Monitoring for Health Hazards at Work

"Monitoring for Health Hazards" at work is written for safety and health personnel in all work areas. The text is specifically aimed at safety advisers, occupational health staff, occupational hygienist, trade union members and other staff who have an interest in, and a responsibility for the health, safety and welfare of people in their places of work. Students of occupational hygiene, safety and nursing will find this book an invaluable guide. This third edition of an established text offers a step-by-step guide to the use of instruments for sampling of airborne dust, fibres, gases and vapors in the workplace and shows how to measure the indices of heat, noise and light and how to asses the performance of ventilation systems along with information on ionizing and non-ionizing radiation and microbiological hazards. The text has been extensively revised and updated and is enhances by the addition of a section on risk assessment.