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  • Contents
    • Preface
    • Part I. The Body
      • Blood
      • Digestive System
      • Skin Diseases
      • Respiratory System
      • Nervous System
      • Systematic Conditions
      • Cancer
      • Cardiovascular System
        • Physical, Chemical, and Biological Hazards
      • Mental Health
        • Mood and Affect
      • Musculoskeletal System
      • Renal-Urinary System
      • Reproductive System
      • Sensory Systems
    • Part II. Health Care
      • First Aid & Emergency Medical Services
      • Health Protection & Promotion
      • Occupational Health Services
    • Part III. Management & Policy
      • Disability and Work
        • Resources
      • Worker's Compensation Systems
      • Work and Workers
      • Resources, Institutional, Structural and Legal
        • Community level
        • Regional and National Examples
        • International, Government and Non-Governmental Safety and Health
      • Resources: Information and OSH
      • Labour Relations and Human Resource Management
      • Development, Technology, and Trade
      • Ethical Issues
      • Education and Training
        • Case Studies
      • Topics In Workers Compensation Systems
    • Part IV. Tools and Approaches
      • Biological Monitoring
      • Epidemiology and Statistics
      • Ergonomics
        • Goals, Principles and Methods
        • Physical and Physiological Aspects
        • Organizational Aspects of Work
        • Work Systems Design
        • Designing for Everyone
        • Diversity and Importance of Ergonomics
      • Occupational Hygiene
      • Personal Protection
      • Record Systems and Surveillance
      • Toxicology
        • General Principles of Toxicology
        • Mechanisms of Toxicity
        • Toxicology Test Methods
        • Regulatory Toxicology
    • Part V. Psychosocial and Organizational Factors
      • Psychosocial and Organizational Factors
        • Theories of Job Stress
        • Prevention
        • Chronic Health Effects
        • Stress Reactions
        • Individual Factors
        • Career Development
        • Macro-Organizational Factors
        • Job Security
        • Interpersonal Factors
        • Factors Intrinsic to the Job
      • Organizations and Health and Safety
    • Part VI. General Hazards
      • Barometric Pressure Increased
      • Violence
      • Vibration
      • Radiation: Non-Ionizing
      • Radiation: Ionizing
      • Noise
      • Lighting
      • Indoor Environmental Control
      • Indoor Air Quality
      • Hours of Work
      • Heat and Cold
      • Fire
      • Electricity
      • Disasters, Natural and Technological
      • Biological Hazards
      • Barometric Pressure Reduced
      • Visual Display Units
    • Part VII. The Environment
      • Environmental Health Hazards
      • Environmental Policy
      • Environmental Pollution Control
    • Part VIII. Accidents and Safety Management
      • Accident Prevention
      • Audits, Inspections and Investigations
      • Safety Applications
      • Safety Policy and Leadership
      • Safety Programs
    • Part IX. Chemicals
      • Using, Storing and Transporting Chemicals
      • Minerals and Agricultural Chemicals
      • Metals: Chemical Properties and Toxicity
    • Part X. Industries Based on Biological Resources
      • Agriculture and Natural Resources Based Industries
        • Farming Systems
        • Food and Fibre Crops
        • Tree, Bramble and Vine Crops
        • Specialty Crops
        • Beverage Crops
        • Health and Environmental Issues
      • Beverage Industry
      • Fishing
      • Food Industry
        • Overview and Health Effects
        • Food Processing Sectors
      • Forestry
      • Hunting
      • Livestock Rearing
      • Lumber
      • Paper and Pulp Industry
        • Major Sectors and Processes
        • Disease and Injury Patterns
    • Part XI. Industries Based on Natural Resources
      • Iron and Steel
      • Mining and Quarrying
      • Oil Exploration and Distribution
      • Power Generation and Distribution
    • Part XII. Chemical Industries
      • Chemical Processing
        • Examples of Chemical Processing Operations
      • Oil and Natural Gas
      • Pharmaceutical Industry
      • Rubber Industry
    • Part XIII. Manufacturing Industries
      • Electrical Appliances and Equipment
      • Metal Processing and Metal Working Industry
        • Smelting and Refining Operations
        • Metal Processing and Metal Working
      • Microelectronics and Semiconductors
      • Glass, Pottery and Related Materials
      • Printing, Photography and Reproduction Industry
      • Woodworking
    • Part XIV. Textile and Apparel Industries
      • Clothing and Finished Textile Products
      • Leather, Fur and Footwear
      • Textile Goods Industry
    • Part XV. Transport Industries
      • Aerospace Manufacture and Maintenance
      • Motor Vehicles and Heavy Equipment
      • Ship and Boat Building and Repair
    • Part XVI. Construction
      • Construction
        • Health, Prevention and Management
        • Major Sectors and Their Hazards
        • Tools, Equipment and Materials
    • Part XVII. Services and Trade
      • Education and Training Services
      • Emergency and Security Services
        • Emergency and Security Services Resources
      • Entertainment and the Arts
        • Arts and Crafts
        • Performing and Media Arts
        • Entertainment
        • Entertainment and the Arts Resources
      • Health Care Facilities and Services
        • Ergonomics and Health Care
        • The Physical Environment and Health Care
        • Healthcare Workers and Infectious Diseases
        • Chemicals in the Health Care Environment
        • The Hospital Environment
        • Health Care Facilities and Services Resources
      • Hotels and Restaurants
      • Office and Retail Trades
      • Personal and Community Services
      • Public and Government Services
      • Transport Industry and Warehousing
        • Air Transport
        • Road Transport
        • Rail Transport
        • Water Transport
        • Storage
    • Part XVIII. Guides
      • Guide to Occupations
      • Guide to Chemicals
      • Guide to Units and Abbreviations
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