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Die Verantwortung von Vorgesetzten erstreckt sich nicht zuletzt auf das Wohlbefinden der Mitarbeiter. Wer aber kummert sich um ihre eigene Gesundheit? Was sind die wichtigsten Beanspruchungen, was die Ressourcen von Fuhrungskraften? Wie schatzen sie selbst ihre Gesundheit ein? Zu welchem Ergebnis kommt dagegen ein Check-Up beim Praventivmediziner? Die in diesem Buch dargestellten Untersuchungsergebnisse beantworten alle diese Fragen ausfuhrlich. Die Befragung der Fuhrungskrafte hat unter anderem...

As world competitiveness sharpens, more industries are using shiftwork. This set of short pages from the most recent international symposium on shiftwork brings together review papers on a number of the world's leading shiftwork researchers. Health problems must concern both shiftworkers and their managers, and a series of papers report new findings on coronary risk factors and cardiovascular diseases, general health complaints, sleep and the effect of poor sleep in performance. Should women wor...

Introduction to Occupational Health in Public Health Practice Bernard J. Healey and Kenneth T. Walker Introduction to Occupational Health in Public Health Practice Introduction to Occupational Health in Public Health Practice uses concepts of prevention, epidemiology, toxicology, disparities, preparedness, disease management, and health promotion to explain the underlying causes of occupational illness and injury and to provide a methodology to develop cost-effective programs that prevent injury...

Introduction to Theory-Driven Program Evaluation provides a clear guide for practicing evaluation science, and numerous examples of how these evaluations actually unfold in contemporary practice. A special emphasis is placed how to conduct theory-driven program evaluations that are culturally responsive and strengths-focused. In this thoroughly revised new edition, author Stewart I. Donaldson provides a state-of-the art treatment of the basics of conducting theory-driven program evaluations. Ea...

Schallbewertung ist eine zentrale Aufgabe der Larmforschung. Gerausche am Arbeitsplatz, in der Freizeit, in der Umwelt allgemein koennen als angenehm, als stoerend oder sogar als schmerzhaft wahrgenommen werden. Schall stellt im einen Extrem einen Informationstrager, im anderen eine Ursache fur gesundheitliche Beeintrachtigungen dar. Das interdisziplinare Arbeitsfeld wird hier systematisch, teilweise der historischen Entwicklung folgend, auch fur den Nicht-Fachmann verstandlich, dargestellt.

Spirituality is an important aspect of occupational therapy theory and practice, yet it remains little understood. This timely book adds to the current debate by exploring the meaning of spirituality within occupational therapy and by outlining evidence which supports this area of practice. Beginning with the three stances surrounding spirituality for the common good and the theology of occupation, throughout its 10 chapters the book goes on to cover topics such as: Spirituality of caring; T...

This text provides information on safety in the welding industry. It identifies the hazards of all major welding processes, showing how they should be controlled to provide safe working conditions for welders and other engineering personnel. Moreover, it includes a comprehensive listing of safety regulations in the United States and Canada. This new edition describes the latest technology in the gas and arc welding processes, as well as more specialized welding processes, brazing soldering and t...

The fourteenth in a series of annual volumes that provides authoritative reviews in the field of industrial and organizational psychology, this volume provides coverage of emergent issues such as personnel selection methods, system safety and control, well-being in the workplace, and more. The issue of work performance is given particular attention in this volume with chapters on work performance, organizational citizenship, and conflict and performance in groups and organizations.

The indispensable resource for health professionals on potentially unsafe chemicals--now fully updated Proctor and Hughes' Chemical Hazards of the Workplace, Fifth Edition provides a comprehensive reference text for health professionals who need toxicology data on chemicals that may be encountered in various work settings. Building on the success of the Fourth Edition-already a standard text-this new edition updates and revises the more than 600 entries of that text, and also adds monographs on...

Bei der Herstellung hochreiner Produkte spielt Hygienic Design moderner Anlagen, Apparate, Komponenten und Prozessri?1/2ume eine entscheidende Rolle. Die Lebensmittel-, Futtermittel-, Pharma-, Kosmetik- und Bioindustrie sind aus hygienischen Gri?1/2nden, die Chemische- und Farbenindustrie aus Gri?1/2nden der Produktreinheit auf einwandfreie Sauberkeit ihrer Prozesseinrichtungen angewiesen. Durch Optimierung der Reinigbarkeit lassen sich bei Produkten, die fi?1/2r den menschlichen Konsum bestimmt...

This is a useful resource for every business and health promotion professional concerned with corporate health promotion. In this book top worksite health professionals share proven ideas and examples in formulating programme objectives and making sound business decisions that align with the health of companies and the people affiliated with them. The five specific parts of the book are divided in such a way that the reader should be able to access specific information quickly rather than having...

This overview covers health-related effects of a special group of silicates, named phyllosilicates for their structure (non-fibrous platty crystals), and known for their industrial uses (filling, insulating and absorbing materials). Their most important contaminant, asbestos, is also discussed. The different chapters describe the present knowledge concerning geology, mineralogy and health-related effects (epidemiology, pathology, animal experiments, cell toxicology, carcinogenesis) of phyllosili...