| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 350 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Principles. Introduction -- Getting organized -- Collecting data -- Measuring injury and disease frequency -- Comparing rates of injury and disease -- Protocols for case reporting and follow-up -- Analysis and interpretation -- Feedback -- Evaluation and planning -- Surveillance and the design of occupational health information systems. Case studies. Lead poisoning and elevated blood lead -- Acute pesticide poisoning -- Carpal tunnel syndrome -- Silicosis -- Noise-induced hearing loss -- Asthma -- Injury surveillance at Ford Motor Company -- Health and disability insurance --Cancer mortality surveillance -- Fatal injury surveillance -- Exposure surveillance for chemical and physical hazards -- Hospital discharge data -- Poison control centers -- Workers' compensation information systems -- Closing the loop : impact of a lead poisoning prevention project -- Frontiers of occupational health surveillance. Appendices. A: Standardized forms used in occupational health surveillance -- B: Questionnaires for active surveillance of cumulative trauma disorders -- C: Statistics for describing distributions -- D: Analysis and annual report for an individual workplace --E: Example of a rate-based analysis at an individual workplace -- F: Economic analysis and employer-based surveillance -- G: Questionnaires for the follow-up of elevated blood lead -- H: Field investigation : evaluation of selected jobs for risk factors for carpal tunnel syndrome and other cumulative trauma disorders, food manufacturing workers, Santa Clara County -- I: Recommended medical screening protocol for workers exposed to occupational allergens |
| Summary |
This text shows step-by-step how to establish or improve a workplace health surveillance system. It explains how to define objectives, seek organizational support, form a surveillance workgroup, collect data, calculate basic injury and illness statistics, design databases, analyze and interpret surveillance data, set priorities, make protocols for follow-up and case management, market results and give feedback, and evaluate surveillance systems. Surveillance is shown to be an action-oriented tool for decision-making that is key to a successful health and safety program |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Occupational health services.
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Public health surveillance.
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Work environment.
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Occupational Health Services -- methods
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Occupational Diseases -- epidemiology
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Population Surveillance -- methods
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Workplace
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Occupational Health Services
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workplace.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- Genitourinary & STDs.
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MEDICAL -- Urology.
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Work environment
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Occupational health services
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Public health surveillance
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Bedrijfsgezondheidszorg.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Maizlish, Neil A
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| LC no. |
00022000 |
| ISBN |
9780199748853 |
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0199748853 |
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1282544233 |
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9781282544239 |
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9786612544231 |
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6612544236 |
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