Fully revised for this third edition, the Oxford Handbook of Occupational Health is a concise, practice-based guide to the area. Bringing together the latest legislation and guidance with current practice in the field, this is an authoritative reference to assessing and managing health risks in the workplace. Consisting of twelve sections covering the full breadth of practice, this Handbook covers workplace hazards and diseases, occupational health emergencies, and practical procedures. This third edition also contains new information on ethics, work health and disability, infection control, respiratory disorders, and fitness for work, with updated diagrams, figures and chemical structures to aid reader understanding.
Providing a thorough, easy-to-use guide to the whole of occupational health, this Handbook is the essential resource for all occupational physicians, occupational health nurses, and all those dealing with workplace health and fitness, giving you the information you need at your fingertips.
Section 1 -Occupational hazards 1: Steven Sadhra, Roger Cooke, Alan Smith, Jon Spiro: Physical hazards 2: Hilary Cross & Steven Sadhra: Chemical hazards 3: Beverley Davies: Biological hazards 4: Russell Fife: Mechanical and ergonomic hazards 5: Craig Jackson: Psychosocial hazards Section 2- Occupational diseases 6: Epha Croft, Rajaa Ahmed, Gareth Walters, Aine Jones: Occupational Infections 7: Gareth Walters, David Fishwick, Philip Wynn, Lanre Ogunyemi, Momeda Deen: Respiratory and cardiovascular disorders 8: Aine Jones: Skin disorders 9: Prosenjit Giri: Musculoskeletal disorders 10: Momeda Deen, Philip Wynn, Richard Caddis: GI and urinary tract 11: Alan Bray: Eye disorders 12: Steve Ruffles, Richard Caddis, Roger Cooke, Alan Bray: Neurological 13: Ian Molan & Kevin Bailey: Psychiatric 14: Shriti Pattani: Reproductive disorders 15: Momeda Deen: Haematological disorders 16: Lanre Ogunyemi: Medically unexplained syndromes Section 3 -Occupational health practice 17: Steven Boorman, Diana Kloss: Operational issues 18: Steven Boorman: Ethics 19: Steven Boorman: Policies 20: Steven Boorman: Sickness absence, rehabilitation and retirement 21: Steven Boorman: Risk assessment and risk management 22: Steven Boorman: Health surveillance Section 4- Fitness for work 23: Steve Boorman, Jed Boardman, David Flowers, Justin Varney: Generic fitness for work and specific disorders 24: Steve Boorman, Chris Schenk, Dipti Patel , Louise Holden, Elizabeth Woods, Sally Bell: Fitness for specific work Section 5- Occupational health law 25: Diana Kloss: UK Health and Safety law 26: Diana Kloss: Employment law 27: Steve Boorman: Law and records 28: Diana Kloss: Environmental law Section 6- Occupational Hygiene 29: Steven Sadhra: Occupational Hygiene overview 30: Steven Sadhra: Monitoring exposure 31: John Cherrie: Biological monitoring 32: Steven Sadhra: Prevention and control of exposure Section 7- Toxicology 33: Hilary cross: Toxicology Section 8- Epidemiology in occupational health 34: Hubert Lam: Epidemiology Section 9- Environmental Medicine 35: Ian Molan & Kevin Bailey: Environmental protection Section 10- Safety Science 36: Ruth Wilkinson: Safety science Section 11 - Practical procedures 37: Steve Boorman, Jed Boardman, Alan Bray: Clinical management 38: Alan Bray, Steven Sadhra, Russell Fife, Hubert Lam, Steve Boorman: Non-clinical tasks and procedures Section 12- Emergencies in occupational health 39: Cornelius Grobler & Richard Caddis: Acute poisoning 40: Epha Crofts: Non-chemical emergencies 41: Ian Molan & Kevin Bailey: Terrorism and crime
Steven Sadhra is a Reader and lead for Occupational Health (OH) within the College of Medical and Dental Sciences (MDS), University of Birmingham UK. He has over 25 years of experience in teaching and research on 'work and health' and has edited three teaching textbooks in OH which are recommended by professional bodies including the Faculty of Occupational Medicine (FOM), Royal College of Physicians (London). Steven has published over 120 research papers and government reports and has written over 20 book chapters. Steven Boorman has over 30 years experience in occupational health working across diverse industry sectors. In a 21 year career with Royal Mail he held many roles including CMO, Director Health and Safety and CSR Director. He has been CMO or Medical Director for a number of national OH providers. He served as the Chief Examiner to the Diploma in Occupational Medicine and Chair of the FOM Ethics Committee (during which he served as Editor for the 8th Edition Ethics Guidance). He Chairs the Council for Work and Health and remains committed to the NHS staff HWB agenda as a longstanding member of the National Advisory Board. Alan Bray is an accredited consultant in the field of Occupational Health and Chief Examiner (Academic Registrar) for Faculty of Occupational Medicine for Royal College of Physicians of Ireland. He previously held the role of medical assessor for General Pharmaceutical Council and both medical assessor and supervisor for General Medical Council. He was also the previous Chief Examiner for MFOM & Director of Assessment (overseeing all 7 UK Faculty examinations). Alan has worked in both NHS and private sectors and has over 10 years experience in the training and supervision of medical and other clinical staff in occupational medicine.
