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Occupational health and safety in the care and use of research animals /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Institute of Laboratory Animal Resources (U.S.). Committee on Occupational Safety and Health in Research Animal Facilities
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : National Academy Press, 1997.
Subjects:
Risk Assessment.
Animal Technicians.
Occupational Diseases > prevention & control.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction, overview, and recommendations
  • Program design and management
  • Physical, chemical, and protocol-related hazards
  • Allergens
  • Mechanisms of allergic reactions
  • Specific animals that can provoke allergic reactions
  • Preventive measures and interventions
  • Evaluation of the allergic worker
  • Anaphylaxis
  • Zoonoses
  • Viral diseases Rickettsial diseases
  • Bacterial diseases
  • Protozoal diseases
  • Fungal diseases
  • Helminth infections
  • Anthropod infestations
  • Prinicipal elements of an occupational health and safety program
  • Occupational health-care services