Occupational health and safety : international influences and the "new" epidemics / edited by Chris L. Peterson and Claire Mayhew.

SeriesPolicy, politics, health, and medicine series
Policy, politics, health, and medicine series. ^A7781
Contents Introduction to occupational health and safety: international influences and the "new" epidemics / Chris L. Peterson and Claire Mayhew -- International developments and their influence on occupational health and safety in advanced market economies / David Walters -- Occupational violence: the emerging OHS epidemic of the 21st century / Claire Mayhew -- The hidden epidemic of injuries and illness associated with the global expansion of precarious employment / Michael Quinlan -- Long-latency disease: the long-lasting epidemics / James Leigh -- Work-related injuries among adolescent and child workers: the non-reported OHS epidemic / Claire Mayhew -- The epidemic of stress / Chris L. Peterson -- Pain associated with prolonged constrained standing: the invisible epidemic / Karen Messing ... [et al.] -- The discourse of abuse in return-to-work: a hidden epidemic of suffering / Joan M. Eakin -- Occupational health and safety, and occupation rehabilitation: the nature of the prevention-rehabilitation continuum / Gregory C. Murphy -- Before the epidemic strikes: identifying warning signs of an emerging epidemic and conducting baseline empirical studies in industry / Claire Mayhew -- Conclusion: models of epidemics / Chris L. Peterson.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2005041013
ISBN0895033038 (cloth)
ISBN9780895033031 (cloth)

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Joyner General Stacks RC964 .O254 2005 ✔ Available Place Hold