Publisher Description

Principles of Occupational Health and Hygiene offers a comprehensive overview of occupational health risks and hazardous environments encountered in a range of industries and organisational settings.Leading industry professionals and educators explain how to identify key workplace hazards including chemical agents such as dusts, metals and gases; physical agents such as noise, radiation and extremes of heat and cold; and microbiological agents. They outline assessment procedures and processes for identifying exposure levels. They also explain how to evaluate risk and follow safety guidelines to control and manage these hazards effectively.Chapters are heavily illustrated with detailed case studies, diagrams, flowcharts and photos. Practical guidelines are provided for managing each hazard type. This third edition has been extensively revised and updated and reflects current research evidence and the Workplace Health and Safety legislation on workplace hazards.Principles of Occupational Health and Hygiene is an essential reference for Occupational Hygienists and anyone in an Occupational Health and Safety role.

Author Biography

Dr Sue Reed FAIOH Certified Occupational Hygienist (COH)® is Associate Professor in Occupational Hygiene and Director Occupational and Environmental Health and Safety at Edith Cowan University. Dr Dino Pisaniello FAIOH Certified Occupational Hygienist (COH)® is Professor in Occupational and Environmental Hygiene and Director of Adelaide Exposure Science and Health at the University of Adelaide. Dr Geza Benke FAIOH Certified Occupational Hygienist (COH)® is Senior Research Fellow with the Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health at Monash University. They are all former presidents of the Australian Institute of Occupational Hygienists.

Table of Contents

1. The hazardous work environment: the occupational hygiene challengeCharles Steer and Caroline Langley2. Occupational health, basic toxicology and epidemiologyDr Geza Benke and Dr Martyn Cross3. The concept of the exposure limit for workplace health hazardsRobert Golec4. Control strategies for workplace health hazardsGarry Gately and Wayne Powys5. Industrial ventilationDr David Bromwich, Dr Elaine Lindars and Kate Cole6. Personal protective equipmentGarry Gately and Terry Gorman7. AerosolsLinda Apthorpe and Jennifer Hines8. Metals in the workplaceIan Firth and Ron Capil9. Gases and vapoursAleks Todorovic10. Biological monitoring of chemical exposureDr Gregory E. O'Donnell and Dr Martin Mazereeuw11. Indoor air qualityAssoc Prof Sue Reed and Michael Shepherd12. Noise and vibrationBeno Groothoff and Jane Whitelaw13. Radiation-ionising and non-ionisingRoy Schmid and Dr Geza Benke14. The thermal environmentDr Ross Di Corleto and Jodie Britton15. LightingMartin Jennings and So Yong Lee16. Biological hazardsDr Margaret Davidson, Dr Ryan Kift and Assoc Prof Sue Reed17. PostscriptProf Dino PisanielloIndex

Long Description

Principles of Occupational Health and Hygiene offers a comprehensive overview of occupational health risks and hazardous environments encountered in a range of industries and organisational settings. Leading industry professionals and educators explain how to identify key workplace hazards including chemical agents such as dusts, metals and gases; physical agents such as noise, radiation and extremes of heat and cold; and microbiological agents. They outline assessment procedures and processes for identifying exposure levels. They also explain how to evaluate risk and follow safety guidelines to control and manage these hazards effectively. Chapters are heavily illustrated with detailed case studies, diagrams, flowcharts and photos. Practical guidelines are provided for managing each hazard type. This third edition has been extensively revised and updated and reflects current research evidence and the Workplace Health and Safety legislation on workplace hazards. Principles of Occupational Health and Hygiene is an essential reference for Occupational Hygienists and anyone in an Occupational Health and Safety role.

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