Health Risks and Fair Compensation in the Fire Service (Risk, Systems and Decisions)

Guidotti, Tee L. (editor)

ISBN 10: 3319230689 / ISBN 13: 9783319230689

Published by Springer, 2015

About this Item

Springer, 2015. Hardback, no dustjacket. Slight bumping & wear to corners, sticker to back cover. Unread copy in good condition.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Health Risks and Fair Compensation in the Fire Service (Risk, Systems and Decisions)
• Publisher: Springer
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3319230689
• ISBN 13: 9783319230689
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Book Type: book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Law
  • Health
  • Politics

About this title

Synopsis

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 will be on the risk of cancer, cardiovascular disease, traumatic hazards, and disabling psychosocial adjustment following major incidents. Several new studies have appeared recently, including the largest study of firefighters ever done, by the National Institute of Occupational Health and Safety (NIOSH). They evidence supports the conclusion that firefighters face significant occupational health risks in addition to the obviously severe safety hazards.  

About the Author

Tee L. Guidotti, MD, MPH, DABT (DABT is a recognized toxicology credential), physician, occupational epidemiologist, toxicologist. Dr. Guidotti will serve as overall editor. Alex Forrest, LLD, lawyer, firefighter and President of the United Firefighters of Winnipeg (IAFF) Nancy Lightfoot, PhD, MSc, occupational and community health, cancer epidemiologist and expert on wildfire effects.