At the point of production : the social analysis of occupational and environmental health / edited by Charles Levenstein.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Levenstein, Charles.

Series:

Work, Health and Environment Series

Work, health, and environment series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Work environment.

Industrial hygiene.

Industrial safety.

Environmental health.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (252 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amityville, N.Y. : Baywood Pub., c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Locates workers' health and safety problems in the broad political economy. This title argues that without a deep understanding of the social/political/economic context of particular industries or workplaces, we cannot fully grasp the process of recognition and control of industrial hazards.

Contents:

""AT THE POINT OF PRODUCTION: The Social Analysis of Occupational and Environmental Health""; ""Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Dedication""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""SECTION 1. GLOBALIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT""; ""Chapter 1. Work and Health in the Global Economy: Lessons from Developing and Industrialized Countries on the Impact of Work on Health ""; ""Chapter 2. New Points of Production: Homework and Shoemaking in Asia""; ""Chapter 3. Robbers Aboard: Workplace Violence and (In)Security in Public Transport in Salvador, Brazil""

""SECTION 2. ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONS""""Chapter 4. The Story of the Alar Ban: Politics and Unforeseen Consequences ""; ""Chapter 5. Health and Safety Organizing: OCAW�S Worker-to-Worker Health and Safety Training Program""; ""Chapter 6. Low-Hanging Fruit: Social Values and Industry Discretion in Toxics Use Reduction Policy""; ""Chapter 7. Joint Occupational and Environmental Pollution Prevention Strategies: A Model for Primary Prevention""; ""SECTION 3. GENDER""; ""Chapter 8. Sexual Harassment: Labor Relations by Other Means Eve Spangler""

""Chapter 9. Gender and Cleaner Production: Toward a Framework for Including Gender Analysis When Developing Strategies and Designing Solutions """"Chapter 10. The Boston-Area HASWIC Research Circle: An Innovative Participatory Method for Coloring in the Picture of a Special Work Environment ""; ""SECTION 4. ETHICAL IMPLICATIONS""; ""Chapter 11. Good Practice Guidelines for Occupational Health Research Funded by the Private Sector ""; ""Index""; ""A Selection of Titles From The: Work, Health and Environment Series""; ""Back Cover""

Notes:

Follows earlier work: The point of production : work environment in advanced industrial societies / John Wooding, Charles Levenstein. 1999.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-315-22507-7

0-89503-727-0

9781315225074

OCLC:

813285804