Causes of death in the workplace
by
 
Leigh, J. Paul.

Title
Causes of death in the workplace

Author
Leigh, J. Paul.

ISBN
9780313035999

Personal Author
Leigh, J. Paul.

Publication Information
Westport, Conn. : Quorum Books, 1995.

Physical Description
1 online resource (xii, 307 p.)

Contents
Tables; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. Literature Review; 3. Data and Method; 4. The Occupation List; 5. The Industry List; 6. National Estimates and Causes of 5,498 Job-Related Deaths in 1979-81, 1983, 1985, 1986; 7. Women; 8. Limitations and Reliability Tests; 9. Conclusion; Appendices; References; Index.

Abstract
How dangerous is someone's job? People from ages 22 through 64 spend roughly 40% of their non-sleeping time at a job where there is considerable potential for exposure to fatal safety and health risks. The purpose of this book is to improve the knowledge and working environment of American workers, by providing an in-depth look at the job hazards in 324 industries and 265 occupations. Human Resource managers, industry trade organizations, corporate CEOs, health care administrators, secondary school counselors, as well as, scholars and upper level college and graduate students in the areas of H.

Subject Term
Hazardous occupations -- United States.
 
Industrial accidents -- United States.
 
Occupational diseases -- United States.
 
Occupational mortality -- United States.
 
Death -- Causes.
 
Occupational Diseases -- mortality.
 
Accidents, Occupational -- mortality.
 
Professions dangereuses -- États-Unis.
 
Travail -- Accidents -- États-Unis.
 
Maladies professionnelles -- États-Unis.
 
Mortalité professionnelle -- États-Unis.
 
Décès -- Causes.
 
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Industrial Health & Safety.

Genre
Electronic books.

Electronic Access
EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=299787


LibraryMaterial TypeItem BarcodeShelf NumberStatus
IYTE LibraryE-Book275587-1001HD7262.5 .U6 L44 1995Online