Preventing Occupational and Environmental Disease and Injury

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• Personal Author:
  Baron, Sherry L. ; Levy BS ; Sokas RK ; Wegman, David H.
• Description:
  Prevention is the goal of occupational and environmental health and safety. It requires a systematic approach, effective communication, and constant feedback. Prevention generally involves a sequence of steps, including (a) gathering information about exposures and outcomes; (b) identifying problems; (c) developing, communicating, and implementing strategies for prevention; and (d) evaluating the outcome of these strategies. All societal activities require vision, planning, and implementation-erecting buildings; establishing water, sewage, and transportation systems; developing sources of and distributing energy; growing, packaging, and distributing food; and planning entire cities. Occupational and environmental injuries and illnesses are, in one way or another, the result of these same activities. With enough care, resources, and commitment, we can prevent problems ranging from the adverse effects of air pollution and hazardous wastes to workplace illnesses and injuries. And we can continuously and sustainably shape our environment to reduce and eliminate health and safety hazards. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Environmental Health Environmental Monitoring Occupational Diseases Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Environmental-health Exposure-assessment Feedback-controls Injuries Injury-prevention Occupational-diseases Occupational-exposure Occupational-hazards Occupational-health Occupational-health-programs Occupational-safety-programs

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• ISBN:
  9780781755511
• Publisher:
  Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Book
• Place as Subject:
  Illinois ; Massachusetts ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  148-171
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20029591
• Citation:
  Occupational and environmental health: recognizing and preventing disease and injury, 5th edition. Levy BS, Wegman DH, Baron SL, Sokas RK, eds. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2005 Nov; :148-171
• Editor(s):
  Levy BS; Wegman DH; Baron SL; Sokas RK
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2006
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Occupational and environmental health: recognizing and preventing disease and injury, 5th edition
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:6d2f19b86527b1e00db19ed100d78a270ffaa026a97774c92c66db9d019572b11bb7c46201f4cffc89acaf6832e715edd4b9f526770d95aa2e2eb9b76c2089f3
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/190540/cdc_190540_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.97 MB ]