J. Paul Leigh

Causes of Death in the Workplace (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

How dangerous is someone's job? People from ages 22 through 64 spend roughly 40% of their non-sleeping time at a job where there is considerable potential for exposure to fatal safety and health risks. The purpose of this book is to improve the knowledge and working environment of American workers, by providing an in-depth look at the job hazards in 324 industries and 265 occupations. Human Resource managers, industry trade organizations, corporate CEOs, health care administrators, secondary school counselors, as well as, scholars and upper level college and graduate students in the areas of Human Resources, Management, Health Care Management, Law and Social Environment will find this work extremely useful.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 328
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. April 1995
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780313035999
• Artikelnr.: 37813925

Autorenporträt

J. PAUL LEIGH is currently a Professor of Economics at San Jose State University and a research economist at Stanford Medical Center./e He is a recipient of research grants from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, the National Institute on Aging, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, the National Safety Council, the Economic Policy Institute, and the National Science Foundation.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Literature Review Data and Method The Occupation List The
Industry List National Estimates and Causes of 5,498 Job-Related Deaths in
1979-81, 1983, 1985, 1986 Women Limitations and Reliability Tests
Conclusion Appendix A: Denominators for Occupations Appendix B:
Denominators for Industries Appendix C: Male and Female Job Deaths within
Occupations Appendix D: Male and Female Job Deaths within Industries
Appendix E: Bureau of Labor Statistics Appendix F: Occupations with Zero
Deaths Appendix G: Ranking of Occupations with Five or More Deaths Appendix
H: Industries with Zero Deaths Appendix I: Ranking of Industries with Five
or More Deaths References Index