Health Risks and Fair Compensation in the Fire Service (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)

This book is an overview of the hazards of firefighting, the health risks of exposure to combustion products that characterize firefighting, the science behind interpreting these risks for purposes of identifying diseases as work-related, and the legal and policy implications of adopting legislated "presumption" for purposes of compensation. The emphasis of the book will be on the risk of cancer, cardiovascular disease, traumatic hazards, and disabling psychosocial adjustment following major incidents. Several new studies have appeared recently, including the largest study of firefighters ever done, by the National Institute of Occupational Health and Safety (NIOSH). They evidence supports the conclusion that firefighters face significant occupational health risks in addition to the obviously severe safety hazards.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Risk, Systems and Decisions
Release date:	November 2015
First published:	2016
Editors:	Tee L. Guidotti
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	299
Edition:	1st ed. 2016
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-23068-9
Categories:	Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Financial, taxation, commercial, industrial law > Employment & labour law Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Environmental medicine > General Books > Business & Economics > Finance & accounting > Finance > Insurance > General Books > Money & Finance > Insurance > General
LSN:	3-319-23068-9
Barcode:	9783319230689

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