The professional literature on occupational health and safety encompasses
a wide range of specialties of interest to diverse audiences, including
laboratory managers, loss control managers, industrial hygienists, corporate
insurance underwriters, medical services personnel, and human resource
managers. However, there is a clear need for a highly integrative book that
focuses on both the conceptual and the practical informational needs of the
industrial compliance officer and other workplace practitioners who, while
having daily responsibility for the health and safety of employees, have little
formal training in the relevant specialties. This book is intended to meet that
need. It is also intended for use as an introductory text for graduate students
enrolled in occupational or environmental health and safety programs or in
specialized business management programs that increasingly give emphasis
to the role of health and safety in corporate decision-making.