Books in the Occupational Safety, Health, and Ergonomics series

Noise, apart from dust, is one of the most common pollutants in the environment. This book will include information on new, innovative, advanced research and evaluation methods characterising the acoustic field and noise in the working environment.

This book presents research on the determinants of workers' health (physical and mental well-being) and the organization's health (performance and culture). It addresses the impact of psychosocial working conditions on workers' well-being, and their performance, productivity, innovation, and morale at work.

This book is essential for the safety professional and medical experts in the field. It provides an interdisciplinary approach to personal protective equipment using new technologies in the field.

Respiratory protective devices (RPD) serve to protect against air pollution in the work environment and in everyday life. This book provides the essential lifesaving knowledge for choosing the proper RPD against the nanoparticles. Ideal for the safety engineer and the health and safety professionals in the field.

Environmental stress caused by water, expose structures to microbial colonization. This is evident when both minor dampness and mass flooding occur. It describes how biological corrosion of buildings and structures resulting from these hazards are responsible for the adverse health effects on people exposed to these contaminated environments.

The book will be a knowledge collection for practitioners in the field of Opational Safety and Health (OSH). They will learn how to effectively prevent accidents at work and occupational diseases and shape a healthy working environment using modern methods and tools suitable for dynamically changing business practice.

This book describes psychosocial working conditions that negatively impact the mental and physical well-being of employees of various "assistance-related" professional groups, as well as individuals whose work is related to contact with demanding clients.

The book explains what actions are needed to maintain work ability with people of advanced age, with chronic health issues and with disabilities, both at the corporate level as well as at the individual level. It shows through shaping the working environment and promoting and a healthy lifestyle can have a positive effect on work performance.

The book will provide the tools for occupational risk assessment for chemical agents and measures to protect human health and reduce chemical hazards at the workplace. Increased awareness about new emerging risks related to chemical agents will result in the reduction of several illnesses such as cancer, abnormal child development, and diabetes.