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John Wiley Pocket Consultant Occupational Health 6Ed (Pb 2022) by Gardiner K.
In the newly revised Sixth Edition of Pocket Consultant: Occupational Health, an accomplished and distinguished team of researchers and practitioners deliver a fully updated overview of current occupational health practices. The book offers a complete, international perspective that includes discussions of issues like migrant working populations, and new chapters on occupational exposure in different industries and specific processes. Special issues such as working hours and shift work, alcohol and drug use testing, eHealth, military populations, fatigue, and sleep disorders are also discussed at length. Readers will also find: A thorough introduction to occupational health, including people involved, the roles of occupational health professionals, industrial processes, and health outcomesComprehensive explorations of occupational health services at an international level, occupational diseases, and occupational infectionsPractical discussions of clinical evaluations, including pre-employment placement, fitness for work, health assessments, health surveillance, and medical recordsExaminations of medicolegal report writing and the legal and ethical aspects of occupational healthIn-depth examinations of occupational toxicology, occupational hygiene, chemical/physical/biological/psychosocial hazards, and the principles of risk assessment and risk management along with the latest on control toolkitsA new companion website featuring flashcards and multiple-choice questionsPerfect for occupational hygienists, physicians, nurses, safety practitioners and anyone in a health and safety role, Pocket Consultant: Occupational Health will also earn a place in the libraries of general practitioners, medical students, nursing students, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, toxicologists, and occupational psychologists. 1 Introduction2 Occupational Health Services-an International Perspective3 Occupational Diseases4 Occupational Infections5 Clinical Evaluations6 Occupational Toxicology7 Occupational Cancer8 Occupational Hygiene-Gases, Vapours, Dusts and Fibres9 Physical Hazards-Light, Heat, Noise, Vibration, Pressure and Radiation10 Musculoskeletal Disorders11 Psychosocial Aspects of the Workplace12 Risk Assessment13 Risk Management14 Principles of Occupational Epidemiology16 Personal Protection of the Worker 27117 Tertiary prevention18 Special Issues in Occupational Health 29319 Expert and Medicolegal Report Writing20 Ethical Aspects of Occupational Health