Occupational and Environmental Health

Work, Environment, and Health 1 Occupational and Environmental Health: An Overview 3 2 The Social Context of Occupational and Environmental Health 21 3 Government Regulation 39 4 Legal Remedies 74 5 Ethics in Occupational and Environmental Health 105 Recognition, Assessment, and Prevention 6 Recognizing Occupational and Environmental Disease and Injury 131 7 Preventing Occupational and Environmental Disease and Injury 148 8 Epidemiology 172 9 Occupational and Environmental Hygiene 190 10 Safety 218 11 Occupational Ergonomics: Promoting Safety and Health Through Work Design 238 12 Clinical Occupational and Environmental Health Practice 251 Hazardous Exposures 13 Chemical Hazards 269 14 Physical Hazards 311 14A Noise 312 14B Vibration 322 14C Extremes of Temperature 332 14D Ionizing and Non-ionizing Radiation 345 15 Biological Hazards 366 16 Occupational Stress 382 17 Ambient Air Pollution 397 18 Indoor Air Quality 415 19 Water Quality 427 20 Hazardous Waste 441 21 Global Environmental Changes 451 22 Injuries 471 23 Musculoskeletal Disorders 488 24 Cancer 517 25 Respiratory Disorders 543 26 Neurologic and Psychiatric Disorders 570 27 Hearing Disorders 587 28 Skin Disorders 598 29 Reproductive and Developmental Disorders 612 30 Cardiovascular, Renal, Hepatic, and Hematologic Disorders 624 An Integrated Approach to Prevention 31 Disparities in Occupational and Environmental Exposures and Health 641 32 Addressing Health and Safety Hazards in Specific Industries: Agriculture, Construction, and Health Care 661 33 Conducting Workplace Investigations 683 34 Labor Unions: Their Role in Occupational and Environmental Health 697 35 The Role of Nongovernmental Organizations in Environmental Health 710 36 Responding to Community Environmental Health Concerns 722 37 Regulations in Practice: Assessing and Enforcing Compliance with Health and Safety Regulations 738 Index 755