| Table Of Content |
PART ONE – GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
Section One: History and Development of Occupational Medicine
Donald Hunter and the history of occupational health: precedents and perspectives
Joseph Melling and Tim Carter
The changing face of occupational diseases
Peter J Baxter, Tar-Ching Aw, Anne Cockcroft, Paul Durrington and J Malcolm Harrington
Section Two: Diagnosis of Occupational Disease
The occupational history
Tar-Ching Aw
Occupational exposure to hazardous substances
John W Cherrie and Sean Semple
Biological monitoring
John Cocker and Howard J Mason
Section Three: Extent and Attribution of Occupational Disease
Epidemiological methods and evidence-based occupational medicine
David Coggon
Attribution of disease
Anthony Newman Taylor and David Coggon
Compensation schemes
Anthony Newman Taylor and David Walters
Section Four: Legal Issues
Medicolegal reports and the role of the expert witness
Diana M Kloss
PART TWO – DISEASES ASSOCIATED WITH CHEMICAL AGENTS
Section One: Occupational Toxicology
Occupational toxicology: general principles
Peter G Blain and Robert D Jefferson
Risks and hazards in occupational and environmental exposures
Robert L Maynard
Section Two: Metals
Introduction
Tar-Ching Aw
Aluminium
Perrine Hoet
Antimony
Malcolm R Sim
Arsenic
Malcolm R Sim
Beryllium
Lee S Newman and Holly M Christensen
Cadmium
Perrine Hoet
Chromium
Tom Sorahan
Cobalt
Perrine Hoet
Copper
Peter Aggett
Gold
Peter Linnett
Iron
Peter Aggett
Lead
Peter J Baxter and Hideki Igisu
Magnesium
Peter Aggett
Manganese
Grant McMillan and Finlay D Dick
Mercury
Peter J Baxter and Hideki Igisu
Molybdenum
Malcolm R Sim
Nickel
Tom Sorahan
Phosphorus
Malcolm R Sim
Platinum group metals
Peter Linnett
Polonium
Iain Blair
Silver
Peter Linnett
Thallium
Hideki Igisu and Tar-Ching Aw
Tin
Tar-Ching Aw and Hideki Igisu
Tungsten
Perrine Hoet
Uranium
Iain Blair
Vanadium
Finlay D Dick
Zinc
Peter Aggett
Section Three: Gases
Gases
Peter J Baxter
Reactive airways dysfunction syndrome and irritant-induced asthma
Jon G Ayres
Deliberate use of chemicals in warfare and by terrorists
Robert L Maynard
Section Four: Other Chemical Exposures
Organic chemicals
Tiina Santonen, Antero Aitio and Harri Vainio
Pesticides and other agrochemicals
Ian Brown, Annalisa Chiodini, Chiara Somaruga and Claudio Colosio
Welding
Grant McMillan
The semiconductor industry
David Koh and Judy Sng
PART THREE – DISEASES ASSOCIATED WITH PHYSICAL AGENTS
Section One: Noise
Sound, noise and the ear
Richard T Ramsden and Shakeel R Saeed
Section Two: Vibration
Hand–arm vibration syndrome
Ian J Lawson, Frank Burke, Kenneth L McGeoch,
Tohr Nilsson and George Proud
Whole body vibration
Massimo Bovenzi and Keith Palmer
Section Three: Heat and Cold
Heat and cold
E Howard N Oakley
Section Four: Barometric Pressure
Diving and work at increased pressure
Stephen Watt and Andrew Colvin
Working at high altitude
Peter JG Forster
Flying and spaceflight
Mike Gibson, David Gradwell and Alyson Calder
Section Five: Radiation
Ionizing radiations
Chris Sharp and Fred A Mettler Jr
Non-ionizing radiation and the eye
Michael E Boulton and David H Sliney
Extremely low frequency electric and magnetic fields
Leeka Kheifets and Gabor Mezei
Radiofrequency fields
Gabor Mezei and Leeka Kheifets
PART FOUR – DISEASES RELATED TO ERGONOMIC AND MECHANICAL FACTORS
Section One: The Musculoskeletal System
Repeated movements and repeated trauma affecting the musculoskeletal system
Cyrus Cooper and Keith Palmer
Section Two: Back and Spinal Pain
Occupational back pain
Jos H Verbeek and Frederieke Schaafsma
PART FIVE – OCCUPATION AND TRANSMISSIBLE DISEASES
Section One: Occupational Infections
Occupational infections
Julia Heptonstall and Anne Cockcroft
Zoonoses
Alastair Miller and Julia Heptonstall
Section Two: Bioterrorism and Biotechnology
Bioterrorism
Julia Heptonstall
Genetic modification and biotechnology
David Roomes
PART SIX – WORK AND MENTAL HEALTH
Section One: Work and Stress
Introduction to work and stress
Peter Baxter, Tar-Ching Aw and Anne Cockcroft
Work, stress and sickness absence: a psychosocial perspective
Maurice Lipsedge and Michael Calnan
Mental health at work: psychological interventions
Adrian Neal
Section Two: Work and Psychiatric Disorder
Work and psychiatric disorder: an evidence-based approach
Nick Glozier, Max Henderson, Neil Greenberg and Simon Overland
Section Three: Substance Abuse
Substance abuse and the workplace
Jonathan D Chick
PART SEVEN – RESPIRATORY DISORDERS
Section One: General Issues
Imaging in occupational lung disease
Paul M Taylor
Work and chronic air flow limitation
David J Hendrick
Health effects of ultrafine/nanoparticles
Ken Donaldson, Robert J Aitken, Jon G Ayres, Brian G Miller and C Lang Tran
Health effects related to non-industrial workplace indoor environments
Jouni JK Jaakkola and Maritta S Jaakkola
Section Two: Organic Dust Diseases
Occupational asthma
Paul Cullinan and Anthony Newman Taylor
Byssinosis and other cotton-related diseases
CAC Pickering and Robert Niven
Extrinsic allergic alveolitis
Paul Cullinan and Anthony Newman Taylor
Section Three: Inorganic Dust Diseases
Inorganic dusts: general aspects
Anne Cockcroft
Asbestos and asbestos-related diseases
David Weill and Anne Cockcroft
Epidemiology of asbestos-related diseases
Robin M Rudd
Other fibrous mineral dusts
Anne Cockcroft
Silica and silica-related diseases
Anne Cockcroft
Epidemiology of silica-related disease
Kyle Steenland
Other non-fibrous mineral dusts
Anne Cockcroft
Metal dusts and fumes
Benoit Nemery
Berylliosis
Holly M Christensen and Lee S Newman
PART EIGHT – OTHER EFFECTS OF WORKPLACE EXPOSURES
Section One: Occupational Diseases of the Skin
Occupational diseases of the skin
John English and Jason Williams
Section Two: Occupational Cancers
Occupational cancer: epidemiology, biological mechanisms and biomarkers
Manolis Kogevinas, J Malcolm Harrington and Roel Vermeulen
Section Three: Other Systemic Effects
Nephrotoxic effects of workplace exposures
Rema Saxena, Pearl Pai and Gordon M Bell
Neurotoxic effects of workplace exposures
Michael J Aminoff and Marcello Lotti
Hepatotoxic effects of workplace exposure
Thomas W Warnes and Alexander Smith
Workplace exposures and reproductive health
Jens Peter Bonde
Haemopoietic effects of workplace exposures: anaemias, leukaemias and lymphomas
Edward Gordon-Smith, Anthony Yardley-Jones and Atherton Gray
Section Four: Shift Work
Shift work and extended hours of work
Giovanni Costa, Simon Folkard and J Malcolm Harrington
|
