing questionnaires and surveys.Also, statistics are demystified, with step-by-step procedures for descriptive and inferential data analysis included.Keywords: Occupational Therapy, Occupational Therapist, OT, Research ... Read more

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The KEY book in occupational medicine
An excellent book. A must for all occupational health practitioners and students. We will recommend it for all members of our Kuwait society of occupational Health. ... Read more

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There are a growing number of working adults affected by chronic health conditions that may be largely invisible to those around them. In this book, the author explores the 'silent' problem of unseen illness at work.The author employs qualitative research methods to challenge the idea that if you look well, you must be well. While demonstrating the effectiveness of this controversial methodology, she uses it to expose the voices of a group of marginalized workplace actors who have hitherto remained unheard. ... Read more

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Occupational Stress in the Service Professions introduces the reader to contemporary theoretical and research issues and provides a comprehensive international review of a range of professions including nurses, correctional offices, police, fire fighters, prostitutes, volunteers, academics, the clergy and teachers and identifies the main sources of stress for these specific occupation work groups, and the implications for intervention. The range of contributions from researchers in Australia, The Netherlands, Germany, Canada, United Kingdom, and the United States presents an international perspective, well illustrated with case studies of a number of organizations, which serves to explore the political and social nature of the work stress problem. The book also discusses the implications for intervention, policy and the future and aims to present a theoretical synthesis, applicable to the whole sector. Graduate students, researchers and high level HR professions will find this an invaluable work. ... Read more

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Work-related disability is an increasingly important issue in businesses and organizations, in terms of cost and competitiveness as well as being an obvious social and ethical issue. Preventing and Managing Injury and Disability at Work is an evidence-based, state-of-the-art research work revealing what works best in the prevention of workplace disability. It takes into account the changing nature of the workplace and work force; the newest evidence on what constitutes effective early and staged multi modal interventions in the workplace; psychological risk perception; and the essential linking of the workplace, the clinician, the insurer and the worker in the recovery process and in the prevention of subsequent disability events at work. ... Read more