Workplace Health and Safety Sourcebook: Basic Consumer Health Information About Workplace Health and Safety, Including the Effect of Workplace Hazards ... Heart, Ears, Eyes, (Health Reference Series)

Nearly all jobs have the potential of presenting a risk to a worker's health. Workplace hazards can range from the possibility of tendonitis for a computer programmer to the hazards of working with heavy machinery for a construction worker to the threat of cancer from chemical exposure. If proper procedures are followed, however, most workplace hazards can be avoided or eliminated. With proper medical care, many health disorders resulting from these hazards can be cured.

This Sourcebook will help readers to identify the hazards associated with their workplace, the ways these hazards can be avoided, and steps toward recovery for those who have been diagnosed with a workplace-related disorder. Issues concerning personal protective equipment, toxic and hazardous chemicals, child labor, stress, workplace violence, and the effects of workplace hazards on the body are also discussed. This Sourcebook also offers a glossary and a list of resources and references for further help and information.