Barbara Cohrssen - Böcker

Patty's Industrial Hygiene has had a reputation for the past 70 years of providing up to date information for the experienced as well as novice industrial hygienist.The field of IH continues to evolve with personnel working for multinational firms, small consulting firms, or self-employed. Currently, industrial hygienists not only have to worry about occupational health and safety concerns of global workforce which is more diverse, they often provide environmental health information for large companies, as well as large and small government agencies.In response to these changes, the 7th edition of Patty's Industrial Hygiene has added new industrial hygiene/safety topics and updated existing ones. This new edition addresses the needs brought about by globalization and the need for many professionals to expand their roles. This 7th Edition used reviewers from different regions of the world to ensure accuracy, comprehension and completeness of the topics covered by the worldwide contributors, and to cover topics of interest globally. Some of these new topics include robotics, sensors, health and safety issues related to new energy technologies, construction, and cannabis.

Since the first edition in 1948, Patty's Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology has become a flagship publication for Wiley. During its nearly seven decades in print, it has become a standard reference for the fields of occupational health and toxicology. The volumes on industrial hygiene are cornerstone reference works for not only industrial hygienists but also chemists, engineers, toxicologists, lawyers, and occupational safety personnel.Volume 1 covers Introduction of Industrial Hygiene and Recognition of Chemical Agents. In addition to revised and updated chapters, a number of new chapters reflect current technology and concerns. The chapters include Ethics in Industrial Hygiene, Prevention through Design, Risk Communication, Managing Workplace Demographics, and Mastering Digital Media for Workers, Employers and Community Practice.

Since the first edition in 1948, Patty’s Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology has become a flagship publication for Wiley. During its nearly seven decades in print, it has become a standard reference for the fields of occupational health and toxicology. The volumes on industrial hygiene are cornerstone reference works for not only industrial hygienists but also chemists, engineers, toxicologists, lawyers, and occupational safety personnel.Volume 2 covers Chemical Exposure Evaluation and Control. Along with the updated and revised chapters from the prior edition, this volume has two new chapters: Sensor Technology and Control Banding.

Since the first edition in 1948, Patty’s Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology has become a flagship publication for Wiley. During its nearly seven decades in print, it has become a standard reference for the fields of occupational health and toxicology. The volumes on industrial hygiene are cornerstone reference works for not only industrial hygienists but also chemists, engineers, toxicologists, lawyers, and occupational safety personnel.Volume 3 covers Recognition and Evaluation of Physical Agents and Biohazards. All of the chapters have been updated and a new chapter on Robotics has been added. These subjects are increasing in importance to industrial hygienists.