Health and Safety Beyond the Workplace

More and more attention is being paid to the protection of workers from job-related health hazards. At the same time, it has become evident that health hazards exist beyond the normal workplace environment--in the home, in the yard, in the car, at school--in the community in general. Assesses the exposures that individuals may face in the 24-hour day. Edited by experts in the health profession, it provides readers with the kind of information needed to relate lifestyle activities to the 24-hour exposure profile. Covers personal exposure, community exposure, and personal practices exposure in three parts. A summary, glossary and index complete this work.