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Response to Occupational Health Hazards
Jacqueline Karnell Corn
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Description for Response to Occupational Health Hazards
Hardcover. Explores the history of occupational disease in the American workplace. Case studies illustrate the social, scientific and technological factors that led to the recognition of occupational health problems and the standards developed to mitigate them. Num Pages: 200 pages, index. BIC Classification: KNXC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 446.
What are the effects of industry upon the health of employees? This enormously complex question involves historical, social, political, and scientific issues--and has a major impact on national policy decisions and regulatory activities. This unique book explores the history of occupational disease in the American workplace. Beginning with the centuries-old belief of disease as an acceptable and unavoidable by-product of industrial expansion, it moves to current methods of diagnosis, control and prevention. You will find in-depth coverage of:
* the growth of federal responsibility for occupational risks
* the evolution of mandatory health standards
* risk assessment ... Read more
What are the effects of industry upon the health of employees? This enormously complex question involves historical, social, political, and scientific issues--and has a major impact on national policy decisions and regulatory activities. This unique book explores the history of occupational disease in the American workplace. Beginning with the centuries-old belief of disease as an acceptable and unavoidable by-product of industrial expansion, it moves to current methods of diagnosis, control and prevention. You will find in-depth coverage of:
* the growth of federal responsibility for occupational risks
* the evolution of mandatory health standards
* risk assessment ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780471284079
SKU
V9780471284079
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Jacqueline Karnell Corn
About the Author Jacqueline Karnell Corn is Associate Professor, The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, and a leading researcher in industrial and environmental health and safety history. In addition to authoring Environment and Health in Nineteenth Century America: Two Case Studies and Protecting People at Work: ACGIH 1938-1988. she has also edited Industrial Hygiene--The ... Read more
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