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Book SynopsisThis new edition of Occupational and Environmental Medicine concentrates more on the newer kinds of occupational disease including those (like RSI and pesticide poisoning) where exposure and effects are difficult to understand.Trade Review“It is extremely good value for its price as each chapter has been extensively researched and updated and has suggestions and references for further reading to explore the subject material in more detail.” (Journal of Occupational Medicine, 30 May 2013) Table of ContentsContributors vii Preface ix 1 Hazards of Work 1David Snashall 2 HealthWork and Wellbeing 7Nerys Williams 3 Assessing theWork Environment 11Keith T. Palmer and David Coggon 4 Practising Occupational Health 17Anil Adisesh 5 Legal Aspects 24Martyn Davidson 6 Ethics 31Paul Litchfield 7 Fitness for Work 36William Davies 8 Musculoskeletal Disorders 45Kim Burton and Nicholas Kendall 9 Mental Health 51Samuel B. Harvey and Max Henderson 10 Skin Disorders 59Ian R. White 11 Respiratory Disorders 63Ira Madan and Paul Cullinan 12 Infections 68Dipti Patel 13 Occupational Cancers 80John Hobson 14 Disorders of Uncertain Aetiology 88Andy Slovak 15 Physical Agents 94Ron McCaig 16 Ergonomics and Human Factors 107Joanne O. Crawford 17 Genetics and Reproduction 113Nicola Cherry 18 The AgeingWorkforce 117Sarah Harper 19 Travel 122Derek R. Smith Peter A. Leggat and Dipti Patel 20 Emerging Issues 129Judy Sng and David Koh 21 Pollution 135Robert Maynard 22 Global Health 140Paolo Vineis Index 149

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Book SynopsisErnsting's Aviation and Space Medicine applies current understanding in medicine, physiology and the behavioural sciences to the medical challenges and stresses that are faced by both civil and military aircrew, and their passengers, on a daily basis. The sixth edition of this established textbook and clinical reference has been revised and updated by a multidisciplinary team of experienced contributors, many new to this edition. The structure of the book has been refined, bringing related chapters together where appropriate, while the clinical content has been carefully streamlined in line with the specific requirements of the aviation medicine practitioner and adviser, with new chapters added on Commercial Space Travel, Skin Disease and Womenâs Health.Key Features: Convenient â embraces all aspects of aviation medicine in a single volume, divided into four parts for ease of reference: Aviation Physiology & Aircrew Systems, Space Physiology & Medicine, Cli

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Book SynopsisThe World Health Organizationâs recently published Global Report on Drowning found that drowning is the third leading cause of unintentional injury death worldwideâmaking the information presented in this new book an important part of the global effort to reduce this health risk.Written by leading researchers and academics from around the world, The Science of Beach Lifeguarding focuses on the scientific evidence that underpins what is taught to and practised by beach lifeguards. It is the first book to pull together all the different areas involved in beach lifeguarding and evaluate their evidence base.An accessible and informative reference underpinned by the best current research, the bookâs key themes cover the context of beach lifeguarding, the physical environment in which lifeguards work, medical aspects, practical lifeguarding techniques, physiological standards for lifeguards, safety education, and future developments in beach lifeguaTable of ContentsContext, History of Beach Lifeguarding, Lifeguard Effectiveness, Data, Risk Analysis and Evaluation, Modern Day Beach Lifeguarding Practice, Physical Environment, Beach Hazard Identification, Rip Currents, Beach Risk Assessment, Risk Assessment in Practice, Human Environment, Drowning, Cold Water Immersion, Human Environment: Implications for Practice, Lifeguarding, Recognition, Vigilance and Surveillance Techniques, Lifeguard Swimming Performance in Surf, Resuscitation Techniques for Lifeguards, Beach Lifeguard First Aid, Effectiveness of Beach Lifesaving Techniques, Effectiveness of Beach Lifesaving Equipment, Technological Advantages in Beach Safety and Lifeguarding, Lifeguarding Practice: Recent Advances, Lifeguard Standards, Injuries and Risks whilst Lifeguarding, Medical Standards, Eyesight Standards, Occupational Fitness and Strength Standards, The importance and Implications of Lifeguard standards, Safety Education, A Behavioural Approach to Safety Education, Beach Safety Prevention Strategies, Effectiveness of Beach Safety Educational Programmes, Safety Education in Practice

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Book SynopsisSocial justice, inclusion, and person-centredness are the cornerstones of occupational therapy but despite this, the experiences and inequities faced by Black and minoritised populations in health and social care often go unseen and unattended in occupational therapy practice.This timely book provides a compendium of global insights into the inequities faced by Black and minoritised groups in health and social care and considers how key changes in occupational therapy practice and education can redress disparities. Each contributor is active in the occupational therapy community and is incredibly well placed to provide guidance and practical suggestions on how to create sustainable, antiracist practice and disrupt the current status quo.Invaluable to occupational therapy professional bodies, academics, and students alike, this expansive collection of voices is essential reading for those looking to redress the imbalance of power caused by racism.Trade ReviewThis book will certainly be a game changer. -- Dr Dave Thomas, co- editor of Doing Equity and Diversity for Success in Higher Education: Redressing Structural Inequalities in the AcademyIt has taken our occupational therapy profession more than a century to break its loud silence on the harmful existence of systemic racism and other intersecting oppressions - collective occupations in their own right. Going forward, as occupational therapists we must introspectively interrogate the nature of our sustained institutional silence on systemic racism, its genesis and impact on who we are, how we think and what we know and do. Antiracist Occupational Therapy by Musharrat Ahmed-Landeryou et al. is the first ever book in the history of occupational therapy that explicitly, courageously engages with the phenomenon of systemic racism. It presents as a timely resource for politically, epistemologically and practically positioning and preparing ourselves to effectively confront and address whenever and wherever this dehumanizing force rears its ugly head. -- Dr Frank Kronenberg, Co-editor of the book series Occupational Therapies without Borders and A Political Practice of Occupational TherapyThe book is well-constructed, thoughtful, provocative and powerful. It also taught me a great deal more about OT than I had before reading so thank you and the authors for contributing knowledge and influence in this space. I also appreciated the energy the book offers to the reader. Each chapter ends by inviting the reader to reflect on their reading by recording their understanding and learning. Readers will appreciate the authenticity of the authors' voices, where contributors have generously shared their own lived experiences to emphasise different complex concepts. -- Dr Angie Bartoli, Editor of Anti-racism in Social Work PracticeThis is a timely book as anti-racism continues to remain an important subject matter. It is a developing area of work within the occupational therapy profession that is worthy of taking centre stage. Occupational Therapy is a valued and worthwhile profession; however, it does not operate within a social or political vacuum and this book will help those in the profession to consider their role in the fight against racism. -- Dr Arun Verma, Editor of Anti-Racism in Higher Education: An Action Guide for Change

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Book SynopsisThis innovative volume introduces Twinley's concept of The Dark Side of Occupation'. Focused on less explored and under-addressed occupations, it is an idea which challenges traditional assumptions around the positive, beneficial, health-promoting relationship between occupation and health. Emphasising that people's individual experiences of occupations are not always addressed and may not always be legal, socially acceptable, or conducive to good health, the book investigates how these experiences can be explored theoretically, in practice and research, and in curriculum content for those learning about occupation. Beginning with a discussion of some assumptions and misunderstandings that have been made about the concept, the substantive chapters present and analyse tangible examples of the concept's applicability. This ground-breaking and practice-changing text provides ideas for future research and highlights contemporary, internationally relevant issues and concernTable of Contents1.The Dark Side of Occupation: An introduction to the Naming, Creation, Intent, and Development of the Concept Section I Theorising the Dark Side of Occupation 2.The Dark Side of Occupation: Accumulating Insights from Occupational Science 3.The Dark Side of Occupation: An Historical Review of Occupational Therapy 4.The Whole of the Moon: How Our Occupational Lens Helps or Hinders Our Exploration of the Dark Side of Occupation 5.Ontological and Epistemological Considerations in Understanding Occupations in Extreme and/or Oppressive Contexts: "Doing Non Violent Resistance" in Palestine Section II Researching the Dark Side of Occupation 6.Homelessness and Occupation 7.Occupational Transition from Smoker to Non-Smoker: The Perceived Consequences in Women’s Lives 8.Self-Defeating Behaviour in an Individual with Borderline Personality Disorder from An Occupational Perspective 9.Exploring the Impact of Childhood Sexual Abuse Trauma in the Context of the Occupation of Work Section III Occupational Therapy Practice 10.Challenges for Occupational Therapists Working with Clients who Choose Illicit, Immoral or Health-Compromising Occupations 11.Substance Use and Recovery as Part of Daily Life: A Zimbabwean Perspective of Substance Use as an Occupation among Young Adults Living with HIV 12.The Dark Side of Occupation in an Eating Disorder Intensive Day Service 13.Occupational Engagement in Forensic Settings: Exploring the Occupational Experiences of Men Living within a Forensic Mental Health Unit 14.The Development of an Assessment which Provides a Practical Application of the Concept of the Dark Side of Occupation for Practitioners and Students Section IV Occupational Therapy Education 15.Occupational Therapy Sounds Too Nice: Reflections from a Recently Trained Occupational Therapist 16.The Dark Side of Studying at University 17.How the Dark Side of Occupation can be Instructed in a Course: Learning from Occupational Therapy 18.Not Everything is Rosy and Not Everyone Wants to Fix their Garden: An Australian Example of Integrating the Dark Side of Occupation into Curriculum for Final Year Students 19.The Value of Exploring the Dark Side of Occupation in Pre-Registration Occupational Therapy Education, Using Homelessness as a Case Study 20.The Dark Side of Occupation: A Conversation of our Evolution and our Future

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Book SynopsisThis is equally true for dynamic stereoscopy in binocular vision as well as for perception on the basis of movement parallax, a phenomenon of differentiated contour displacement within a given field of vision which is also available to the monocular individual under conditions of head or body or object movement within the visual space.Table of ContentsPreface.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Elements of dynamic stereoscopic vision.- 2.1 Monocular dynamic visual acuity.- 2.1.1 Effects of mode of movement.- 2.1.2 Dynamic visual acuity due to eye alterations.- 2.2 Stereoscopic vision.- 2.2.1 Determination of static stereoacuity.- 2.2.2 Quality of stereoacuity.- 2.3 Dynamic parallactoscopy.- 2.3.1 Testing equipment.- 2.4 More empirical factors of stereoscopic vision.- 2.5 Dynamic vision.- 3 Equipment and methods for testing dynamic stereoacuity.- 3.1 Determination of dynamic stereoacuity.- 3.1.1 Binocular rotational prismometer.- 3.1.2 Test object.- 3.1.3 Testing method.- 3.2 Determination of kinetoparallactic stereoacuity.- 3.2.1 Parallactoscopometer.- 3.2.2 Test object.- 3.2.3 Testing method.- 4 Normal values of dynamic stereoacuity.- 4.1 Dynamic stereoacuity.- 4.1.1 Mean values and standard deviation.- 4.1.2 Effect of age.- 4.1.3 Effect of sex.- 4.1.4 Effect of occupational activity.- 4.1.5 Comparison between dynamic stereoacuity and dynamic visual acuity.- 4.2 Dynamic parallactoscopy.- 4.2.1 Mean values and standard deviation.- 4.2.2 Effects of age and static visual acuity.- 4.2.3 Effects of sex and occupational activity.- 4.2.4 Comparison between right and left eyes.- 4.2.5 Comparison between active and passive movement parallax.- 5 Variations of test objects and testing methods.- 5.1 Dynamic stereoacuity.- 5.1.1 Various circular movements.- 5.1.2 Variations in bar thickness.- 5.1.3 Variations in bar spacing.- 5.1.4 Variations in bar height.- 5.1.5 Depth distance of only two bars.- 5.1.6 Depth distance of two surfaces.- 5.2 Dynamic parallactoscopy.- 5.2.1 Variations in bar thickness.- 5.2.2 Variations in bar spacing and bar height.- 5.2.3 Depth distance of two and five bars.- 5.2.4 Double triangular test.- 5.2.5 Variations in image time and object speed.- 5.2.6 Variations in direction of movements.- 6 Dynamic stereoacuity in response to changes in perception conditions.- 6.1 Dynamic stereoacuity.- 6.1.1 Bilateral impairment of visual acuity.- 6.1.2 Unilateral impairment of visual acuity.- 6.1.3 Conditions of scotopic vision.- 6.1.4 Unilateral light absorption.- 6.1.5 Anisometropia.- 6.2 Dynamic parallactoscopy.- 6.2.1 Impairment of visual acuity.- 6.2.2 Conditions of scotopic vision.- 7 Effect of psychosensorial factors.- 7.1 Fatigue.- 7.2 Effect of psychosedatives.- 7.3 Effect of hypnotics.- 7.4 Short-time and long-time exercises.- 7.5 Asthenopia.- 8 Comparison between dynamic and kinetoparallactic stereoacuities.- 9 Conclusions.

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Book SynopsisThis book addresses the complexity of preventing, diagnosing, and treating musculoskeletal pain and disability disorders in the workplace.Trade Review“Professors Gatchel and Schultz address a growing problem of chronic pain arising from job-related stresses. … This book is meticulously assembled, making it a valuable reference for those engaged in alleviating musculoskeletal pain in their patients as well as others engaged in evaluating and possibly reducing disability disorders in the workplace.” (J. Thomas Pierce, Doody’s Book Reviews, June, 2016)Table of ContentsPART I THE MOST COMMON OCCUPATIONAL MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN AND DISABILITY DISORDERS.- Occupational Musculoskeletal Pain and Disability Disorders: An Overview.- Back Pain.- Cervical Pain.- Upper Extremity Pain.- Lower Extremity Pain.- Chronic Widespread Pain.-The Problem of Whiplash Injuries: Etiology, Assessment and Treatment.- New Trends of Musculoskeletal Disorders in the Military.- PART II CONCEPTUAL AND METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES.- Search Engines/Resources Available to Obtain the Latest Prevalence and Cost Data for Occupational Pain and Disability Disorders.- Epidemiology of Musculoskeletal Disorders and Workplace Factors.- Acute, Postacute and Chronic Disorders: Differences and Potential Recovery Outcomes.- Psychological and Psychiatric Sequelae of Chronic Musculoskeletal Disorders.- Preemployment and Preplacement Screening of Workers to Prevent Occupational Musculoskeletal Disorders.- Medicolegal Issues Involved in Occupational Musculoskeletal Injuries.- Workers’ Compensation and Other Disability Insurance Systems Involved in Occupational Musculoskeletal Disorders.- Approaches to the Quantitative Physical and Functional Capacity Assessment of Occupational Musculoskeletal Disorders.- Current American Medical Association Guidelines for Evaluating Musculoskeletal Impairment and Maximum Medical Impairment.- PART III INTERVENTION APPROACHES AND TECHNIQUES.- Traditional Medical Intervention Approaches to Musculoskeletal Disorders: A Review.-The Biopsychosocial Approach to the Assessment and Intervention for Musculoskeletal Disorders.- The Interdisciplinary Treatment Approach: The Key Components for Success.- Early Intervention to Prevent the Development of Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain and Disability Disorders.- A Review of Self-Management Techniques for Musculoskeletal Pain.- Work Accommodation Methods for Occupational Musculoskeletal Injuries.- Models of Return-to-Work for Musculoskeletal Disorders: An Update.- Vocational Assessment and Training for Patients with Chronic Occupational Musculoskeletal Disorders.- Real-effectiveness Medicine in Musculoskeletal Disorders.- Future Research Directions for Preventing and Treating Occupational Musculoskeletal Disorders.

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Book SynopsisArt and Occupation A Collection of Articles Exploring Images of Work first published in 'Occupational Medicine' 2008 What is it? What does it look like? What does it mean? What does it matter? Art and Occupation is a beautifully illustrated book featuring the series of articles written by Dr Mike McKiernan for the journal Occupational Medicine.

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Book SynopsisThis new edition updates the previous one and adds additional content related to postoperative management, pain management, LGBTQ care, and uroradiology. This book is designed to meet the needs of nurse practitioners, advanced practice nurses globally and physician assistants working in urology. Content assumes some background knowledge regarding the normal anatomy and physiology of the genitourinary system and the pathophysiology underlying specific urologic health-related problems. This ensures that the provider can pursue exemplary management of patients with acute and chronic urologic conditions in a wide variety of settings, including independent practices, and academic urologic practices. This manual fills the gaps that traditional curricula may have left, permitting the reader to proceed with confident management of adult patients with urologic care needs, promoting the role of a skilled clinician in urology, especially for chronic, non-operative urologic conditions while recognizing those conditions which may benefit from surgical management.As the burden of urologic disease increases with an aging U.S. population, it is increasingly clear that nurse practitioners and physician assistants will be called on to move into roles caring for patients with urologic disease. Use of NPs and PAs to their highest education will become an increasingly important strategy for maintaining access and reducing costs, in the context of urologist workforce that is shrinking. However, urology topics receive sporadic attention in NP and PA curricula, leaving practicing NPs and PAs with gaps in their knowledge concerning trends and recommendations for management of urologic health conditions. As this demand for provider visits for urologic concerns increases, the demand for provider services to care for patients with urologic health concerns will also increase, and presents the opportunity for both NPs and PAs to move into specialty practice environments within urology.Table of Contents Preface Introduction Michelle Lajiness and Susanne Quallich 1. Transitioning pediatric urology patients to adult urology practices Michelle McGarry2. Basics of hypogonadism evaluation and management Ken Mitchell3. Evaluation and management of common scrotal/genital conditions 4. Erectile dysfunction and men’s sexual health Jeff Albaugh5. Benign prostatic hyperplasia Gina Powley6. Hematuria Becky Thorne7. Prostatitis and chronic male pelvic pain Susanne Quallich8. Stone disease Marc Crisenbery9. Urethral stricture, trauma and urologic emergencies 10. Urinary tract infection and pyelonephritis Shelly Lajiness11. Basics of pre and postoperative management specific to urology patients12. Neurogenic bladder and underactive bladder Shelly Lajiness13. Stress incontinence Jason Gilleran 14. Overactive bladder Jen Mosher15. Women's urology: Painful bladder syndrome and interstitial cystitis Guilia Lane16. Prostate cancer and PSA screening Jason Hafron17. Bladder and urothelial cancer Hillary Durstein and Sara Drummer 18. Kidney cancer Jason Hafron19. Penile and testicular cancers 20. Uroradiology for the Nurse Practitioner 21. Procedures for the nurse practitioner in urology Heather Schultz and Sarah Stanley 22. Pain management and the urology patient Susanne Quallich23. Law Primer for the Urology NP Patrick Quallich24. Special topics for the Urology NP a. transgender/LGBTQ care b. urologic f/u of the gender reassignment patientc. competencies overview/summary d. basics of the male infertility evaluation e. men’s health overview24. Appendix: Resources, coding resources, PSA screening, urologic emergencies

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Book SynopsisThis text presents epidemiologic methods for studying injuries and evaluating interventions to prevent them. It explains how to formulate research questions, the sources of reliable and valid data, and the best choice of research methods. The difficulties of applying rates and ratios to the evaluation of programs are discussed, and the use of economic concepts and policy analysis is covered. It provides specific objectives for research in the various stages of injury control planning and implementation, including the types of data needed to reach the objectives. This third edition is fully updated throughout with new studies used as discussion examples. The chapters have been reorganised into more precise topic areas, for ease of reference.Trade Review...excellent material that should be of great interest to many readers. The case studies are excellent examples of the interpretations of epidemiological data. * Doody's Notes *Table of Contents1. Injury and the Role of Epidemiology ; 2. Energy Characteristics and Control Strategies ; 3. Research Objectives and Usable Data ; 4. Injury Severity ; 5. Injury Statistics ; 6. National Injury Surveillance ; 7. Local Injury Surveillance ; 8. The Use and Abuse of Causal Analysis ; 9. Research Designs and Data Analysis ; 10. Human Factors ; 11. Evaluation of Programs to Change Human Factors Voluntarily ; 12. Evaluation of Laws and Rules Directed at Individual Behavior ; 13. Evaluation of Agent, Vehicle and Environmental Modifications ; 14. Evaluation of Post-injury Treatment and Rehabilitation ; 15. Injury Epidemiology and Economics ; 16. Summation of Principles

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Book SynopsisWithin the digital era, agile working is imperative for organisations and workers to meet the needs of customers, service-users and ever-changing markets. This needs to be achieved whilst meeting goals of effectiveness and well-being. In this book, state-of-the-art theory is used to understand how to optimise agile working by addressing key issues around personality, team-working and management. The authors define the concept of agile working and unpack often-misunderstood terms associated with this, such as remote working and telework. The book explores the well-being consequences of agile work including sedentary behaviours, digital distraction, and digital resistance before offering insights for the future. Examining current practice in the context of established and emerging theory, the book paves the way towards further advances in the field and supports organisations seeking to make agile working work for them. Agile Working and Well-being in the Digital Age provides a valuable new resource for practitioners and scholars in the fields of occupational and organizational psychology, human resource management, organisational development, mental health and well-being.Table of ContentsDedication; Christine Grant and Emma Russell.- Foreword; Kevin Daniels.- Acknowledgements; Christine Grant and Emma Russell.- Section One: What is Agile Working?.- Chapter 1: Introduction to Agile Working and Well-being in the Digital Age; Emma Russell and Christine Grant.- Chapter 2: Concepts, Terms and Measurement in Agile Working; Christine Grant.- Section Two: Managing Boundaries.- Chapter 3: Boundary Management: Getting the Work-Home Balance Right; Kelly A. Basile and T. Alexandra Beauregard.- Section Three: Managing Digital Communications.- Chapter 4: The Paradox of Work-email: Individual Differences in Agile Digital Work; Emma Russell.- Chapter 5: Digital Distractions: The Effect and Use of Digital Message Alerts and Their Relationship with Work-life Balance; Maria Uther, Michelle Cleveland and Rhiannon Jones.- Chapter 6: E-Resistance: Making Active Choices for Technology Management in an Agile-working Age ; Deepali D’mello.- Section Four: Healthy, Effective and Sustainable Agile Working.- Chapter 7: A Review of the Agile Working Literature in Relation to Five Facets of Well-being; Maria Charalampous.- Chapter 8: Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour in the Digital Workspace; Anthony Thompson .- Chapter 9: Digital Resilience: A Competency Framework for Agile Workers; Christine Grant and Carl Clarke.- Chapter 10: Virtual Teams as Creative and Agile Work Environments; Petros Chamakiotis.- Section Five: Dynamic and Innovative Approaches to Managing Agile Working.- Chapter 11: Leading and Managing the Occupational Well-being and Health of Distributed Workers; Rachel Nayani.- Chapter 12: The Case of Co-working Spaces for Fulfilling Agile Working and Worker Needs; Alessandra Mossa.- Chapter 13: Concluding Thoughts and Implications; Christine Grant and Emma Russell.-

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Book SynopsisDisaster medicine is a broad and dynamic field that encompasses the medical and surgical response to mass casualty incidents including rail, air, and road traffic accidents; domestic terrorism; and pandemic outbreaks. It also encompasses the global issues of conflict and natural catastrophe. Specialists in disaster medicine provide insight, guidance, and expertise on the principles and practice of medicine both in the disaster impact area and healthcare evacuation-receiving facilities. They liaise with emergency management professionals, hospitals, healthcare facilities, communities, and governments. With contributions by international authorities in the field, Making Sense of Disaster Medicine: A Hands-on Guide for Medics is an accessible text designed for all medical students and professionals who may find themselves responding to such incidents. Part of the highly successful Making Sense series, the book features an easy-to-read layout and boxed secTable of ContentsDisaster medicine: Evolution of a specialtyThe medical response to domestic terrorism and major incident managementManaging national mass casualty incidentsClassification of disastersPre- and post-deploymentMedicine in the fieldSurgery in disastersPsychological aspects of conflict and catastropheMarginalized groups in disastersHealthcare in refugee populationsThe realities of warThe hazards of the jobThe ethics of Disaster MedicineElectives in the developing world

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Book SynopsisThis authoritative text on occupational lung disorders builds upon the fundamentals, including clinical, epidemiological, and predictive approaches. It discusses interstitial and malignant diseases, airways diseases, and other respiratory issues, such as diving, working at high altitudes, and abnormal sleep conditions. It also covers related long-term conditions, such as asthma and COPD. This edition has been completely revised and brought up to date for all physicians dealing with pulmonary disorders caused by the environment or the workplace.Print Versions of this book also include access to the ebook version.Trade ReviewThis is an excellent reference book for chest and occupational Physicians… The current editors have done a superb job in bringing together appropriate experts in their fields to create a readable, high-quality book… There are lots of helpful coloured figures, photographs of images to include X-rays, HRCT and PET scans. The content is right up to date and topical.– Jon Poole, Consultant Occupational Physician at the Northern General Hospital, Occupational Medicine, 67.5 (July 2017)Table of ContentsOverviews. Historical (then). Global (now). Fundamentals. The clinical approach. Taking an occupational history. Application of lung function testing to occupation lung disease. Pathology. Imaging. Non-invasive investigations (induced sputum, exhaled breath condensate and related modalities), BAL and other biomarkers. The consequences of chronic respiratory disease on employment and employability. The epidemiological approach. Measuring frequency and trends. Epidemiological methods. Investigating an outbreak. Attribution and compensation. Principles of prevention and control. The predictive approach. Predicting toxicity. Genetics and gene-environment interactions. Screening and surveillance. Interstitial and malignant diseases. Asbestos, non-asbestos silicates, MMWF. Silica. Coal. Other inorganic dusts (iron, tin, etc.). Respiratory cancers. Mesothelioma. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis. Beryllium and related granulomatous responses. Unusual or otherwise "idiopathic" interstitial lung disease (including COP). Airways diseases. Work-related asthma: occupational asthma and work-exacerbated disease. Work-related upper airway diseases. Acute inhalation injuries (chlorine et al). (sub-) acute inhalation syndromes (MMF, humidifier fever etc.). Cotton dust. COPD (including chronic bronchitis). Obliterative bronchiolitis. Welding fume and other irritant gases. Other respiratory issues. Pulmonary infections including zoonoses. Diving. Work at high altitudes. Abnormal sleep conditions and work.

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Book SynopsisDr. Smirnova's updated text is devoted to the theoretical studies of radiation effects on mammals. It summarizes 35 years of results the author obtained from analyzing dose rate equivalents for the Galactic Cosmic Rays (GCR) and for Solar Particles Events (SPE). This edition also includes two new chapters on skin epidermal epithelium and risk assessment for myeloid leukemia, as well as extended revisions addressing the radiation effects on the blood-forming system. Mathematical models are used to explain the effects of both acute and chronic irradiation on the dynamics of vital body systems, like the hematopoietic system, the development of autoimmune diseases, and the mortality dynamics in homogeneous and nonhomogeneous mammalian populations. The proposed methodology of these studies, the models themselves, and the obtained results are of a great theoretical significance and can find wide practical use.Table of ContentsEffects of Acute and Chronic Irradiation on the Blood-Forming System.- Effects of Non-Uniform Acute Irradiation on the Blood-Forming System. - The Small Intestine as a Target for Radiation.- Radiation and Humoral Immunity.- Modeling of Autoimmune Processes.- Individual-Based Approach to Risk Assessment of Radiation-Induced Mortality.- Effects of Acute and Chronic Irradiation on Human Hematopoiesis. - Radiogenic Leukemia Risk Assessment. - Radiation and Skin. - Conclusions.- Index.

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Book SynopsisAs part of its "Programme for the prevention of health hazards caused by industrial substances", the Berufsge- nossenschaft der chemischen Industrie (BG Chemie, Em- ployment Accident Insurance Fund of the Chemical Indus- try) began in 1977 to investigate the toxicity of those chemicals which are widely used, have many different ap- plications and are suspected of being dangerous to health, in particular of having long-term effects. The in- vestigations consist of a literature search and - depending on the results - commissions of experimental studies. It is hoped by means of this testing to close gaps in our know- ledge and to increase the scientific validity of the required risk assessments. The results of the toxicological in- vestigations carried out by BG Chemie, and the resulting substance assessments have been published in German since 1987 in the form of 132 "Toxikologische Bewer- tungen" ("Toxicological Evaluations") up to now. In order to make this useful information internation- ally available, BG Chemie began in October 1990 to pub- lish them as a book series in English, of which the sixth volume (containing 11 individual evaluations) is presented here. Therefore for 83 existing chemicals 'Toxicological Evaluations" are available in English at the moment, a fur- ther 27 are in preparation and will be published soon.Table of ContentsMonochloroacetic acid.- Benzene sulphonic acid hydrazide.- 1,3-Di-o-tolylguanidine.- 4-Nitrophenol.- 2-Methyl-3-butyn-2-Ol.- N-Carboxyanthranilic acid anhydride.- Propionaldehyde.- Azodicarbonamide.- Isobutylidenediurea.- Hydroxylamine and its salts.- Hydroxylamine hydrochloride.- Hydroxylamine sulphate.- Hydroxylamine bisulphate.- Zinc ethylphenyldithiocarbamate.- Compound chemical index vol. 1–6.

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Book SynopsisThe 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.Table of ContentsPersonnel Selection Methods (J. Salgado). System Safety--An Emerging Field for I/O Psychology (B. Fahlbruch & B. Wilpert). Work Control and Employee Well-being: A Decade Review (D. Terry & N. Jimmieson). Multi-source Feedback Systems: A Research Perspective (C. Fletcher & C. Baldry). Workplace Bullying (H. Hoel, et al.). Work Performance: A Multiple Regulation Perspective (R. Roe). A New Kind of Performance for Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Recent Contributions to the Study of Organizational Citizenship Behavior (D. Organ & J. Paine). Conflict and Performance in Groups and Organizations (C. De Dreu, et al.). Index. Contents of Previous Volumes.

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Book SynopsisQuestioning whether the military is ready to push the boundaries of human performance.Trade Review“This book will be valuable in reintroducing ethical dilemmas to the field of HPE. It should be read by a wide audience, partly because it is fascinating and partly because it serves as a prescient warning of the future weapons of modern warfare. It would be well placed as required reading in any graduate class on scientific ethics and philosophy, just as it would in courses in professional military education. Similarly, this book provides an excellent overview of present and historical HPE, and policy-makers in Canada and its allies should take the opportunity to receive a crash course on the studies underway in research organizations of NATO forces.” International Journal

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Book SynopsisThis third edition offers 14 new chapters and a fully updated, comprehensive survey of the field of occupational health psychology, including its history, theories, models, interventions, and empirical research. Grounded in the NIOSH Total Worker Health® model, this new edition on Occupational Health Psychology (OHP) reflects the expanding scope of the field, as well as recent changes in the nature and organization of work. It is an essential resource for professionals and scholars who seek to prioritize worker safety while promoting their health and well-being. OHP is informed by research from psychology subdisciplines including I/O, human factors, cognitive, social, health, clinical, counseling and developmental psychology, as well as public health, preventive medicine, occupational medicine, ergonomics, industrial hygiene, and industrial engineering. Historically, OHP focused on preventing illness, injury, or distress of workers in their work envirTable of ContentsPart I. Mission and History Chapter 1. Introduction: Public Health and Prevention in Occupational Settings Lois E. Tetrick, Gwenith G. Fisher, Michael T. Ford, and James Campbell Quick Chapter 2. The Origins of Occupational Health Psychology: Another Look Joseph J. Hurrell Jr. and Steven L. SauterPart II. Models and Frameworks Chapter 3. Examining the Dynamics of Major Theories of Occupational Stress Pamela L. Perrewé and Charn P. McAllister Chapter 4. The Holistic Model of Stress: Savoring Eustress While Coping With Distress Bret L. Simmons, Alexis Hanna, and Jinyu Hu Chapter 5. Controlling Occupational Safety and Health Hazards Michael J. Smith, Pascale Carayon, and Peter Hoonakker Chapter 6. An Integrated Framework for Organizational Well-Being: Updated Themes, Potential Competencies, and a Broader Horizon Joel Bennett, Cristina Banks, and Aldrich Chan Chapter 7. A Dual Process Model of Multidimensional Work–Nonwork Balance Wendy J. Casper, Shelia A. Hyde, Hoda Vaziri, and Julie H. Wayne Chapter 8. Cross-Cultural Occupational Health Psychology: An Updated Review William Scott, Chu-Hsiang Chang, and Paul E. SpectorPart III. Causes and Risks Chapter 9. Organizational Climate and Occupational Health Mark G. Ehrhart and Maribeth Kuenzi Chapter 10. Nonstandard Work Schedules Philip Tucker and Göran Kecklund Chapter 11. Nonstandard Work Arrangements Regina Pana-Cryan, John Howard, and Tim Bushnell Chapter 12. Sleep and Fatigue in Occupational Health Psychology Research Larissa K. Barber and Christopher J. Budnick Chapter 13. Taking a Broader View of Justice as a Component of Occupational Health: Moving Beyond Organizational Justice M. Blake Hargrove Chapter 14. Mistreatment in Organizations: Where Are We, and Where Are We Going Liu-Qin Yang, Stefanie Fox, and Katharine McMahonPart IV. Symptoms, Disorders, and Consequences Chapter 15. Job Burnout Michael P. Leiter and Christina Maslach Chapter 16. Occupational Psychosocial Factors and Cardiovascular Disease Paul Landsbergis, Javier Garcia-Rivas, Arturo Juarez-Garcia, BongKyoo Choi, Marnie Dobson Zimmerman, Viviola Gomez Ortiz, Niklas Krause, Jian Li, and Peter Schnall Chapter 17. Pain, Musculoskeletal Injuries, and Return to Work William S. Shaw, Alicia G. Dugan, and Jennifer Garza Chapter 18. Alcohol and Illicit Drug Involvement in the Workforce and Workplace Michael R. Frone and Peter A. Bamberger Chapter 19. Psychological Well-Being and Occupational Health: Caught in the Quicksand or Standing on a Firm Foundation? Robert R. Sinclair, Thomas W. Britt, and Gwendolyn Paige Watson Chapter 20. Psychological Recovery From Work Demands and Employee Well-Being Charlotte Fritz Chapter 21. Meaningful Work, Calling, and Occupational Health Bryan J. Dik, Michael F. Steger, and Zachary A. MercurioPart V. Interventions and Treatment Chapter 22. Improving Employee Well-Being Through Improving Working Conditions: A Review on How We Can Make Participatory Organizational Interventions Work Karina Nielsen Chapter 23. Promoting Worker Health and Well-Being: Targets for Change and Strategies for Attaining Them Catherine A. Heaney Chapter 24. Employee Assistance Programs: Strengths, Challenges, and Future Roles Zofia Bajorek, Andrew Kinder, and Cary L. Cooper Chapter 25. Occupational Health and Safety Leadership Jane Mullen, Tabatha Thibault, and E. Kevin Kelloway Chapter 26. The Work–Nonwork Interface: Policy and Practice Leslie B. Hammer and Tori L. CrainPart VI. Methods and Evaluation Chapter 27. Epidemiology for Occupational Health Psychology Research: Understanding the Approach Amanda Sonnega and John Sonnega Chapter 28. Program Evaluation: The Bottom Line in Organizational Health Joyce A. Adkins, Susan Douglas, Patrick Voorhies, and Leonard BickmanPart VII. Allied Disciplines Chapter 29. Occupational Ergonomics David Gilkey Chapter 30. Industrial Hygiene and the Physical Work Environment Jennifer Cavallari, Len Zwack, and Cora Roelofs Chapter 31. Public Health Practice for Prevention Liliana Tenney, Carol Brown, and Natalie V. Schwatka Chapter 32. Occupational and Environmental Medicine and the Occupational Health Psychology Interface Richard Pompei, Brian Williams, and Lee S. NewmanPart VIII. Conclusion Chapter 33. Occupational Health Psychology Today: Research Themes, Reflections, and Looking to the Future Michael T. Ford, Gwenith G. Fisher, Lois E. Tetrick, and James Campbell Quick

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Book SynopsisOccupational Science: Society, Inclusion, Participation is the must have resource for occupational therapists, occupational scientists, students and researchers. The book begins with a comprehensive review of the current literature and the knowledge generated to date. Reasons for the field''s limited impact are proposed, including its focus on individuals rather than groups and communities, its psychological view of occupation, and its narrow focus on socially approved occupations. Global realities such as poverty, anti-social behaviour and ageing populations are discussed and implications for action are considered. The second section of the books comprises a series of chapters that address the philosophical, theoretical and scientific bases that underpin and inform everyday decision making in occupational therapy practice. This is followed by a section on methodological and structural considerations. The concluding chapter offers a critical reflection on methoTrade Review“It was useful that the book chose to include and highlight the International Society for Occupational Science…. It seems to have a key part to play in the development of occupational science.” (British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 1 February 2013)Table of ContentsDedication vii About the Editors ix Contributors xi Preface xv Part I: Introduction 1 Introduction to critical perspectives in occupational science 3Clare Hocking and Gail E. Whiteford 2 What would Paulo Freire think of occupational science? 8Lilian Magalhães Part II: Understanding occupation 3 Transactionalism: Occupational science and the pragmatic attitude 23Malcolm P. Cutchin and Virginia A. Dickie 4 Understanding the discursive development of occupation: Historico-political perspectives 38Sarah Kantartzis and Matthew Molineux 5 Occupations through the looking glass: Reflecting on occupational scientists’ ontological assumptions 54Clare Hocking Part III: Ways of knowing occupation 6 Knowledge paradigms in occupational science: Pluralistic perspectives 69Elizabeth Anne Kinsella 7 Occupation and ideology 86Ben Sellar 8 Governing through occupation: Shaping expectations and possibilities 100Debbie Laliberte Rudman 9 When occupation goes ‘wrong’: A critical reflection on risk discourses and their relevance in shaping occupation 117Silke Dennhardt and Debbie Laliberte Rudman Part IV: Ways of doing in occupational science 10 The case for multiple research methodologies 137Valerie A. Wright-St Clair 11 Occupational choice: The significance of socio-economic and political factors 152Roshan Galvaan 12 The International Society for Occupational Science: A critique of its role in facilitating the development of occupational science through international networks and intercultural dialogue 163Alison Wicks Part V: Visioning a way forward 13 Occupation, inclusion and participation 187Gail E. Whiteford and Robert B. Pereira Index 209

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Book SynopsisWhen the last deep coal mine in Britain closed in 2016 it marked the end of the most transformative era in the history of mankind. In writing this account of the rise and decline of the coal industry and its effects on the health of the miners, of those who worked with coal products and of almost all of us who have breathed in the pollution from its combustion, Professor Seaton points to the often hidden adverse consequences of transformative technologies. He also traces the early history of the discoveries that led to the concept of man-made climate change and discusses the converging threats to civilisation from unregulated technological advance. ‘I look back on the decline and death of the coal industry with mixed feelings and say, echoing the words of Shakespeare’s Richard II, “Farewell King Coal”. But I watch with interest the decline of oil as a fuel, soon perhaps to be followed by gas, a switch away from fossil fuels driven by understanding of climate change. This is my personal obituary of coal in the context of an individual’s medical career and a population’s increasing understanding of mankind’s place in the ecology of the Earth. It is the story of the most disruptive technology ever introduced by mankind and the consequential increasing prosperity of the western world, but also of the deaths and diseases caused by coal, its mining, utilisation and combustion, and of the scientific disputes that surrounded the medical discoveries. As such, it is an important part of the story of mankind’s unending struggle to survive on this restless planet in harmony with the animals, microbes, and plants that share it with us.’ From the Introduction by the author.Trade Review‘For the layman, this is a genuinely interesting and valuable book: it fills in a lot of information, and offers intensely relevant writing on issues which face everyone… It takes a wide view of its subject in its history (mining and transport of coal), its impact on our society (the industrial revolution, the gradual emergence of modern lifestyles powered by coal and energy from coal), the technological issues involved in finding, mining and transporting a difficult material, the growing modern realisation of the price society pays for the benefits of a coal-driven economy, and not least the problems for the human organism that a society dependent on coal faces… Not sensationally, but calmly and and clearly, this book presents to the non-specialist a welcome opportunity to sift through the welter of conflicting news and comment of every day and reflect on the need for a re-alignment of society from the days when King Coal was in the ascendant, and the problems lay in the future.’University of Edinburgh JournalTable of ContentsIntroduction. 1: Early beginnings; 2. Earth, air, fire and water: the dangerous life of the coal miner; 3. The environment, disease and social reform; 4. King Coal: the rise to power; 5. The lungs and their diseases; 6. Anthracosis - the disease that disappeared; 7. What does coal do to miners’ lungs? The Cardiff studies; 8. Tying it all up: bronchitis, emphysema and pneumoconiosis; 9. Oil, the usurper, and industrial cancers; 10. The inconvenience of the aer and smoake: the story of air pollution; 11. The story of a changing climate: the scientific discoveries; 12. The 21st century: the world and its changing climate; 13. Now it is up to us; 14. There is a Tide in the Affairs of Men. References and notes. Glossary. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis is the long-awaited pocket text on risk assessment for students and professionals in all health and safety fields. Risk assessment and risk-based decision-making are essential skills in today’s health and safety fields, but a convenient pocket or desk reference has been needed with enough theory to begin a preliminary risk assessment, together with clear explanations, applications, and worked examples. This book addresses that need. It provides a practical resource for estimating risks in various applications, as well as assisting with the design of larger project-based assessments. It explains the two main numeric procedures: probabilistic, or “catastrophic”, and quantitative, or “chronic”, risk assessment, along with chapters on qualitative risk assessment and approaches to food-related risks. A final chapter examines how people perceive risk, and provides advice and assistance in the development of essential, effective risk communication with the public and with the media. Numerous case studies are analyzed. Assessment and Communication of Risk: A Pocket Text for Health and Safety Professionals is a one-stop resource for students in all health and safety fields, and provides a valuable guide for existing field practitioners in public health, occupational health and safety, hospitals, environmental assessment offices, and ministries of health, labour, and the environment.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Risk: Scope, Definitions, and Terminology 1.1 The Scope of Risk Assessment1.2 Risk management 1.3 Basic Definition of Risk1.4 Describing risks using the language of probability1.5 Categorizing risks. 1.5.1 ‘Incremental’ vs. ‘Background’ Risks 1.5.2 ‘Catastrophic’ vs. ‘chronic’ risk1.6 Risk and Hazard 1.7 Relative risk and odds ratio 1.7.1 Relative Risk 1.7.2 The Odds Ratio (OR). 1.7.3 Weakness in the relative risk and odds ratio. 1.7.4 Understanding confidence intervals1.8 Case Study 1: Driving or Flying?Practice exercises, Chapter 1 and solutionsWorks Cited: Chapter 1 Chapter 2: Probabilistic Risk Assessment 2.1 Risk and Uncertainty2.2 Modeling probability 2.3 Addition of Probabilities2.4 Complementary Events 2.5 Multiplication of Probabilities 2.6 Conditional probabilities2.7 The Probability Tree2.8 Using Frequencies or Probabilities2.9 Order of entering variables into the tree2.10 Probabilities expressed in disease screening 2.10.1 Disease screening using Bayes’ theorem 2.10.2 Disease screening using sensitivity and specificity2.11 When a variable’s independence is missing or uncertain 2.12 Calculation of “at least one” outcome (with multiple iterations).2.13 Probabilities: a summary2.14 Case Study 2: Challenger Shuttle DisasterPractice exercises: Chapter 2 and solutionsWorks Cited: Chapter 2. Chapter 3: Quantitative Risk Assessment 3.1 Scope of Quantitative Risk Assessment 3.1.1 Long-term exposures 3.1.2 The maximally exposed individual (MEI). 3.1.3 The four-step risk assessment model3.2 Hazard Identification (Step one) 3.2.1 Data from the site 3.2.2 Assessing carcinogens and non-carcinogens 3.2.3 The US EPA IRIS Database 3.2.4 Changing chemicals over time 3.2.5 Toxicity Scores3.3 Dose-Response Assessment (Step Two) 3.3.1 Limited human data. 3.3.2 Carcinogens and non-carcinogens 3.3.3 Three-step model of carcinogenesis 3.3.4 Threshold models 3.3.5 Target organs and systems 3.3.6 ‘Dose’ vs ‘dosage’ 3.3.7 NOAEL/LOAEL 3.3.8 LD50 3.3.9 The Slope Factor for carcinogens 3.3.10 Special note about ‘inhalation’ and ‘fugitive dust.’ 3.3.11 Sources of toxicological data 3.3.12 Safety factors for non-carcinogens (ADI, RfD). 3.4 Exposure Assessment (Step 3) 3.4.1 Components of the pathway 3.4.2 The migration/movement of substances 3.4.3 Identifying exposed individuals 3.4.4 Development of exposure scenarios 3.4.5 Exposure point concentrations 3.4.6 Bioconcentration factor (BCF). 3.4.7 Incorporating other models 3.4.8 Dose categories 3.4.9 Calculating the chronic daily intake (CDI). 3.4.10 Helpful hints in preparing to calculating intake 3.4.11 Worked intake calculations3.5 Risk Characterization [Step 4] 3.5.1 Translating chronic daily intake to Risk 3.5.2 Lack of epidemiological data. 3.5.3 Do we use the ‘mean’ or ‘maximum’ concentration data? 3.5.4 Calculation of the carcinogenic risk 3.5.5 Use of de minimis to characterize carcinogenic risk. 3.5.6 The Delaney Clause 3.5.7 Options for reducing carcinogenic risk. 3.5.8 Calculation of a non-carcinogenic hazard index 3.5.9 RfC and IUR use 3.5.10 Characterizing groups of carcinogenic substances in the same medium 3.5.11 Characterizing groups of non-carcinogens in the same medium 3.5.12 Conversions: ppm to mg/L etc. 3.6 Critical perspectives of the risk-assessment process. 3.6.1 Excessive use of “worst-case” compounded 3.6.2 The toxicological parameters 3.6.3 ‘Conservative estimates’ 3.6.4 Missed transformation and transport mechanisms 3.6.5 Inappropriate statistical assumptions and methods 3.6.6 Over-use of anthropometric parameter tables 3.6.7 Questionable ‘additive’ model for non-carcinogens 3.6.8 Omitted relationship to background risk 3.6.9 The need to consider variability and uncertainty3.7 Deterministic vs stochastic risk assessment3.8 Quantitative Risk Assessment: CASE STUDIES #3-11 3.8.1 Case Study 3: US EPA recall due to arsenic 3.8.2 Case Study 4: Hazardous waste site, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania 3.8.3 Case Study 5: Poyang Lake 3.8.4 Case Study 6: Acrylamide 3.8.5 Case Study 7: Mercury in fish 3.8.6 Case Study 8: Application of newsprint to farmland 3.8.7 Case-Study 9: PCB spill on the road in Northern Ontario 3.8.8 Case Study 10: Benzene in domestic water due to industry 3.8.9 Case Study 11: Residential water contamination by metal plating works 3.8.10 Solutions for Case Studies Practical Exercises: Chapter 3 and SolutionsWorks Cited: Chapter 3 Chapter 4: Qualitative Risk Assessment Methods 4.1 Preliminary Risk Analysis (PRA) 4.1.1 PRA in linear/descriptive format 4.1.2 PRA in tabular format4.2 Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA)4.3 Root-cause analysis (RCA) using a fault tree (FTA)4.4 Management oversight and Risk Tree (MORT) Analysis4.5 Hazard and Operability (HAZOP) Analysis4.6 Case study 12: Using FMEA & MORT following a petrochemical fire4.7 Case Study 13: Using HAZOP during Decommissioning a reactor Works Cited: Chapter 4 Chapter 5: Risk Assessment in Food Safety and Foodborne Illness 5.1 Scope of Foodborne Illness.5.2 Root-cause analysis5.3 Hazard Analysis, Critical Control Point (HACCP) methods 5.3.1 HACCP was first developed 5.3.2 Identifying the hazards 5.3.3 A Process Flow Diagram 5.3.4 Validation of the HACCP plan 5.3.5 Limitations of HACCP 5.3.6 The difference between HACCP and ISO 220005.4 Microbiological Risk Assessment (MRA)5.5 Quantitative Food Risk Assessment 5.5.1 Quantitative Risk Assessment-Epidemic Curve Prediction Model (QRA-EC) 5.5.2 A Stochastic (Monte Carlo) model for multifactorial analysis of norovirus5.6 Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) ERA modelWorks Cited: Chapter 5 Chapter 6: Communicating Risk 6.1 We have the numbers: Now what?6.2 The decline in trust and credibility. 6.2.1 Poor management in high-profile health crises 6.2.2 Loss of trust in traditional sources 6.2.3 A major obstacle to effective communication 6.2.4 A proxy for trust 6.2.5 The risk information vacuum6.3 Layperson vs Expert: Two perceptions of risk 6.4 Understanding the dynamics of outrage 6.5 Identifying different needs, roles, and approaches to risk communication 6.5.1 Four communication models. 6.5.2 Anticipating conflict and disagreement6.6 Inherent difficulties to be prepared for in all risk communication 6.6.1 Asymmetry produced by media in attempting “balance”. 6.6.2 “Duelling PhDs” 6.6.3 Changes in estimates or new information 6.6.4 Assurances that are too assertive 6.6.5 Be alert to sensitizing events 6.6.6 The untrusted messenger 6.6.7 Language and meaning of risk assessment: “Conservative estimate”. 6.6.8 Clarity and Transparency 6.6.9 Very large or very small numbers 6.6.10 Exponential misconceptions 6.6.11 Comparing risks for better effect 6.7 The media interview 6.7.1 Cultivate relationships with the media 6.7.2 Preparing for the interview 6.7.3 The media request an interview now 6.7.4 The interview: checklist 6.8 The ‘town hall’ or community meeting 6.8.1 Make sure all groups and stakeholders are invited 6.8.2 Organizing and planning the meeting 6.8.3 Length of presentation 6.8.4 The presentation at the meeting 6.8.5 Following up on commitments6.9 The Seven Questions to prepare for any risk communication 6.10 An in-depth examination of delayed notification (#4)6.11 Case Studies in Risk Communication for illustration and discussion 6.11.1 Case Study 14: Helping to interpret 10–6 6.11.2 Case Study 15: Uncertainty can increase trust 6.11.3 Case Study 16: Getting to “Maybe” 6.11.4 Case Study 17: Off the record 6.11.5 Case Study 18: Interview with information 6.11.6 Case Study 19: The BSE risk-communication failure 6.11.7 Case Study 20: Dioxin in Animal Feed 6.11.8 Case Study 21: 400,000 ill in Milwaukee 6.11.9 Case Study 22: Johnson & Johnson: Demonstrating responsiveness 6.11.10 Case Study 23: Don’t repeat a false statement Works Cited: Chapter 6GlossaryIndex

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Book SynopsisThe first book to focus exclusively on muscle injuries in sports! Accounting for the majority of sports-related disorders, injuries of the skeletal muscles have been difficult to define, classify, and treat mainly due to a lack of scientific background and missing guidelines. Now, for the first time, readers will find full coverage of muscle anatomy, physiology, diagnosis, imaging, treatment, rehabilitation, and prevention in one comprehensive volume. It includes a standardized terminology and new classification system, both based on a consensus conference that took place in 2011 in Munich. Special Features: Written by top international sports medicine physicians who have more than 35 years of experience treating competitive athletes, including the German national soccer team Emphasizes practice-oriented content with a scientific foundation Shares dozens of case studies that highlight injury assessment, pitfalls, and complications Provides more than 500 vivid, full-color illustrations and photographs, including detailed anatomic diagrams and tables At a time when athletic muscle injuries have increasingly become the focus of research and clinical studies, especially due to their frequency and impact on player absence, this book makes an enormous contribution to the field. It is essential reading for all sports medicine physicians, residents and fellows, physical therapists, coaches, and other practitioners involved in caring for athletes. Table of Contents1 Functional Anatomy of Skeletal Muscle 2 Basic Physiology and Aspects of Exercise 3 Molecular and Cell Biology of Muscle Regeneration 4 Muscle Healing: Physiology and Adverse Factors 5 Epidemiology of Muscle Injuries in Soccer 6 Terminology, Classification, Patient History, and Clinical Examination 7 Ultrasonography 8 Magnetic Resonance Imaging 9 Differential Diagnosis of Muscle Pain 10 Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychology in Sports 11 Conservative Treatment of Muscle Injuries 12 Role of the Spine in Muscle Injuries and Muscle Disorders 13 Operative Treatment of Muscle Injuries 14 Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation 15 Prevention of Muscle Injuries 16 Special Case Reports from High-Performance Athletics

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Book SynopsisDieses essential stellt ein wissenschaftlich fundiertes System der psychischen Gefährdungsbeurteilung vor, das den gesetzlichen Vorgaben entspricht. Es zeigt auf, welche Schritte ein umfassendes und betriebsspezifisches Gefährdungscontrolling beinhaltet und welche Rolle der psychischen Gefährdungsbeurteilung in diesem Prozess zukommt. Die Methode der evidenzbasierten psychischen Gefährdungsbeurteilung dient als Grundlage, um Gefährdungen adäquat zu erfassen und wirksame (Gegen-)Maßnahmen einzuleiten und hilft bei der Implementierung des Gefährdungscontrollings. So kann ein kontinuierlicher und nachhaltiger Lernprozess im Unternehmen angeregt werden, von dem Arbeitnehmer und Arbeitgeber profitieren.Table of ContentsPrinzipien der evidenzbasierten psychischen Gefährdungsbeurteilung.- Gefährdungscontrolling.- Instrumente der evidenzbasierten psychischen Gefährdungsbeurteilung.

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Book Synopsis​Dieses essential beinhaltet Informationen zu den natürlichen Staubquellen, den unterschiedlichen Entstehungsprozessen und den Mengen der natürlichen Staubemissionen. Die Bildungsmechanismen von Primärpartikeln und Sekundärpartikeln werden beschrieben und die wichtigsten Präkursoren werden genannt. Daneben werden Schätzwerte für die globalen Emissionswerte von Primärpartikeln und Sekundärpartikeln sowie von Präkursoren zusammengetragen.Table of ContentsEinleitung.- Definitionen.- Entstehung von Primärstaub und natürliche Primärstaubquellen.- Entstehung von Sekundärstaub und natürliche Präkursoren.- Natürliche Staubmengen.- Fazit

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Book SynopsisZahlen, Daten, Analysen aus allen Branchen der WirtschaftDer Fehlzeiten-Report, der jährlich als Buch erscheint, informiert umfassend über die Struktur und Entwicklung des Krankenstandes der Beschäftigten in der deutschen Wirtschaft und analysiert dabei detailliert einzelne Branchen. Der aktuelle Fehlzeiten-Report widmet sich dem Thema „Gerechtigkeit und Gesundheit“ und berücksichtigt dabei neben gesellschaftlichen und unternehmerischen auch individuelle Blickwinkel: 20 Fachbeiträge zeigen vielschichtige Perspektiven auf und diskutieren u. a.: Was ist eigentlich Gerechtigkeit und wie kann Arbeit gerecht gestaltet werden? Was heißt gerechtes Handeln in Unternehmen ganz konkret? Welche Anforderungen haben Beschäftigte an eine gerechte Führungskraft? Und was sind die gesundheitlichen Folgen, wenn sich Beschäftigte subjektiv ungerecht behandelt fühlen? Welchen Beitrag kann das Betriebliche Gesundheitsmanagement leisten, wenn es um Fragen der Gerechtigkeit geht? Im umfangreich erweiterten Kapitel "Daten und Analysen" liefern zahlreiche Beiträge fundierte Antworten – u.a. zur Aussagekraft der Kennzahl „Fehlzeiten“, zur Bedeutung psychischer Erkrankungen für Beschäftigte und Betriebe, zum Arbeitsunfallgeschehen, Krankengeld und Erwerbsminderungsrente – für alle, die Verantwortung für den Arbeits- und Gesundheitsschutz in Unternehmen tragen.Table of ContentsEditorial.- Gesellschaftliche Ebene: Grundlagen.- Gesellschaftliche Ebene: Gerechtigkeit und Gesundheit aus Perspektive der Gewerkschaften und Arbeitgeber.- Betriebliche Ebene.- Praxisbeispiele.- Daten und Analysen.- Anhang.- Die Autorinnen und Autoren.- Stichwortverzeichnis.

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