Occupational Health Risk Assessment and Management - Hardcover

 
9780632041992: Occupational Health Risk Assessment and Management
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0632041994 ISBN 13: 9780632041992
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 1999

Synopsis

This is the first book to integrate all aspects of workplace risk assessment and management, now the overriding emphasis in occupational health.
Topics include: basic concepts and developments; toxic hazards; hazard characteristics and identification; setting standards; requirements of monitoring workplace exposure; contaminants; exposure modeling; risk perception and management; prevention and control; economics; emergency response; health surveillance; auditing; compliance; pesticides, chemicals, carcinogens, biological agents, and radiation; equipment screening; manual handling; stress; and workplace violence.

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About the Author

Steven Sadhra is a Reader and lead for Occupational Health - OH - within the College of Medical and Dental Sciences - MDS. He is the programme lead for the MSc in Occupational Health and Continuous Professional Development - CPD - professional courses in OH, which are recognised by various professional bodies including the Faculty of Occupational Medicine - FOM.

From the Back Cover

This book provides the theory and the practice of risk assessment and management in the context of hazardous substances in the workplace based on a rational conceptual framework. Exposure to chemicals in industry and commerce is particulary important given the volume of chemicals used, the different forms in which they may exist and their range of health effects. This book will address the historical perspectives; discuss the various models available, propose a more comprehensive model and discuss the various elements of risk assessment and the management process. Furthermore applications of risk assessment and management in various industrial sectors will be discussed based either on substance or the process involved. This book will link the theory with the practice of risk assessment and management. It will provide the individual responsible, as well as those involved in providing input into the process of risk assessment and management in the workplace a clear understanding of the issues and the activities involved. It will also provide examples of assessment and management in a range of selected industries and processes.

From the Inside Flap

This book provides the theory and the practice of risk assessment and management in the context of hazardous substances in the workplace based on a rational conceptual framework. Exposure to chemicals in industry and commerce is particulary important given the volume of chemicals used, the different forms in which they may exist and their range of health effects. This book will address the historical perspectives; discuss the various models available, propose a more comprehensive model and discuss the various elements of risk assessment and the management process. Furthermore applications of risk assessment and management in various industrial sectors will be discussed based either on substance or the process involved. This book will link the theory with the practice of risk assessment and management. It will provide the individual responsible, as well as those involved in providing input into the process of risk assessment and management in the workplace a clear understanding of the issues and the activities involved. It will also provide examples of assessment and management in a range of selected industries and processes.

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Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Publication date
1999
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0632041994
ISBN 13 
9780632041992
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
504
Editor
Sadhra Steven, Rampal Krishna