Monitoring for Health Hazards at Work – Workplace Safety & Industrial Hygiene

Monitoring for Health Hazards at work is written for safety and health personnel in all work areas. the text is specifically aimed at safety advisors, occupational health staff, occupational hygienist, trade union members and other staff who have an interest in, and a responsibility for the health, safety and welfare of people in their places of work. Students of occupational hygiene, safety and nursing will find this book an invaluable guide.

This established text offers a step-by-step guide to the use of instruments for sampling of airborne dust, fibres, gases and vapours in the workplace and shows how to measure the indices of heat, noise and light and how to asses the performance of ventilation systems along with information on ionising and non-ionising radiation and microbiological hazards.