An essential guide to occupational exposure / Marta Madalena Marques de Oliveira, Simone Barreira Morais and Francisca Pinto Lisboa Martins Rodrigues, editors.
| Other author | Oliveira, Marta Madalena Marques de. |
| Other author | Morais, Simone Barreira. |
| Other author | Rodrigues, Francisca Pinto Lisboa Martins. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York : Nova Science Publishers, [2022] |
| Description | viii, 194 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Safety and risk in society |
| Contents | An introduction to occupational exposure / Gabriel Sousa, Xianyu Wang Francisca Rodrigues and Marta Oliveira -- Hospital environments : the relevant aspects of indoor air quality / Klara Slezakova, and Maria do Carmo Pereira -- The role of biomarkers in the assessment of potential health risks of wildland firefighters' occupational exposure : an overview / Filipa Esteves, Joana Madureira, João Paulo Teixeira, and Solange Costa -- Firefighters' dermal exposure to fire emissions : levels and potential of 3D skin models for health risk assessment / Bela Barros, Francisca Rodrigues, Bruno Sarmento, Cristina Delerue-Matos, Simone Morais and Marta Oliveira -- Cytogenetic methods for measuring effects of occupational exposure / Goran Gajski and Marko Gerić -- Occupational hazards faced by garbage collection workers / Madhur S. Kulkarni. |
| Abstract | "The World Health Organization estimates that about 2.9 billion workers around the world are regularly exposed to risks at their workplace. Therefore, a significant fraction of the world's working force, principally in low- and middle-income countries, is at an increased risk of occupational hazards with direct implications on occupational safety and health. Occupational injuries and illness lead to (short/long) workers' absences with significant economic costs for both employees and employers. Also, the quality of life and wellbeing of active workers are profoundly affected. This book will attract the attention of people that want to know more about occupational exposure and its implications on hygiene, safety, and health in work environments. This work aims to highlight the predominant occupational risks that all working groups can be exposed to. Also, it informs readers about emerging health surveillance tools, namely cytogenetic and human biomonitoring assays, that are being used in the assessment of occupational exposure and health risk assessment. This book is aimed at the active and working civil society, occupational safety and hygiene technicians among other related occupations (e.g., health professionals), scientific community, and stakeholders. This reading will promote a reflection on the topic of occupational exposure and its implications on the safety and health of workers from different occupations"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2022020328 |
| ISBN | 9781685078195 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | (adobe pdf) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |