Provides a theoretical and empirical approach to investigating the nature of emerging OSH (Occupational Health and Safety) epidemics across the industrialized world. This book deals with exposure to a particular OSH hazard and examines the epidemic nature of the resulting ill-health or injury outcome.

Preface Kaj Frick CHAPTER 1 Introduction to Occupational Health and Safety: International Influences and the "New" Epidemics Chris L. Peterson and Claire Mayhew CHAPTER 2 International Developments and Their Influence on Occupational Health and Safety in Advanced Market Economies David Walters CHAPTER 3 Occupational Violence: The Emerging OHS Epidemic of the 21st Century Claire Mayhew CHAPTER 4 The Hidden Epidemic of Injuries and Illness Associated with the Global Expansion of Precarious Employment Michael Quinlan CHAPTER 5 Long Latency Disease: The Long-Lasting Epidemics James Leigh CHAPTER 6 Work-Related Injuries among Adolescent and Child Workers: The Non-Reported OHS Epidemic Claire Mayhew CHAPTER 7 The Epidemic of Stress Chris L. Peterson CHAPTER 8 Pain Associated with Prolonged Constrained Standing: The Invisible Epidemic Karen Messing, Katherine Lippel, Ève Laperrière, and Marie-Christine Thibault CHAPTER 9 The Discourse of Abuse in Return-to-Work: A Hidden Epidemic of Suffering Joan M. Eakin CHAPTER 10 Occupational Health and Safety, and Occupational Rehabilitation: The Nature of the Prevention-Rehabilitation Continuum Gregory C. Murphy CHAPTER 11 Before the Epidemic Strikes: Identifying Warning Signs of an Emerging Epidemic and Conducting Baseline Empirical Studies in Industry Claire Mayhew CHAPTER 12 Conclusion: Models of Epidemics Chris L. Peterson Contributors Index