Employees, employers and the government have all become very aware of the effects on health of the work environment. As a result, this subject area is rapidly developing with recent changes in legislation, sampling and measurement methods, as well as a new emphasis on the psychological impact of work, and the importance of an appropriate work-life balance. The purpose of this book is to provide a clear and concise account of the principles of occupational hygiene and, as such, it is suitable for students studying for degree courses in this subject and for the MFOM. It is also suitable for occupational physicians and nurses, to safety representatives and to trade unionists. This edition sees the introduction of nine new chapters covering recently emerged topics such as work/life balance, work organisation and pyschological issues.

Employees, employers and the government have all become very awareof the effects on health of the work environment. As a result, thissubject area is rapidly developing with recent changes inlegislation, sampling and measurement methods, as well as a newemphasis on the psychological impact of work, and the importance ofan appropriate work-life balance.The purpose of this book is to provide a clear and conciseaccount of the principles of occupational hygiene and, as such, itis suitable for students studying for degree courses in thissubject and for the MFOM. It is also suitable for occupationalphysicians and nurses, to safety representatives and to tradeunionists.This edition sees the introduction of nine new chapters coveringrecently emerged topics such as work/life balance, workorganisation and pyschological issues.

List of Contributors.Preface..Part 1: Introduction.Occupational Hygiene (Kerry Gardiner).Global Strategies and Trends in Occupational Health: Well-beingat Work in Focus (Bengt Knave).Part 2: Organ Structure and Function and the Adverse Effectsof Work.The Structure and Function if the Lung (J. Malcolm Harringtonand Anthony J. Newman-Taylor).Organ Structure and Function: The Skin (Iain S. Foulds).Musculoskeletal Disorders (Grahmae Brown).The Effects of Inhaled Materials on the Lung and Other TargetOrgans (Jon G. Ayres).The Effects of Some Physical Agents (Philip Raffaelli).Toxicology (Julian Delic, Steven Fairburst and MaureenMeldreum).Part 3: Principles of Occupational Hygiene.The Nature and Properties of Workplace Airborne Contaminants(Lisa M. Brosseau and Claudiu T. Lungu).Principles of Risk Assessment (Steven S. Sadhra).Design of Exposure Measurement Surveys and their StatisticalAnalyses (Hans Krombout, Martie van Tongeren and Igor Burstyn).Retrospective Exposure Assessment (Tom J. Smith, Patricia A.Stewart and Robert F. Herrick).Biological Monitoring ((Tar-Ching Aw).Epidemiology (J. Malcolm Harrington).Part 4: Environmental Hazards: Principles and Methods oftheir Assessment.The Sampling of Aerosols: Principles and Methods. (DavidMark).The Sampling of gases and Vapours: Principles and Methods(Richard H. Brown).Noise (Kerry Gardiner).Vibration (Michael J. Griffin).Light and Lighting (N. Alan Smith).The Thermal Environment (Antony Youle).Non-ionizing Radiation: Electromagnetic Field and OpticalRadiation (Philip Chadwick).Ionizing Radiation: Physics, Measurement, Biological Effects andControl (Ronald F. Clayton).Biological Agents (Julia M. Greig and Chris J. Ellis).Psychological Issues (Anne Spurgeon).The Development of Argonomics as a Scientific Discipline (JoanneCrawford).Dermal Exposure Assessment (John W. Cherrie)..Part 5: Allied and Emerging Issues.Occupational Accident Prevention (Richard T. Booth and AnthonyJ. Boyle).Part 6: Control.Work Organization and Work-related Stress (Tom Cox, AmandaGriffiths and Stavroula Leka).Control Philosophy (Kerry Gardiner).Ventilation (Frank Gill).Personal Protective Equipment (Robin M. Howie).Occupational Health and Hygiene Management (Lawrence Watermanand Karen Baxter)