Workplace health surveillance : an action-oriented approach /

Workplace health surveillance : an action-oriented approach / edited by Neil A. Maizlish. - New York : Oxford University Press, ©2000. - 1 online resource (xi, 350 pages) : illustrations

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Principles. Introduction -- Getting organized -- Collecting data -- Measuring injury and disease frequency -- Comparing rates of injury and disease -- Protocols for case reporting and follow-up -- Analysis and interpretation -- Feedback -- Evaluation and planning -- Surveillance and the design of occupational health information systems. Case studies. Lead poisoning and elevated blood lead -- Acute pesticide poisoning -- Carpal tunnel syndrome -- Silicosis -- Noise-induced hearing loss -- Asthma -- Injury surveillance at Ford Motor Company -- Health and disability insurance --Cancer mortality surveillance -- Fatal injury surveillance -- Exposure surveillance for chemical and physical hazards -- Hospital discharge data -- Poison control centers -- Workers' compensation information systems -- Closing the loop : impact of a lead poisoning prevention project -- Frontiers of occupational health surveillance. Appendices. A: Standardized forms used in occupational health surveillance -- B: Questionnaires for active surveillance of cumulative trauma disorders -- C: Statistics for describing distributions -- D: Analysis and annual report for an individual workplace --E: Example of a rate-based analysis at an individual workplace -- F: Economic analysis and employer-based surveillance -- G: Questionnaires for the follow-up of elevated blood lead -- H: Field investigation : evaluation of selected jobs for risk factors for carpal tunnel syndrome and other cumulative trauma disorders, food manufacturing workers, Santa Clara County -- I: Recommended medical screening protocol for workers exposed to occupational allergens.

This text shows step-by-step how to establish or improve a workplace health surveillance system. It explains how to define objectives, seek organizational support, form a surveillance workgroup, collect data, calculate basic injury and illness statistics, design databases, analyze and interpret surveillance data, set priorities, make protocols for follow-up and case management, market results and give feedback, and evaluate surveillance systems. Surveillance is shown to be an action-oriented tool for decision-making that is key to a successful health and safety program.


English.

9780199748853 0199748853 1282544233 9781282544239 9786612544231 6612544236




Occupational health services.
Public health surveillance.
Work environment.
Occupational Health Services--methods
Occupational Diseases--epidemiology
Population Surveillance--methods
Workplace
Occupational Health Services
Services de médecine du travail.
Santé publique--Surveillance.
Milieu de travail.
workplace.
HEALTH & FITNESS--Diseases--Genitourinary & STDs.
MEDICAL--Urology.
Work environment
Occupational health services
Public health surveillance
Bedrijfsgezondheidszorg.

RC968 / .W665 2000eb

616.6/803

2001 A-665 WA 412 / W9265 2000

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