Introduction to occupational health (509).

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  This course is intended to familiarize the trainee with the chemical and physical agents and related hazards which the worker encounters in the occupational environment. Diseases, especially of the skin and respiratory tract, are discusssed in relation to excessive exposures. Although the lectures focus on the recognition of hazards, some aspects of the measurement and control of these exposures are introduced through discussion f the substitution of processes, equipment, and the use of adequate ventilation and appropriate protective devices. The training course manual has been specially prepared for the trainees attending the course and should not be includced in reading lists of periodicals as generally available. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Dermatitis Ergonomics Hazardous Substances Hearing Heat Stress Disorders Hot Temperature Lung Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Noise Noise, Occupational Occupational Health Particulate Matter Personal Protective Equipment Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Skin Skin Diseases Toxicology Urine Ventilation

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• Keywords:
  Toxic-effects; Toxicology; Toxic-materials; Industrial-safety; Industrial-ventilation; Humans; Heat-stress; Urinalysis; Hazards; Industrial-hygiene; Industrial-hygienists; Respiratory-system-disorders; Pulmonary-system; Dermatosis; Toxic-vapors; Toxic-gases; Hazardous-materials; Particulate-sampling-methods; Noise-control; Hearing-conservation; Heat-stress; Ventilation; Ventilation-hoods; Personal-protective-equipment; Ergonomics
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Teaching Materials
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DTMD - Division of Training and Manpower Development
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-191
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20039313
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1979 Apr; :1-191
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1979
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7dc847c09aedf140bc731323e8446b4703641ae07d6ad9e7b7238120dab30b8f7dcaa9b938d34d035f87873a0fe7fec262d5d13dcaf290925445e82b6de3b57d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/245902/cdc_245902_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]