Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2004. This textbook provides a good introduction to all aspects of ergonomics with special emphasis on cognitive ergonomics. Introductory chapters cover human sensory mechanisms, displays, ...
This edition features new chapters on environmental health, including water pollution, hazardous waste, global environmental hazards, the role of nongovernmental organizations in environmental health, and responding to community ...
Praise for Previous Editions: "This splendid book [...]is authoritative, well written, and ably edited.
Designed to be used as a textbook and presents basic information for health professionals.
Preventing Illness and Injury in the Workplace: Summary
This book is a great tool to identify opportunities and strategies to integrate and leverage efforts for the individual, family, workplace, and broader community." —Robert S. Zimmerman, MPH, president of Public Health Matters LLC, former ...
Young people are injured in the workplace at twice the rate of adult workers. Yet no single agency has the ultimate responsibility for protecting young people from workplace hazards.
The contributed chapters are authored by international experts in the field, enriched by boxed case studies and supportive concrete examples. This work sets a new standard for education in occupational health.
This book looks at worker safety in the changing workplace and the challenge of ensuring a supply of top-notch OSH professionals.
Panels concentrated on methods, the roles and perspectives of different stakeholders, and the factors that drive changes in incidence and cost. Opportunities and next steps were discussed in general sessions.