Occupational Health and Safety

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• Preface Kaj FrickCHAPTER 1Introduction to Occupational Health and Safety: International Influences and the "New" Epidemics Chris L. Peterson and Claire MayhewCHAPTER 2 International Developments and Their Influence on Occupational Health and Safety in Advanced Market Economies David WaltersCHAPTER 3Occupational Violence: The Emerging OHS Epidemic of the 21st Century Claire MayhewCHAPTER 4The Hidden Epidemic of Injuries and Illness Associated with the Global Expansion of Precarious Employment Michael QuinlanCHAPTER 5Long Latency Disease: The Long-Lasting Epidemics James LeighCHAPTER 6Work-Related Injuries among Adolescent and Child Workers: The Non-Reported OHS Epidemic Claire MayhewCHAPTER 7The Epidemic of Stress Chris L. PetersonCHAPTER 8Pain Associated with Prolonged Constrained Standing: The Invisible Epidemic Karen Messing, Katherine Lippel, Ève Laperrière, and Marie-Christine ThibaultCHAPTER 9The Discourse of Abuse in Return-to-Work: A Hidden Epidemic of Suffering Joan M. EakinCHAPTER 10 Occupational Health and Safety, and Occupational Rehabilitation: The Nature of the Prevention-Rehabilitation Continuum Gregory C. MurphyCHAPTER 11Before the Epidemic Strikes: Identifying Warning Signs of an Emerging Epidemic and Conducting Baseline Empirical Studies in Industry Claire MayhewCHAPTER 12Conclusion: Models of Epidemics Chris L. PetersonContributors Index