The significance of the occupational environment as a part of the total ecological system.

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• Personal Author:
  Irish DD
• Description:
  The relation of the occupational environment to the total ecological system is examined. The significance of this relationship to the work of the industrial hygienist is considered. The favorable effect that such work might have in the occupational environment is discussed. Topics include nonoccupational exposure interaction with occupational exposure, the individual as part of the ecological system, human factors and psychological factors in both the occupational and nonoccupational environment, determination of exposure to chemicals and physical hazards such as radiation, understanding the complexity of the whole picture, obtaining the understanding and cooperation of people in the environment, and control measures.
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Agriculture Cattle Dairy Products Farmers Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Analysis Ecology Environmental-health Industrial-health Industrial-hygiene Industrial-medicine Interactions Occupational-health
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Chapter
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  7-10
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00074589
• Citation:
  The industrial environment - its evaluation and control, 3rd edition. Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHEW (NIOSH) Publication No. 74-117, 1973 Jan; :7-10
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1973
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:47f9a1a480832b74f2c33d09e9b586b9fc9c141a2a854247b3bc370f5b476287111ca7ee8ddf06e94084bdaef8318df4762056fe74405c61dc330f6a9e3e80a2
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/178842/cdc_178842_DS1.pdf
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