Occupational Health and Safety.

Occupational Health and Safety.

The International Labour Organization (ILO) estimates that every year there are 2.2 million fatal and 270 million non-fatal accidents or occupational diseases worldwide. Occupational Health and Safety looks at the research into what causes accidents and errors in the workplace. Emphasizing the psych...

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Main Author: Burke, Ronald J.
Other Authors: Clarke, Sharon, Cooper, Cary L.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Farnham : Ashgate Pub., 2011.
Series:Psychological and behavioral aspects of risk series.
Subjects:
Industrial hygiene.
Industrial safety.
occupational safety.
Industrial hygiene
Industrial safety
Online Access:Click for online access
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Contributors; Acknowledgements; Part I Occupational Health and Safety--Key Issues; 1 Building a Safe and Healthy Workplace; 2 The Business Case for Occupational Safety, Health, Environment and Beyond; 3 Reporting and Investigating Accidents: Recognizing the Tip of the Iceberg; Part II Individual Factors; 4 Accident Proneness: Back in Vogue?; 5 Injury Proneness; Part III Work Environment Factors; 6 Painful Hours? The Potential Costs of Extra Work Hours and Schedule Inflexibility to Workers' Physical Well-being.
  • 7 Workplace Bullying: A Toxic Part of Organizational Life8 Violence in the Workplace; Part IV Occupational Factors; 9 Psychological and Behavioral Aspects of Occupational Safety and Health in the US Coal Mining Industry; 10 Psychosocial and Organizational Factors in Offshore Safety; 11 Safety and Risk in Transportation; 12 Job Stress and Pesticide Exposure Among Immigrant Latino Farmworkers; 13 Psychosocial Risks and Positive Factors among Construction Workers; Part V Innovative Organizational Approaches; 14 A Variegated Approach to Occupational Safety.
  • 15 The Best Practices for Managing Return to Work Following Mental Health Problems at WorkIndex.

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