Occupational & Industrial Medicine

Ergonomics is that branch of science which seeks to turn human-machine antagonism into human machine synergy. Ergonomics is more than improving health and safety, illness and injury through redesign of the workplace. It is simultaneously concerned with business efficiency optimization, improving pro... More

Health and safety professionals are challenged to find a usable framework for addressing the complex business of preventing accidental loss and the associated costs, both human and financial. McKinnon's book evaluates the venerable accident sequence, expands on the original tenets and most important... More

Worldwide, agricultural employment is plagued with one of the highest levels of mortality among occupational groups. Occupational deaths among farmers in the 15-member European Community is more than twice that for all other occupations. In the United States, agricultural death rates are nearly five... More

Our working conditions have undergone rapid and fundamental changes during the last few years. One example is the widespread use of the individual computer in the shop, office and home. Another major development is that women now hold many jobs that used to be in the male domain, and that many more ... More

This volume presents a comprehensive introduction to the fundamental principles of ergonomics. It details the practical application of ergonomic principles in solving actual problems in the workplace, and reviews ergonomic case studies from various industries. It also contains helpful ergonomic tabl... More

The definitive guide to the hazardous properties of chemical compounds Correlating chemical structure with toxicity to humans and the environment, and the chemical structure of compounds to their hazardous properties, A Comprehensive Guide to the Hazardous Properties of Chemical Substances, Third Ed... More

Applied Ergonomics is a concise text focusing on the practical applications of ergonomics and is derived from the annual, ground-breaking, successful conference of the same name. This is not a conference proceedings but a text of applications, filling a niche in the ergonomics professional market fo... More

Since its inception in the early 1950s, this work has become the "bible" for those who need to evaluate the hazard of substances used in commerce. It is the only reference that combines, for so many substances, data on toxicological, fire, reactivity, explosive potential, and regulatory information.... More

Fully updated to include crucial advances in the subject since publication of the First Edition, the Second Edition of this comprehensive volume reviews all aspects of occupational asthma, including disease mechanisms, clinical diagnosis and treatment, and categories of causative agents. Includes ne... More

This state-of-the-science reference provides valuable information on the pathophysiology and economic and social consequences of allergic skin reactions, as well as new treatments based on emerging concepts of skin disease pathobiology-addressing the epidemiology, mechanisms, occupational effects, e... More

Offering over 4200 references, this book covers antioxidants in beverages and herbal products, nitric oxide and selenium. Including contributions from over 90 international experts, the book highlights research on food-derived antioxidants and biomarkers; vitamins E and C; coenzyme Q; carotenoids, f... More

The Enterprise Culture of the 1980s helped transform economies of Western Europe, but left behind a legacy of stress, both for managers and shop floor workers. The cost to business is seen in absenteeism, reduced productivity, compensation claims, health insurance and direct medical costs, which in ... More

Outstanding single-source coverage of chemical health and safety for the electronic and computer industry The chemicals used in the electronic and computer field are among the most lethal and carcinogenic of any industry. With the rapid growth of this sector worldwide, a ready source of vital infor... More

This work explores both the interactions, influences and negotiations which take place between expert and lay groups in the evolution of medical scientific knowledge, as exemplified in the case of repetitive strain injury RSI. Posing questions such as "how is medical knowledge developed?" and "what ... More

Medical doctors, health professionals and scientists from numerous disciplines are involved in studying, preventing or curing health effects due to environmental factors, especially in the workplace. Due to global information exchange, there is a frequent need to translate specific terms. This dicti... More

This book explains how to prevent cumulative trauma disorders and lower back injuries. Learn to organize and manage ergonomics efforts, and discover how to achieve profitable results using various corporations around the world as models for success. Editors Waldemar Karwowski and Gavrial Salvendy ha... More

A highly effective approach to safety and health management in the industrial setting. Over the past two decades, the role of workplace safety and health professionals has expanded dramatically to encompass not only OSHA compliance, but a host of other regulatory and risk management areas such as f... More

Safety at Work is widely accepted as the authoritative guide to safety and health in the workplace. Written by a team of specialist contributors under the joint editorship of John Ridley and John Channing, the book covers all aspects of safety management. It has been prepared in association with the... More