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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817720603321

Titolo

Physical and biological hazards of the workplace / / edited by Gregg M. Stave, Peter H. Wald

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, New Jersey : , : John Wiley & Sons Incorporated, , [2017]

©2017

ISBN

1-119-27651-9

1-119-27652-7

1-119-27653-5

Edizione

[Third edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (607 pages) : illustrations

Classificazione

TEC017000

Disciplina

616.9/803

Soggetti

Medicine, Industrial

Industrial hygiene

Occupational diseases

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

"Completely updated version this classic reference covers both physical hazards and biological agents. Provides updated information on protecting workers from proven and possible health risks from manual material handling, extremes of temperature and pressure, ionizing and non-ionizing (magnetic fields) radiation, shiftwork, and more Details major changes in our understanding of biological hazards including Ebola, Chikungunya, Zika, HIV, Hepatitis C, Lyme disease, MERS-CoV, TB, and much more. All infectious diseases have been updated from an occupational health perspective Includes practical guidance on to how to set up medical surveillance for hazards and suggests preventive measures that can be used to reduce occupational diseases"--