Occupational Health and Safety

Preface Kaj Frick

CHAPTER 1
Introduction to Occupational Health and Safety: International Influences and the "New" Epidemics Chris L. Peterson and Claire Mayhew

CHAPTER 2
International Developments and Their Influence on Occupational Health and Safety in Advanced Market Economies David Walters

CHAPTER 3
Occupational Violence: The Emerging OHS Epidemic of the 21st Century Claire Mayhew

CHAPTER 4
The Hidden Epidemic of Injuries and Illness Associated with the Global Expansion of Precarious Employment Michael Quinlan

CHAPTER 5
Long Latency Disease: The Long-Lasting Epidemics James Leigh

CHAPTER 6
Work-Related Injuries among Adolescent and Child Workers: The Non-Reported OHS Epidemic Claire Mayhew

CHAPTER 7
The Epidemic of Stress Chris L. Peterson

CHAPTER 8
Pain Associated with Prolonged Constrained Standing: The Invisible Epidemic Karen Messing, Katherine Lippel, Eve Laperriere, and Marie-Christine Thibault

CHAPTER 9
The Discourse of Abuse in Return-to-Work: A Hidden Epidemic of Suffering Joan M. Eakin

CHAPTER 10
Occupational Health and Safety, and Occupational Rehabilitation: The Nature of the Prevention-Rehabilitation Continuum Gregory C. Murphy

CHAPTER 11
Before the Epidemic Strikes: Identifying Warning Signs of an Emerging Epidemic and Conducting Baseline Empirical Studies in Industry Claire Mayhew

CHAPTER 12
Conclusion: Models of Epidemics Chris L. Peterson

Contributors

Index