Table of Contents
About The Editors xi
List of Contributors xiii
Foreword To The First Edition xvii
Preface xix
Acgih Policy Statement xxi
Acgih Statement of Position xxiii
Part I Physical Hazards 1
1 Introduction to Physical Hazards 3 Peter H. Wald
I Worker–Material Interfaces 13
2 Ergonomics and Upper Extremity Musculoskeletal Disorders 13 Thomas R. Hales
3 Manual Materials Handling 33 Robert B. Dick, Stephen D. Hudock, Ming‐Lun Lu, Thomas R. Waters, and Vern Putz-Anderson
4 Occupational Vibration Exposure 53 David G. Wilder and Donald E. Wasserman
5 Mechanical Energy 73 James Kubalik
II the Physical Work Environment 87
6 Hot Environments 87 David W. DeGroot and Laura A. Pacha
7 Cold Environments 101 David W. DeGroot and Laura A. Pacha
8 High‐pressure Environments 111 Tony L. Alleman and Joseph R. Serio
9 Low‐pressure and High‐Altitude Environments 131 Worthe S. Holt
10 Shift Work 139 Allene J. Scott
III Energy and Electromagnetic Radiation 177
11 Ionizing Radiation 177 James P. Seward
12 Ultraviolet Radiation 197 James A. Hathaway and David H. Sliney
13 Visible Light and Infrared Radiation 203 James A. Hathaway and David H. Sliney
14 Laser Radiation 209 David H. Sliney and James A. Hathaway
15 Microwave, Radiofrequency, and Extremely Low‐frequency Energy 215 Richard Cohen and Peter H. Wald
16 Noise 223 Robert A. Dobie
17 Electrical Power and Electrical Injuries 231 Jeffrey R. Jones
Part II Biological Hazards 241
18 General Principles of Microbiology and Infectious Disease 243 Woodhall Stopford
19 Clinical Recognition of Occupational Exposure and Health Consequences 249 Gary N. Greenberg and Gregg M. Stave
20 Prevention of Illness from Biological Hazards 261 Gregg M. Stave
21 Viruses 275 Manijeh Berenji
22 Bacteria 347 Christopher J. Martin, Aletheia S. Donahue, and John D. Meyer
23 Mycobacteria 411 Gregg M. Stave
24 Fungi 425 Craig S. Glazer and Cecile S. Rose
25 Anaplasma, Chlamydophila, Coxiella, Ehrlichia, and Rickettsia 457 Dennis J. Darcey
26 Parasites 471 William N. Yang
27 Envenomations 501 James A. Palmier
28 Allergens 519 David C. Caretto
29 Latex 537 Carol A. Epling
30 Malignant Cells 543 Aubrey K. Miller
31 Recombinant Organisms 547 Jessica Herzstein and Gregg M. Stave
32 Prions: Creutzfeldt–jakob Disease (CJD) and Related Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSEs) 553 Dennis J. Darcey
33 Endotoxins 557 Robert Jacobs
34 Wood Dust 563 Harold R. Imbus and Gregg M. Stave
Index 569