This booklet is a collection of 15 occupational health risk brochures for workers in trades that are at an increased risk of exposure to hazardous agents and the development of occupational diseases. These brochures include prevention information for workers and a diagnostic toolkit for physicians and primary health providers.
This booklet is a collection of 15 occupational health risk brochures for workers in trades that are at an increased risk of exposure to hazardous agents and the development of occupational diseases. These brochures include prevention information for workers and a diagnostic toolkit for physicians and primary health providers.
For physicians and primary health providers, the diagnostic toolkit is intended to familiarize them with common diseases associated with specific construction trades. It lists occupational diseases and hazardous agents encountered by the workers and provides diagnostic criteria for screening, early detection, and diagnosis.
The trades included in this collection are:
- Acoustic and Drywall Trades
- Boilermakers
- Electrical Workers
- Elevator and Escalator Trades
- Insulator Trades
- Ironworkers
- Masonry and Allied Crafts
- Millwrights and Similar Trades
- Operating Engineers and Heavy Equipment Operators
- Painters
- Pipe Trades
- Refrigeration Workers
- Rodworkers
- Roofers
- Sheet Metal Workers
Published By: Infrastructure Health & Safety Association
Publication Date: April 2014
