Table of Contents:
  • Occupational hygiene--definition, history, scope / Kerry Gardiner
  • Well-being at work in focus / Bengt Knave
  • The structure and function of the lungs / Malcolm Harrington & Anthony Newman-Taylor
  • Organ structure and function of the skin / Iain Foulds
  • The musculo-skeletal system / Grahame Brown
  • The effects of inhaled materials on the lung & target organs / Jon Ayres
  • The effects of some physical agents / Philip Raffaelli
  • Toxicology / S. Fairhurst, J. Delic & M. Meldrum
  • The nature and properties of workplace airborne contaminants / Lisa Brosseau & C. Lungu
  • The principles of risk assessment / Steven Sadhra
  • Exposure assessment: sampling strategies; statistics retrospective / Hans Kromhout, Martie van Tongeren & Igor Burstyn
  • Retrospective; exposure assessment / T.J. Smith, P.A. Stewart & R.F. Herrick
  • Biological monitoring / Ching Aw
  • Epidemiology / Malcolm Harrington
  • Aerosols / David Mark
  • The sampling of gases & vapours: principles & methods / Richard Brown
  • Noise / Kerry Gardiner
  • Vibration / Mike Griffin
  • Light & lighting / N.A. Smith
  • The thermal environment / A. Youle
  • Non-ionising radiation / Chadwick & Lowe
  • Ionising radiation / R.F. Clayton
  • Biological agents / Chris Ellis & J.M. Grieg
  • Psychological issues / Anne Spurgeon
  • Ergonomics / Joanne Crawford
  • Dermal exposure / John Cherrie
  • Safety / Richard Booth
  • Work organisation / Tom Cox & Amanda Griffiths
  • Control philosophy / Kerry Gardiner
  • Ventilation / Frank Gill
  • Personal protective equipment / Robin Howie
  • Occupational health/hygiene management / Lawrence Waterman, Karen Baxter.