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'''Occupational medicine''' is the branch of [[medicine|clinical medicine]] most active in the field of [[Occupational health र safety|occupational health]]. [[Occupational health physicians]] work closely with the [[occupational health]] team which consists of [[Occupational Health Nursing]] Professional, [[Industrial Hygienists]], [[Biostatisticians]], [[Public Health]] Specialists, र [[Biomedical Engineers]] (namely those specializing in [[Ergonomics]]). In the Unit(contracted; show full)Work hazards can be classified as the following: [[physical work hazards]], [[chemical work hazards]], [[biological work hazards]], [[ergonomic work hazards]], र [[psychosocial work hazards]].

In many countries the need of Occupational Health involvement in employment is backed up by legislation.

== Examples of [[Occupational Health Hazards]]: ==

[[Physical work hazards]]
*
  [[Car accidents]], Motor-vehicular accidents (MVA's)
*  [[Ionizing radiation]]
*  [[Sun Exposure]] ([[UVA]] र [[UVB]] rays)
*  Heat Stress र [[dehydration]]
*  [[Noise]]

[[Chemical work hazards]]
*  [[Tobacco Smoke]], smog, indoor [[air pollution]]
*  [[Benzene]]
*  Work-related [[carcinogens]]
*  [[Aerosols]], [[fumes]], smoke
*  [[Silicosis]]
*  [[Asbestosis]]

[[Biological work hazards]]
*  [[HIV/AIDS]]
*  [[Tuberculosis]]
*  [[Hepatitis A]]
*  [[Hepatitis B]]
*  [[Hepatitis C]]

[[Ergonomic work hazards]]
*  [[Lifting]]
*  [[Pushing]]
*  [[Pulling]]
*  [[Materials management]]
*  [[Musculoskeletal Disorders]]
*  [[Repetitive Motion]]
*  [[Vibration white finger]]

[[Psychosocial work hazards]]
*  [[Work stress/strain]]
*  [[Workload]]
*  [[Wiktionary:autonomy|Autonomy]]
*  [[Decision Lattitude]]
*  Work [[safety climate]]
*  [[Coping (psychology)]]
*  [[Personality]] (also called personality preference or [[typology]])
*  [[Power (sociology)]] or [[power politics]]
*  [[Gender]]
*  [[Discrimination]]

References:
Plog, B.A., Niland, J., & Quinlan, P.J. (२००२). Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene (५th   ed.). Itasca, IL: National Safety Council.

Levy, B.S. & Wegman, D.H. (२०००). Occupational Health: Recognizing र Preventing Work-Related Disease र Injury (४th ed). Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.

LaDou, J. (२००४). Current Occupational & Environmental Medicine (३rd ed.). New York: Lange/McGraw-Hill.

Rogers, B. (१९९४). Occupational Health Nursing: Concepts र Practice. Philadelphia, PA: W. B. Saunders.

(contracted; show full) consideration of any environmental hazards emanating from the workplace. Of course there is great variation in the emphasis given to these aspects according to the nature of work, for example in the chemical field consideration of hazards to health may predominate, whereas say in the transport field fitness to work may be a more important concern. Modern employment patterns demand consideration of new employment hazards such as occupational stress, or health concerns like sedentary work.

== See also ==
*
  [[Occupational therapy]]
*  [[Occupational therapist]]
*  [[Environmental Medicine]]

== External links ==
*  [http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/HEC/CSEM/ Case Studies in Environmental Medicine]
*  [http://www.som.org.uk/ Society of Occupational Medicine]   UK
*  [http://www.abprevmed.org American Board of Preventive Medicine]   USA
*  [http://www.acpm.org American College of Preventive Medicine]   USA
*  [http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/occupationalhealth.html Occupational Health] - [[MedlinePlus]]
*  [http://www.joem.org Journal of Occupational र Environmental Medicine]
*  [http://www.aaohn.org/ American Association of Occupational Health Nurses]

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