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Document ID (ISN)74725
CIS number 00-358
ISBN(s) 0-901700-92-4
Year 1999
Convention or series no. PHS 0013/4
Author(s)
Engineering Employers' Federation (EEF)
Title Think about health - An employee's guide to occupational health
Bibliographic information Safety & Environment Department of the EEF, Customer Services Department, EEF, Broadway House, Tothill Street, London SW1H 9NQ, United Kingdom, 4th ed., 1999. 31p. Illus. Price: EEF members GBP 1.20 per copy, min. order 10 copies; non-members: GBP 1.50 per copy.
Abstract This guide aimed at employees is a reminder of the main health hazards they encounter at work. Topics covered: handling harmful substances; respiratory diseases; skin diseases; noise and vibration; radiations; movement, posture and repetitive work; health surveillance; personal protective equipment; stress; smoking, alcohol and substance abuse; improving lifestyle.
Descriptors (primary) occupational hygiene; training material; responsibilities of employees; health hazards
Descriptors (secondary) drug dependence; safety guides; vibration; ultraviolet radiation; non-ionizing radiation; alcoholism; smoking; harmful substances; physical fitness; diet; work posture; respiratory diseases; dermatitis; training manuals; personal protective equipment; stress factors; medical supervision; repetitive strain injury; noise
Document type C - Training manuals, audiovisual material
Country / State or ProvinceUnited Kingdom
Subject(s) Psychology and sociology
Broad subject area(s) Occupational medicine, epidemiology
Browse category(ies) Nutrition
OSH training
Alcohol and drug abuse