| Document ID (ISN) | 45230 |
| CIS number |
86-255 |
| ISBN(s) |
92-2-105225-7 |
| Year |
1985 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Title |
Employment and conditions of work in health and medical services |
| Original title |
Emploi et conditions de travail dans les services médicaux et de santé [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
International Labour Office, 1211 Genève 22, Switzerland, 1985. 142p. Bibl. Price: SF.20.00. |
| Abstract |
This worldwide survey of working conditions in the health services includes a chapter on the major occupational hazards affecting health care personnel. The following aspects are covered: statistical data for some countries; communicable diseases; tuberculosis; hepatitis; rubella; AIDS; cytomegalovirus infection; chemical hazards (anaesthetic and sterilising agents - particularly ethylene oxide, hexachlorophene and formaldehyde); cytotoxic agents; pharmaceutical drugs and preparations; mercury; allergic disorders (dermatitis and asthma); physical hazards (ionising radiation, noise, high temperatures and exposure to asbestos); ergonomics and manual handling; psychosocial hazards (stress, solitary work, drug abuse and shift work); accidents and injuries; problems of special groups (women, domiciliary health care); problems encountered in practice in the implementation of safety and health measures. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
conditions of work; hospitals; health services |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
ionizing radiation; hexachlorophene; occupational accidents; formaldehyde; health programmes; drug dependence; report; ILO; tuberculosis; mercury; noise; anaesthetics; asbestos; shift work; ethylene oxide; infectious diseases; work posture; allergic asthma; infectious hepatitis; dermatitis; work at high temperature; work in isolation; immunodeficiency syndrome; mental stress; women; pharmaceutical products |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Subject(s) |
Commerce, services, offices
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Health care services
Alcohol and drug abuse
Bacterial and parasitic diseases
Viral diseases (other than aids)
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