Occupational Disease Prevention and Treatment for Workers

Author: Luo Pquan, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2004-12-01
Features: "Occupational Disease Prevention for Migrant Workers" is published by the China Science and Technology Press. This book provides an in-depth yet accessible introduction to the concept, types, and characteristics of occupational diseases, the importance and urgency of prevention for migrant workers, occupational harmful factors in different industries, the rights and obligations of employers and workers in occupational health during job applications, and tips for career choices. It also covers the symptoms and prevention of common occupational diseases, the diagnosis and assessment procedures for occupational diseases and relevant regulations, the protection and benefits for occupational disease patients, self-prevention measures for migrant workers, and occupational health care for women. Additionally, the book includes occupational health services and health promotion. The appendix contains the "Occupational Disease Prevention Law of the People's Republic of China," a list of major industries and occupations with harmful factors, a table of occupational health examination items, cycles, and occupational contraindications, as well as a directory of medical and health institutions across national and provincial cities with the authority to diagnose and assess occupational diseases.
This book is easy to understand, concise in language, strong in scientific rigor, policy relevance, practical applicability, and operationality. It serves as a practical learning resource for migrant workers, college graduates, unemployed urban youth, and laid-off workers seeking reemployment, helping them prevent occupational diseases and enhance their self-protection and health care capabilities. It can also be used as a teaching material for occupational health training and health education in factories, mines, enterprises, disease control centers, labor health and occupational disease prevention institutions, and rural health departments.