Health risks and fair compensation in the fire service. ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Tee L. Guidotti, editor.
• Editors: Guidotti, Tee L
• Contents: 1. Introduction, Ambassador Gary Doe -- 2. Fire fighters at risk, Tee Guidotti -- 3. Fire fighting, Alex Forrest -- 4. Traumatic Hazards of Fire fighting, Alex Forrest -- 5. Ergonomic Hazards of Fire fighting, Tee Guidotti -- 6. Toxic Hazards of Fire fighting, Tee Guidotti -- 7. Psychosocial Hazards of Fire fighting, Nancy Lightfoot -- 8. Assessing the Health Risks of Fire fighting: Epidemiology, Nancy Lightfoot -- 9. Interpreting Health Risks for Compensation, Tee Guidotti -- 10. Cardiovascular Risks of Fire fighting, Nancy Lightfoot -- 11. Respiratory Risks of Fire fighting, Tee Guidotti -- 12. Cancer Risk and Fire fighting, Tee Guidotti -- 13. Reducing the Risks of Fire fighting, Alex Forrest -- 14.Compensating the Risks of Fire fighting, Alex Forrest -- 15. Presumption and Fairness in Compensation, Alex Forrest -- 16. Impact of Fair Compensation on the Fire Service, Alex Forrest and Ken Block.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Copyright Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource, color illustrations
• Subjects: 363.37092; Environment; Fire fighters -- Health and hygiene; Workers' compensation; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General; Fire fighters -- Health and hygiene; Workers' compensation; Occupational Diseases; Business & Economics -- Insurance -- General; Law -- Labor & Employment; Insurance & actuarial studies; Employment & labour law; Environmental Medicine; Social legislation; Medical -- Public Health; Environmental medicine; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319230696; 3319230697
• Related ISBNs: 9783319230689; 3319230689
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed November 4, 2015).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.