CONTROL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS

Citation
Bj. Burgel et Pj. Quinlan, CONTROL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS, Nurse practitioner forum, 6(2), 1995, pp. 72-78
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Nursing
Journal title
ISSN journal
10455485
Volume
6
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
72 - 78
Database
ISI
SICI code
1045-5485(1995)6:2<72:COOAEH>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
This article provides an overview of the control of occupational and e nvironmental exposures. Two case studies illustrate common questions t hat arise in the primary care setting, regardless of specialty practic e. The focus of these case studies is to offer pragmatic recommendatio ns on how best to prevent occupational and environmental illness and i njury through use of a hierarchy of controls. Copyright (C) 1995 by W. B. Saunders Company