Occupational and Environmental Health Recognizing and Preventing Disease and Injury

by Levy, Barry S.; Wegman, David H.; Baron, Sherry L.; Sokas, Rosemary K.

• ISBN13: 9780781755511
• ISBN10: 0781755514
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-11-28
• Publisher: LWW

Summary

This thoroughly updated Fifth Edition is a comprehensive, practical guide to recognizing, preventing, and treating work-related and environmentally-induced injuries and diseases. Chapters by experts in medicine, industry, labor, government, safety, ergonomics, environmental health, and psychology address the full range of clinical and public health concerns. Numerous case studies, photographs, drawings, graphs, and tables help readers understand key concepts. This edition features new chapters on environmental health, including water pollution, hazardous waste, global environmental hazards, the role of nongovernmental organizations in environmental health, and responding to community environmental health concerns. Other new chapters cover conducting workplace investigations and assessing and enforcing compliance with health and safety regulations.

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
Preface	xiii
Contributors	xv
Acknowledgments	xxi
SECTION I Work, Environment, and Health
Occupational and Environmental Health: An Overview	3	(18)
Barry S. Levy
David H. Wegman
Sherry L. Baron
Rosemary K. Sokas
The Social Context of Occupational and Environmental Health	21	(18)
Kenneth Geiser
Beth J. Rosenberg
Government Regulation	39	(35)
Nicholas A. Ashford
Charles C. Caldart
Legal Remedies	74	(31)
Leslie I. Boden
Neil T. Leifer
David C. Strouss
Emily A. Spieler
Ethics in Occupational and Environmental Health	105	(26)
Kathleen M. Rest
SECTION II Recognition, Assessment, and Prevention
Recognizing Occupational and Environmental Disease and Injury	131	(17)
Barry S. Levy
David H. Wegman
William E. Halperin
Sherry L. Baron
Rosemary K. Sokas
Preventing Occupational and Environmental Disease and Injury	148	(24)
Rosemary K. Sokas
Barry S. Levy
David H. Wegman
Sherry L. Baron
Epidemiology	172	(18)
Ellen A. Eisen
David H. Wegman
Marie S. O'Neill
Occupational and Environmental Hygiene	190	(28)
Thomas J. Smith
Thomas Schneider
Safety	218	(20)
Maria J. Brunette
Occupational Ergonomics: Promoting Safety and Health Through Work Design	238	(13)
W. Monroe Keyserling
Clinical Occupational and Environmental Health Practice	251	(18)
Gary N. Greenberg
Bonnie Rogers
SECTION III Hazardous Exposures
Chemical Hazards	269	(42)
Michael Gochfeld
Physical Hazards	311	(55)
Noise	312	(10)
John J. Earshen
Vibration	322	(10)
Martin G. Cherniack
Extremes of Temperature	332	(13)
Ann M. Krake
Ionizing and Non-ionizing Radiation	345	(21)
John J. Cardarelli II
Biological Hazards	366	(16)
Mark B. Russi
Occupational Stress	382	(15)
Joseph J. Hurrell Jr.
Carlos Aristeguieta
Ambient Air Pollution	397	(18)
Isabelle Romieu
Mauricio Hernandez-Avila
Fernando Holguin
Indoor Air Quality	415	(12)
Mark R. Cullen
Kathleen Kreiss
Water Quality	427	(14)
Jeffery A. Foran
Hazardous Waste	441	(10)
Denny Dobbin
Rodney D. Turpin
Ken Silver
Michelle T. Watters
Global Environmental Changes	451	(20)
Anthony J. McMichael
Simon Hales
Robyn M. Lucas
SECTION IV Adverse Health Effects
Injuries	471	(17)
Dawn N. Castillo
Timothy J. Pizatella
Nancy A. Stout
Musculoskeletal Disorders	488	(29)
Barbara Silverstein
Bradley Evanoff
Cancer	517	(26)
Elizabeth M. Ward
Respiratory Disorders	543	(27)
Paul D. Boyce
David C. Christiani
David H. Wegman
Neurologic and Psychiatric Disorders	570	(17)
Edward L. Baker Jr.
Nancy L. Fiedler
Hearing Disorders	587	(11)
Thais Catalani Morata
Skin Disorders	598	(14)
Boris D. Lushniak
Reproductive and Developmental Disorders	612	(12)
Linda M. Frazier
Deborah Barkin Fromer
Cardiovascular, Renal, Hepatic, and Hematologic Disorders	624	(17)
Linda M. Frazier
Deborah Barkin Fromer
SECTION V An Integrated Approach to Prevention
Disparities in Occupational and Environmental Exposures and Health	641	(20)
Sherry L. Baron
Joseph W. Dorsey
Addressing Health and Safety Hazards in Specific Industries: Agriculture, Construction, and Health Care	661	(22)
Sherry L. Baron
Laura S. Welch
Jane A. Lipscomb
Conducting Workplace Investigations	683	(14)
Bruce P. Bernard
Labor Unions: Their Role in Occupational and Environmental Health	697	(13)
Robin Baker
Laura Stock
The Role of Nongovernmental Organizations in Environmental Health	710	(12)
Stephanie Pollack
Responding to Community Environmental Health Concerns	722	(16)
Henry A. Anderson
Henry Nehls-Lowe
Regulations in Practice: Assessing and Enforcing Compliance with Health and Safety Regulations	738	(17)
Michael Silverstein
Michelle T. Watters
Index	755