The occupational environment
Subtitle: its evaluation, control and management
By: edited by Daniel H. Anna
Contributors: American Industrial Hygiene Association
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: American Industrial Hygiene Association; AIHA
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Fairfax, Va
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781935082156
Subjects: Industrial hygiene; Occupational diseases; Prevention; Industrial safety; Occupational Diseases; Prevention & control; Occupational Exposure; Occupational Health; Safety Management; Organization & administration
Description: Meet today's critical issues and challenges as an occupational health and safety practitioner, educator, or student with the tools, methodologies and knowledge provided in this reference.--Cover.
Notes: AIHI Stock Number: BIHT10-566.

Earlier eds. edited by Salvatore R. DiNardi.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Vol. 1. Section 1: Introduction and Background; title: 1. History of industrial hygiene; title: 2. Ethics; title: 3. Legal aspects of the occupational environment; title: 4. Occupational exposure limits; title: 5. Occupational toxicology; title: 6. Occupational epidemiology; title: Section 2: Risk Assessments and Chemical Hazard Recognition and Evaluation; title: 7. Principles of evaluating worker exposure; title: 8. Occupational and environmental health risk assessment/risk management; title: 9. Comprehensive exposure assessment; title: 10. Modeling inhalation exposure; title: 11. Sampling of gases and vapors; title: 12. Analysis of gases and vapors; title: 13. Quality control for sampling and laboratory analysis; title: 14. Sampling and sizing of airborne particles; title: 15. Principles and instrumentation for calibrating air sampling equipment; title: 16. Preparation of known concentrations of air contaminants; title: 17. Direct-reading instruments for determining concentrations of gases, vapors, and aerosols; title: 18. Indoor air quality; title: Section 3: Dermal, Biological and Nanomaterial Hazard Recognition and Assessment; title: 19. Biological monitoring; title: 20. The skin and the work environment; title: 21. The development of occupational skin disease; title: 22. Biohazards and associated issues; title: 23. Engineered nanomaterials; title: Vol. 2. Section 4: Physical Agent Recognition and Evaluation; title: 24. Noise, vibration, and ultrasound; title: 25. Nonionizing radiation; title: 26. Ionizing radiation; title: 27. Applied physiology of thermoregulation and exposure control; title: 28. Thermal standards and measurement techniques; title: 29. Barometric hazards; title: Section 5: The Human Environment; title: 30. Ergonomics; title: 31. Musculoskeletal disorders, job evaluation, and design principles; title: 32. Upper extremities; title: 33. Occupational health psychology; title: Section 6: Methods of Controlling the Work Environment; title: 34. Prevention and mitigation of accidental chemical releases; title: 35. General methods for the control of airborne hazards; title: 36. Dilution ventilation; title: 37. Local exhaust ventilation; title: 38. Testing, monitoring, and troubleshooting of existing ventilation systems; title: 39. Personal protective clothing; title: 40. Respiratory protection; title: Section 7: Program Management; title: 41. Program management; title: 42. Surveys and audits; title: 43. Hazard communication; title: 44. Emergency planning and crisis management in the workplace; title: 45. Risk communication; title: 46. Confined spaces; title: 47. Industrial hygiene issues in construction; title: 48. Hazardous waste management; title: 49. Laboratory health and safety; title: 50. Developing an occupational health program; title: 51. Report writing; title: 52. Occupational safety; title: 53. The AIHA value strategy.