Health risks and fair compensation in the fire service [electronic resource] / Tee L. Guidotti, editor.
Guidotti, Tee L., editor.
2016
RC965.F48
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Title Health risks and fair compensation in the fire service [electronic resource] / Tee L. Guidotti, editor.
ISBN 9783319230696 (electronic book)
3319230697 (electronic book)
9783319230689
3319230689
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-23069-6
Published Cham : Springer, [2016]
Copyright ©2016
Language English
Description 1 online resource : color illustrations.
Other Standard Identifiers 10.1007/978-3-319-23069-6 doi
Call Number RC965.F48
Dewey Decimal Classification 363.37092
Summary 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 is on the risk of cancer, cardiovascular disease, traumatic hazards, and disabling psychosocial adjustment following major incidents. Those interested in this book will include scientists studying firefighters, fire service managers with responsibility for occupational health and prevention, lawyers and workers' compensation case managers, and professionals who are retained to render opinions regarding a case or claim. The relevance of material in this book is not limited to firefighting as an occupation. The occupational health and compensation issues in firefighting are a model for other occupations because they have been well studied and worked out. The chapters on epidemiology, interpretation of evidence, and compensation policy also apply to other occupations and compensation issues. The health risks and hazards and can be used as a model for other issues in occupational health and compensation, and hos these issues are analyzed, interpreted, and address by public policy.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access Note Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description Online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed November 4, 2015)
Added Author Guidotti, Tee L., editor.
Series Risk, systems and decisions (Series)
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1. Introduction, Ambassador Gary Doe
2. Fire fighters at risk, Tee Guidotti
3. Fire fighting, Alex Forrest
4. Traumatic Hazards of Fire fighting, Alex Forrest
5. Ergonomic Hazards of Fire fighting, Tee Guidotti
6. Toxic Hazards of Fire fighting,Tee Guidotti
7. Psychosocial Hazards of Fire fighting, Nancy Lightfoot
8. Assessing the Health Risks of Fire fighting: Epidemiology, Nancy Lightfoot
9. Interpreting Health Risks for Compensation, Tee Guidotti
10. Cardiovascular Risks of Fire fighting, Nancy Lightfoot
11.Respiratory Risks of Fire fighting, Tee Guidotti
12. Cancer Risk and Fire fighting, Tee Guidotti
13. Reducing the Risks of Fire fighting, Alex Forrest
14.Compensating the Risks of Fire fighting, Alex Forrest
15. Presumption and Fairness in Compensation, Alex Forrest
16. Impact of Fair Compensation on the Fire Service, Alex Forrest and Ken Block.

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