Fully revised for this third edition, the Oxford Handbook of Occupational Health is a concise, practice-based guide to the area. Bringing together the latest legislation and guidance with current practice in the field, this is an authoritative reference to assessing and managing health risks in the workplace. Consisting of twelve sections covering the full breadth of practice, this Handbook covers workplace hazards and diseases, occupational
health emergencies, and practical procedures. This third edition also contains new information on ethics, work health and disability, infection control, respiratory disorders, and fitness for work, with
updated diagrams, figures and chemical structures to aid reader understanding.Providing a thorough, easy-to-use guide to the whole of occupational health, this Handbook is the essential resource for all occupational physicians, occupational health nurses, and all those dealing with workplace health and fitness, giving you the information you need at your fingertips.
Fully revised for this third edition, the Oxford Handbook of Occupational Health is a concise, practice-based guide to the area. Bringing together the latest legislation and guidance with current practice in the field, this is an authoritative reference to assessing and managing health risks in the workplace. Consisting of twelve sections covering the full breadth of practice, this Handbook covers workplace hazards and diseases, occupational
health emergencies, and practical procedures. This third edition also contains new information on ethics, work health and disability, infection control, respiratory disorders, and fitness for work, with
updated diagrams, figures and chemical structures to aid reader understanding.Providing a thorough, easy-to-use guide to the whole of occupational health, this Handbook is the essential resource for all occupational physicians, occupational health nurses, and all those dealing with workplace health and fitness, giving you the information you need at your fingertips.
Section 1 -Occupational hazards
1: Steven Sadhra, Roger Cooke, Alan Smith, Jon Spiro: Physical
hazards
2: Hilary Cross & Steven Sadhra: Chemical hazards
3: Beverley Davies: Biological hazards
4: Russell Fife: Mechanical and ergonomic hazards
5: Craig Jackson: Psychosocial hazards
Section 2- Occupational diseases
6: Epha Croft, Rajaa Ahmed, Gareth Walters, Aine Jones:
Occupational Infections
7: Gareth Walters, David Fishwick, Philip Wynn, Lanre Ogunyemi,
Momeda Deen: Respiratory and cardiovascular disorders
8: Aine Jones: Skin disorders
9: Prosenjit Giri: Musculoskeletal disorders
10: Momeda Deen, Philip Wynn, Richard Caddis: GI and urinary
tract
11: Alan Bray: Eye disorders
12: Steve Ruffles, Richard Caddis, Roger Cooke, Alan Bray:
Neurological
13: Ian Molan & Kevin Bailey: Psychiatric
14: Shriti Pattani: Reproductive disorders
15: Momeda Deen: Haematological disorders
16: Lanre Ogunyemi: Medically unexplained syndromes
Section 3 -Occupational health practice
17: Steven Boorman, Diana Kloss: Operational issues
18: Steven Boorman: Ethics
19: Steven Boorman: Policies
20: Steven Boorman: Sickness absence, rehabilitation and
retirement
21: Steven Boorman: Risk assessment and risk management
22: Steven Boorman: Health surveillance
Section 4- Fitness for work
23: Steve Boorman, Jed Boardman, David Flowers, Justin Varney:
Generic fitness for work and specific disorders
24: Steve Boorman, Chris Schenk, Dipti Patel , Louise Holden,
Elizabeth Woods, Sally Bell: Fitness for specific work
Section 5- Occupational health law
25: Diana Kloss: UK Health and Safety law
26: Diana Kloss: Employment law
27: Steve Boorman: Law and records
28: Diana Kloss: Environmental law
Section 6- Occupational Hygiene
29: Steven Sadhra: Occupational Hygiene overview
30: Steven Sadhra: Monitoring exposure
31: John Cherrie: Biological monitoring
32: Steven Sadhra: Prevention and control of exposure
Section 7- Toxicology
33: Hilary cross: Toxicology
Section 8- Epidemiology in occupational health
34: Hubert Lam: Epidemiology
Section 9- Environmental Medicine
35: Ian Molan & Kevin Bailey: Environmental protection
Section 10- Safety Science
36: Ruth Wilkinson: Safety science
Section 11 - Practical procedures
37: Steve Boorman, Jed Boardman, Alan Bray: Clinical management
38: Alan Bray, Steven Sadhra, Russell Fife, Hubert Lam, Steve
Boorman: Non-clinical tasks and procedures
Section 12- Emergencies in occupational health
39: Cornelius Grobler & Richard Caddis: Acute poisoning
40: Epha Crofts: Non-chemical emergencies
41: Ian Molan & Kevin Bailey: Terrorism and crime
Steven Sadhra is a Reader and lead for Occupational Health (OH)
within the College of Medical and Dental Sciences (MDS), University
of Birmingham UK. He has over 25 years of experience in teaching
and research on 'work and health' and has edited three teaching
textbooks in OH which are recommended by professional bodies
including the Faculty of Occupational Medicine (FOM), Royal College
of Physicians (London). Steven has published over 120 research
papers and
government reports and has written over 20 book chapters. Steven
Boorman has over 30 years experience in occupational health working
across diverse industry sectors. In a 21 year career with Royal
Mail he
held many roles including CMO, Director Health and Safety and CSR
Director. He has been CMO or Medical Director for a number of
national OH providers. He served as the Chief Examiner to the
Diploma in Occupational Medicine and Chair of the FOM Ethics
Committee (during which he served as Editor for the 8th Edition
Ethics Guidance). He Chairs the Council for Work and Health and
remains committed to the NHS staff HWB agenda as a longstanding
member of the National Advisory Board. Alan Bray is an
accredited consultant in the field of Occupational Health and Chief
Examiner (Academic Registrar) for Faculty of Occupational Medicine
for Royal College of Physicians of Ireland. He previously held
the
role of medical assessor for General Pharmaceutical Council and
both medical assessor and supervisor for General Medical Council.
He was also the previous Chief Examiner for MFOM & Director of
Assessment (overseeing all 7 UK Faculty examinations). Alan has
worked in both NHS and private sectors and has over 10 years
experience in the training and supervision of medical and other
clinical staff in occupational medicine.
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