{"product_id":"physical-and-biological-hazards-of-the-workplace-isbn-9781118928608","title":"Physical and Biological Hazards of the Workplace","description":"Completely updated version this classic reference covers both physical hazards and biological agents\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides updated information on protecting workers from proven and possible health risks from manual material handling, extremes of temperature and pressure, ionizing and non-ionizing (magnetic fields) radiation, shiftwork, and more\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDetails major changes in our understanding of biological hazards including Ebola, Chikungunya, Zika, HIV, Hepatitis C, Lyme disease, MERS-CoV, TB, and much more\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAll infectious diseases have been updated from an occupational health perspective\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes practical guidance on to how to set up medical surveillance for hazards and suggests preventive measures that can be used to reduce occupational diseases\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout The Editors xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Contributors xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword To The First Edition xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcgih Policy Statement xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcgih Statement of Position xxiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Physical Hazards 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Introduction to Physical Hazards 3\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePeter H. Wald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eI Worker–Material Interfaces 13\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Ergonomics and Upper Extremity Musculoskeletal Disorders 13\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThomas R. Hales\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Manual Materials Handling 33\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobert B. Dick, Stephen D. Hudock, Ming‐Lun Lu, Thomas R. Waters, and Vern Putz-Anderson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Occupational Vibration Exposure 53\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid G. Wilder and Donald E. Wasserman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Mechanical Energy 73\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJames Kubalik\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eII the Physical Work Environment 87\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Hot Environments 87\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid W. DeGroot and Laura A. Pacha\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Cold Environments 101\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid W. DeGroot and Laura A. Pacha\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 High‐pressure Environments 111\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTony L. Alleman and Joseph R. Serio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Low‐pressure and High‐Altitude Environments 131\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWorthe S. Holt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Shift Work 139\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAllene J. Scott\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIII Energy and Electromagnetic Radiation 177\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Ionizing Radiation 177\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJames P. Seward\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Ultraviolet Radiation 197\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJames A. Hathaway and David H. Sliney\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Visible Light and Infrared Radiation 203\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJames A. Hathaway and David H. Sliney\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Laser Radiation 209\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid H. Sliney and James A. Hathaway\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Microwave, Radiofrequency, and Extremely Low‐frequency Energy 215\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRichard Cohen and Peter H. Wald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Noise 223\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobert A. Dobie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Electrical Power and Electrical Injuries 231\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJeffrey R. Jones\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Biological Hazards 241\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 General Principles of Microbiology and Infectious Disease 243\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWoodhall Stopford\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Clinical Recognition of Occupational Exposure and Health Consequences 249\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGary N. Greenberg and Gregg M. Stave\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Prevention of Illness from Biological Hazards 261\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGregg M. Stave\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Viruses 275\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eManijeh Berenji\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Bacteria 347\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChristopher J. Martin, Aletheia S. Donahue, and John D. Meyer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Mycobacteria 411\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGregg M. Stave\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Fungi 425\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCraig S. Glazer and Cecile S. Rose\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Anaplasma, Chlamydophila, Coxiella, Ehrlichia, and Rickettsia 457\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDennis J. Darcey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Parasites 471\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWilliam N. Yang\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Envenomations 501\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJames A. Palmier\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Allergens 519\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid C. Caretto\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Latex 537\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCarol A. Epling\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 Malignant Cells 543\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAubrey K. Miller\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 Recombinant Organisms 547\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJessica Herzstein and Gregg M. Stave\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32 Prions: Creutzfeldt–jakob Disease (CJD) and Related Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSEs) 553\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDennis J. Darcey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33 Endotoxins 557\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobert Jacobs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34 Wood Dust 563\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHarold R. Imbus and Gregg M. Stave\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 569\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGregg  M. Stave\u003c\/b\u003e, MD, JD, MPH, FACP, FACOEM, FACPM is a consultant in occupational medicine and corporate health and Assistant Consulting Professor in the Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine at Duke University Medical Center. He previously worked as a corporate medical director for Glaxo.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter H. Wald\u003c\/b\u003e, MD, MPH, FACP, FACOEM, FACMT, is the Enterprise Medical Director at USAA in San Antonio, Texas, and Adjunct Professor of Public Health, San Antonio Regional Campus, University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, TX.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGregg Stave and Peter Wald’s \u003ci\u003ePhysical and Biological Hazards of the Workplace\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the leading references for the practice of occupational and environmental health. During the fourteen years since the previous edition there have been major revisions of government standards and guidelines for physical agents such as manual materials handling, shift work and high-pressure environments, and biological agents including tuberculosis and tick-borne diseases as well as the emergence or spread of biological hazards, including Ebola Virus. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExtensively updated and expanded, this book continues to be a practical \"how to\" reference for health and safety professionals. The text is logically organized for quick reference, with separate sections devoted to physical and biological hazards. Introductory chapters furnish an overview of each broad class of workplace hazard, followed by detailed entries describing specific causes, agents, and organisms.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOrganized according to a common format that encompasses all the information health professionals require:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eOccupational setting\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExposure route and measurement guidelines\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNormal physiology and pathophysiology or pathobiology\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiagnosis and treatment\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMedical surveillance\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eControl and prevention\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOSHA and NIOSH standards and guidelines\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe contributors include many of the nation's leading authorities in occupational and environmental medicine. Acting as a first reference this book provides a practical overview for the primary health practitioner. It is also intended to be useful for health professionals who have no formal occupational medicine training. The third edition continues to assist all health professionals who are responsible for protecting the health and safety of workers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989786804453,"sku":"NP9781118928608","price":160.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781118928608.jpg?v=1761785464","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/physical-and-biological-hazards-of-the-workplace-isbn-9781118928608","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}