Fehlzeiten-Report 2006
by Bernhard Badura, Henner Schellschmidt, and Christian Vetter
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...
Trade Unions, Employment and Unemployment Duration (FIEF Studies in Labour Markets & Economic Policy S.)
by Bertil Holmlund, etc., Karl-Gustav Lofgren, and Lars Engstrom
This is the first volume in a series of studies which will cover both theoretical and empirical material and will provide a forum for scholars to publish applied, policy-oriented research. The book is divided into two parts, each consisting of a substantial paper followed by two shorter papers of comment and discussion. The first part of the text investigates the relationship between levels of wages and levels of unemployment in unionized economies, outlining the theoretical issues involved and...
Evidence-based Occupational Health (International Congress S., v. 1294)
"Evidence-Based Occupational Health" is a collection of papers presented at the 13th International Congress on Occupational Health Services held from 30 November to 3 December 2005, in Utsunomiya, Japan. This was the annual congress of the ICOH Scientific Committee on Health Service Research and Evaluation in Occupational Health. Globally, there are many workers who are not covered by any occupational health services (OHS). In order to convince employers and policy decision-makers to invest in O...
Physical and Biological Hazards of the Workplace
The first award-winning edition of Peter Wald and Gregg Stave's Physical and Biological Hazards of the Workplace has become one of the leading references for the practice of occupational and environmental health. During the seven years since the landmark first edition appeared, there have been major revisions of government standards and guidelines for physical agents such as ergonomics, shift work, and electric power, and for biological agents such as tuberculosis and blood-borne pathogens. Now...
Vantage Point (High Tide Disability)
by George Seuss and George Suess
Topics in Biological Monitoring
Nanotechnology and Occupational Health
by Andrew D Maynard and David Y. H Pui
This volume, a reprint from a special issue of the Journal of Nanoparticle Research, draws on work presented at The Second International Symposium on Nanotechnology and Occupational Health, held in Minnesota in 2005. It presents an interdisciplinary approach to nanotechnology and occupational health and offers an overview of recent developments toward assessment and management of hazards and risks associated with engineered nanomaterials.
Industrial Hygiene Control of Airborne Chemical Hazards, Second Edition
by William Popendorf
Are you a practicing occupational hygienist wondering how to find a substitute organic solvent that is safer to use than the hazardous one your company is using? Chapter 6 is your resource. Are you a new hygienist looking for an alternative technology as a nonventilation substitute for an existing hazard? Chapter 8 is your resource. Are you looking for an overview of ventilation? Chapters 10 and 11 are your resource? Are you an industrial hygiene student wanting to learn about local exhaust vent...
This expanded edition of Environmental Health and Safety Audits brings you up-to-date on changes in EPA and OSHA auditing policies, issues currently confronting auditing programs, and state-of-the-art strategies for managing and conducting audits. The author discusses new developments in information generation and availability, including new chapters on meeting ISO 14000 auditing guidelines, auditing dilemmas, and auditing tips, and new tools for building a successful audit program, including se...
The Medical Review Officer's Manual
by Robert B Swotinsky, Donna Smith, and Medical Review Officer Certification Council
Recognized as an authoritative treatment of an important subject area, and presented in a conversational and straightforward style, Industrial Hygiene Simplified, Second Edition is an updated edition of the original, well-received textbook. Industrial Hygiene Simplified is valuable and accessible for use by those involved in such disciplines as industrial technology, manufacturing technology, industrial engineering technology, occupational safety, management, and supervision. This book is ideal...
On-Site Occupational Health and Rehabilitation: A Model for the Manufacturing and Service Industries describes how to establish an on-site occupational health program, from a sample of a request for proposal response, cost-savings reports, and clinical protocols, evaluations, and treatments to corporate awareness of workers' compensation, lost work-time situations, and applications for cost-effective solutions. Contains procedures and guidelines developed by the author for prestigious firms such...
First Published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Guide to Occupational Exposure Values, 1989
Buchhandlertext: Das Buch fuhrt in die physikalischen Grundlagen der medizinischen Physik ein. Die reine Physik wird systematisch dargestellt; die Physik der Koerperfunktionen, der medizinisch-physikalischen Mess- und Behandlungsverfahren der Klinik, der Wechselwirkung der verschiedenen physikalischen Groessen mit dem Koerper und der Unfallverhutung wird uberwiegend in Form von Beispielen prasentiert.
Psychologische Arbeitsanalyse (Spezielle Arbeits- Und Ingenieurpsychologie in Einzeldarstel, #3)
by B Matern
Keine Wissenschaft kann wirkungsvoller sein, als es die Beschaffenheit ihrer Methoden erlaubt. Die Art der erforderlichen Methoden bestimmen der Gegenstand und die Zielstel- lungen der Befassung mit ihm. Die Arbeitspsychologie einschlieBlich ihrer organisations- und ingenieurpsychologischen Teilgebiete benotigt Methoden zur Analyse, Bewertung und Gestaltung der psychischen Aspekte von Produktions-, insbesondere Arbeitspro- zessen mit ihren Bedingungen und Auswirkungen. Die arbeitspsychologischen...
Advances in Ergonomic Design of Systems, Products and Processes
These proceedings summarize the best papers in each research area represented at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the German Gesellschaft fur Arbeitswissenschaft, held at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) from February 26-28. The meeting featured more than 160 presentations and 30 posters reflecting the diversity of subject matter in the field of human and industrial engineering.
Homo Sapiens Digitalis - Virtuelle Ergonomie Und Digitale Menschmodelle
Das Buch zeigt den aktuellen Stand in Forschung und Praxis uber virtuelle Ergonomie und digitale Menschmodelle. Methoden und Werkzeuge fur Praktiker, Wissenschaftler sowie Studierende, um die Menschmodelle einzusetzen, werden erlautert. Dazu bietet es methodisch aufbereitetes Wissen zu digitalen Menschmodellen und virtueller Ergonomie. Insbesondere fur Konstrukteure und Planer werden wertvolle Praxisbeispiele zum Einsatz der Menschmodelle gegeben. Dieses Lehr- und Praxisbuch vermittelt das Wisse...