Improving Global Worker Health and Safety Through Collaborative Capacity Building Initiatives (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Fuller, Thomas P.

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Many economically developing countries and nations without robust Occupational Hygiene (OH) educational programs endure a shortage of qualified occupational hygienists, resulting in higher rates of workplace injury, illness, and fatality. Damage to valuable infrastructure, environment, and public health also occur without adequate support.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 234
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Juli 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000408430
• Artikelnr.: 62054482

Autorenporträt

Dr. Thomas P. Fuller is a Professor in the Occupational Safety and Health Program at Illinois State University. He has a Doctor of Science from the University of Massachusetts Lowell in Industrial Hygiene, a Master of Science in Public Health from The University of North Carolina, a Master of Business Administration from Suffolk University. He is a Certified Industrial Hygienists, a Certified Safety Professional, and a Fellow of the American Industrial Hygiene Association. Dr. Fuller is the current President of the International Occupational Hygiene Association (IOHA), and Chair of the IOHA Education Committee. He is a past Chair of the AIHA International Affairs Committee (IAC) and is currently Chair of the IAC Emerging Economy Microgrant Subcommittee. Dr. Fuller is a Contributing Editor for the American Journal of Nursing, a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the National Safety Council, and a member of the Editorial Advisory Panel of the journal of Occupational Hygiene Southern Africa. As a member of the International Commission on Occupational Health he serves on the Industrial Hygiene Committee and the Working Group on Infectious Occupational Agents. He is also a Board member of the Occupational Hygiene Training Association.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface. Acknowledgments. Editor. Contributors. Chapter 1 Foundations and
Networks of Occupational Hygiene Capacity. Chapter 2 Building OHS Capacity
at the Grass Roots: A Case Study of the Maquiladora Health & Safety Support
Network and Its Global Partners. Chapter 3 Workplace Health Without
Borders: Engaging Volunteers to Improve Workplace Health and Safety in
Underserved Regions around the Globe. Chapter 4 Promotion of Occupational
and Environmental Hygiene through Education: A Case Study of the
Occupational Hygiene Training Association (OHTA). Chapter 5 The Developing
World Outreach Initiative: Expansion of Occupational Hygiene through
Volunteerism and Networking. Chapter 6 International Education, Research,
and Service Opportunities for Students and Faculty in Higher Learning
Institutions. Chapter 7 The Role of Equipment and Services Vendors in
Advancing Occupational Hygiene Globally. Chapter 8 Capacity Crashing: The
Ongoing Transfer of Dangerous Jobs and Processes to Underdeveloped Regions.
Chapter 9 Challenges of Managing Occupational Health, Safety, and
Environment on International Hydropower Construction Projects. Chapter 10
An Analysis of the Impacts of National Regulation on Occupational Safety
and Health: How Regulations Protect Workers and Their Employers. Chater 11
International Trade Agreements and Their Impact on Worker Health and
Safety. Chapter 12 Creating and Expanding the European Network Education
and Training in Occupational Safety and Health (ENETOSH) to Build Capacity
in OSH and Education. Chapter 13 International Occupational Health
Outreach: One Step at a Time: Vietnam Progress Report. Chapter 14 Pathways
Forward in New Collaborations for Capacity Building in Occupational
Hygiene. Index.