Health risks and fair compensation in the fire service /

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Imprint:Cham : Springer, [2016]
©2016
Description:1 online resource : color illustrations
Language:English
Series:Risk, systems and decisions
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URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11249168
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Other authors / contributors:Guidotti, Tee L., editor.
ISBN:9783319230696
3319230697
9783319230689
3319230689
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Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed November 4, 2015).
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
Other form:Print version: Health risks and fair compensation in the fire service. Cham : Springer, [2016] 3319230689 9783319230689
Standard no.:10.1007/978-3-319-23069-6

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