Document ID (ISN) | 34077 |
CIS number |
80-1297 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0017-9078 - Health Physics |
Year |
1980 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Solomon K.A., Abraham S.C. |
Title |
The index of harm: A useful measure for comparing occupational risk across industries. |
Bibliographic information |
Mar. 1980, Vol.38, No.3, p.375-391. 19 ref. |
Abstract |
Six occupational hazards - non-radiological (death, accidental injury, disease) and radiological (somatic, genetic, pregnancy) - are examined. The computation of the index harm, and the simplifying data assumptions made, are explained. Radiological workers exposed to the industry average of 0.35rem/year are among the safest of all industry groups. The riskiest industries appear to be mining; agriculture, fishing and farming; construction; transportation; and manufacturing, in that order. |
Descriptors (primary) |
hazard evaluation; ionizing radiation |
Descriptors (secondary) |
embryotoxic effects; manufacturing industries; radiation disease; construction industry; transport industry; comparative study; teratogenic effects; women; agriculture; mathematical models; mining industry; radiation injury |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Subject(s) |
Radiation
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Broad subject area(s) |
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Browse category(ies) |
Risk evaluation Ionizing radiation Genetic factors in reaction to exposures
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