Growing awareness of cancer risks in industry has spurred considerable concern-and action-from industry as well as the scientific, medical, legal, and regulatory communities. Encompassing these varied sources, Reducing the Carcinogenic Risks in Industry provides the diverse, authoritative understanding needed to pursue optimal risk control strategies.
Written by leading interdisciplinary experts, this outstanding, multifaceted work examines various private and government policy approaches to risk reduction-an insightful blend of different perspectives and techniques....discusses government regulatory and industry self-regulatory methods in the U.S. and Europe, spotlighting specific examples and accomplishments...covers a wide range of research and state-of-the-art advances aimed at identifying and reducing cancer risk in the workplace....and shows the vast scope and nature of the situation, and how progress can be made-despite the enormous uncertainties in the field.
A unique, penetrating source of vital information-including references for further study-this timely volume is essential for all professionals involved in efforts to eliminate carcinogenic risks in industry, including occupational physicians; industrial, chemical, plant, safety, and loss prevention engineers; industrial hygiene managers; industrial toxicologists; epidemiologists; lawyers specializing in occupational health; government regulatory personnel; and risk analysis personnel. The book also provides important reading for students in engineering, industrial hygiene, chemistry, toxicology, and epidemiology.
Foreword
Preface
Contributors
1 Existing Risks for Cancer
2 Reducing Industrial Cancer: The Strategic Agenda
3 The Uses of Toxicology and Epidemiology in Identifying and Assessing Carcinogenic Risks
4 Federal Research Aimed at Reducing Cancer Risks
5 The Role and Impact of Industrial Hygiene Expertise in Reducing Cancer Risks
6 An Illustration of Voluntary Actions to Reduce Carcinogenic Risks in the Workplace
7 A Methodology for Reducing Industrially Related Cancer Risk
8 Cancer Control in the Workplace: Some Examples from the Utility Industry
9 The History and Accomplishments of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration in Reducing Cancer Risks
10 Cancer Risk Reduction in Western European Industry
11 Science, Policy, and the Law: A Developing Partnership in Reducing the Risk of Cancer
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