Recognition of Health Hazards in Industry
A Review of Materials Processes

William A. Burgess (Author)

9780471577164, Wiley

Hardback, published 27 March 1995

560 pages
24 x 16 x 3.1 cm, 0.887 kg

An authoritative and practical guide to identifying major health issues in the workplace with an overview of common control approaches. Contains detailed surveys of work tasks in a wide range of industries, enabling readers to recognize health problems in facility design and operation and to relate medical symptoms to job exposure. New to this edition: discussion of microelectronics, chemical processing and plastics fabrication; increased coverage of published exposure information; epidemiologic and other health status studies.

Partial table of contents:

Elements in the Recognition of Health Hazards.

METAL PRODUCTION.

Metal Production--Aluminum, Iron, and Steel.

METAL PREPARATION.

Abrasive Blasting.

Metal Degreasing.

METAL PRODUCT FABRICATION.

Forging.

Welding.

Heat Treating.

METAL FINISHING.

Electroplating.

Painting.

CHEMICAL-BASED PRODUCTS.

Chemical Processing.

Petroleum Refineries.

Plastic Products.

ELECTRONICS.

Microelectronics.

Batteries.

MINERALS.

Quarrying.

Mining.

Asphalt Products.

Ceramic Products.

MISCELLANEOUS.

Pulp and Paper.

Textile Fibers--Cotton and Rayon.

Appendices.

Index.

Subject Areas: Chemistry [PN]