ABSTRACT

New legislation and recommended working practices demand that every organisation considers carefully the health of its workforce. Occupational Health: A Practical Guide for Managers offers a comprehensive view of health and safety issues at work. The range of people it aims to appeal to reflects the interdisciplinary nature of this subject. Personnel professionals, managers and occupational health practitioners alike will find it an invaluable resource.

part 1|52 pages

Part I

chapter 2|15 pages

Organisational and legal considerations

chapter 3|15 pages

An introduction to occupational health

chapter 4|20 pages

Chapter 3: The organisational health plan

part 5|88 pages

Part II

chapter 6|24 pages

Mental health and illness at work

chapter 7|16 pages

AIDS and employment

chapter 8|18 pages

Sickness absence

chapter 9|12 pages

Smoking in the workplace

chapter 10|16 pages

Health promotion in the workplace

part 11|26 pages

Part III

chapter 12|14 pages

The employment of people with disabilities

chapter 13|10 pages

The employment of women

part 14|38 pages

Part IV

chapter 15|22 pages

The use of display screen equipment

chapter 16|14 pages

Manual handling of loads