Occupational Health

Dr Ching Aw, Professor, University of Kent at Canterbury Dr Kerry Gardiner was the Acting-Director of the Institute of Occupational Health (IOH), University of Birmingham, from mid-2000 to early 2003. He joined the Institute in 1987, having gained approximately a year's field experience as a consultant in London directly after graduating with a degree in Occupational Hygiene. His career at the IOH started as a Research Associate with specific responsibility for a large trans-European respiratory morbidity study; from which he gained his PhD. Despite a multitude of interests his particular area of research revolves around the use of exposure data in exposure-response analyses. Over time, he was appointed to a Lectureship, followed in 1997 by a Senior Lectureship. From March 2000 until April 2001, he was the President of the British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS); during this term he spent his time ensuring that the Society contributed actively to Securing Health Together and trying to persuade other Learned/Professional Bodies to work actively together to address the essential tenet of disease/illness prevention. He is currently visiting Professor at the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa. Malcolm Harrington - CBE, BSc, MSc, MD, FRCP, FFOM, FFOM(1), FACE, FPHM, Emeritus Professor of Occupational Health, Univeristy of Birmingham.

1 Introduction. 2 Occupational health services - an international perspective. 3 Occupational diseases. 4 Occupational infections. 5 Occupational toxicology. 6 Occupational hygiene - gases, vapours, dusts and fibres. 7 Physical hazards - light, heat, noise, vibration, pressure, and radiation. 8 Musculoskeletal disorders. 9 Psychosocial aspects of the workplace. 10 Risk assessment. 11 Control of air-borne contaminants. 12 Personal protection of the worker. 13 Special issues in occupational health. 14 Legal aspects of occupational health. 15 Sources of information