Causes of Death in the Workplace

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How dangerous is someone's job People from ages 22 through 64 spend roughly 40% of their non-sleeping time at a job where there is considerable potential for exposure to fatal safety and health risks. The purpose of this book is to improve the knowledge and working environment of American workers, by providing an in-depth look at the job hazards in 324 industries and 265 occupations. Human Resource managers, industry trade organizations, corporate CEOs, health care administrators, secondary school counselors, as well as, scholars and upper level college and graduate students in the areas of Human Resources, Management, Health Care Management, Law and Social Environment will find this work extremely useful.

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.,."This important reference book should be in every library."-Employee Assistance Quarterly
...This important reference book should be in every library.-Employee Assistance Quarterly
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..."This important reference book should be in every library."-Employee Assistance Quarterly
"In such a legislative climate, the publication of bnooks such as this one, providing information through the free market, ...takes on more importance."- Journal of Economic Literature

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J. PAUL LEIGH is currently a Professor of Economics at San Jose State University and a research economist at Stanford Medical Center./e He is a recipient of research grants from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, the National Institute on Aging, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, the National Safety Council, the Economic Policy Institute, and the National Science Foundation.