Main description:

Fully revised for this third edition, the Oxford Handbook of Occupational Health is a concise, practice-based guide to the area. Bringing together the latest legislation and guidance with current practice in the field, this is an authoritative reference to assessing and managing health risks in the workplace.

Consisting of twelve sections covering the full breadth of practice, this Handbook covers workplace hazards and diseases, occupational health emergencies, and practical procedures. This third edition also contains new information on ethics, work health and disability, infection control, respiratory disorders, and fitness for work, with updated diagrams, figures and chemical structures to aid reader understanding.

Providing a thorough, easy-to-use guide to the whole of occupational health, this Handbook is the essential resource for all occupational physicians, occupational health nurses, and all those dealing with workplace health and fitness, giving you the information you need at your fingertips.

Contents:

Section 1 -Occupational hazards
1: Steven Sadhra, Roger Cooke, Alan Smith, Jon Spiro: Physical hazards
2: Hilary Cross & Steven Sadhra: Chemical hazards
3: Beverley Davies: Biological hazards
4: Russell Fife: Mechanical and ergonomic hazards
5: Craig Jackson: Psychosocial hazards
Section 2- Occupational diseases
6: Epha Croft, Rajaa Ahmed, Gareth Walters, Aine Jones: Occupational Infections
7: Gareth Walters, David Fishwick, Philip Wynn, Lanre Ogunyemi, Momeda Deen: Respiratory and cardiovascular disorders
8: Aine Jones: Skin disorders
9: Prosenjit Giri: Musculoskeletal disorders
10: Momeda Deen, Philip Wynn, Richard Caddis: GI and urinary tract
11: Alan Bray: Eye disorders
12: Steve Ruffles, Richard Caddis, Roger Cooke, Alan Bray: Neurological
13: Ian Molan & Kevin Bailey: Psychiatric
14: Shriti Pattani: Reproductive disorders
15: Momeda Deen: Haematological disorders
16: Lanre Ogunyemi: Medically unexplained syndromes
Section 3 -Occupational health practice
17: Steven Boorman, Diana Kloss: Operational issues
18: Steven Boorman: Ethics
19: Steven Boorman: Policies
20: Steven Boorman: Sickness absence, rehabilitation and retirement
21: Steven Boorman: Risk assessment and risk management
22: Steven Boorman: Health surveillance
Section 4- Fitness for work
23: Steve Boorman, Jed Boardman, David Flowers, Justin Varney: Generic fitness for work and specific disorders
24: Steve Boorman, Chris Schenk, Dipti Patel , Louise Holden, Elizabeth Woods, Sally Bell: Fitness for specific work
Section 5- Occupational health law
25: Diana Kloss: UK Health and Safety law
26: Diana Kloss: Employment law
27: Steve Boorman: Law and records
28: Diana Kloss: Environmental law
Section 6- Occupational Hygiene
29: Steven Sadhra: Occupational Hygiene overview
30: Steven Sadhra: Monitoring exposure
31: John Cherrie: Biological monitoring
32: Steven Sadhra: Prevention and control of exposure
Section 7- Toxicology
33: Hilary cross: Toxicology
Section 8- Epidemiology in occupational health
34: Hubert Lam: Epidemiology
Section 9- Environmental Medicine
35: Ian Molan & Kevin Bailey: Environmental protection
Section 10- Safety Science
36: Ruth Wilkinson: Safety science
Section 11 - Practical procedures
37: Steve Boorman, Jed Boardman, Alan Bray: Clinical management
38: Alan Bray, Steven Sadhra, Russell Fife, Hubert Lam, Steve Boorman: Non-clinical tasks and procedures
Section 12- Emergencies in occupational health
39: Cornelius Grobler & Richard Caddis: Acute poisoning
40: Epha Crofts: Non-chemical emergencies
41: Ian Molan & Kevin Bailey: Terrorism and crime