Safety, health and environmental hazards at the workplace
Book
Cassell - London
1998
282 p.
biological effects ; case study ; chemical risks ; cost of accidents ; cost of diseases ; environment ; EU Directive ; European Union ; history ; occupational accidents ; occupational disease ; occupational safety and health ; physical risks ; plant safety and health supervision
Occupational safety and health
English
Bibliogr.;Ill.
0-304-33291-7
13.04.2-22243
"Earning a living is a necessity for most people, unless they can afford not to work or have others to provide for them. Having an occupation should, however, be a psychologically rewarding experience. What it should not be is a cause of misery, illness, injury, or death. Yet in the United Kingdom at the end of the second millennium over 300 people are killed at work each year and 130 000 are injured, a quarter of them seriously. Furthermore, surveys based on self assessment …"
Paper
