Hesperian Health Guides
Workers' Guide to Health and Safety
Contents
Table of Contents
- Introductory Material
- Chapter 1: Working for a living and living well
- Chapter 2: Learning and teaching about health at work
- Chapter 3: Organizing to improve worker health
- Chapter 4: Electronics factories
- Chapter 5: Garment factories
- Chapter 6: Shoe factories
- Chapter 7: Ergonomics
- Chapter 8: Chemical dangers
- Chapter 9: Machine injuries
- Chapter 10: Electricity
- Chapter 11: Fire
- Chapter 12: Dust
- Chapter 13: Noise
- Chapter 14: Light
- Chapter 15: Heat and cold
- Chapter 16: Falling workers, falling objects, and vehicle injuries
- Chapter 17: Ventilation
- Chapter 18: Personal protective equipment (PPE)
- Chapter 19: Working too much, too fast, for too little
- Chapter 20: Doing factory work at home
- Chapter 21: Discrimination
- Chapter 22: Violence
- Chapter 23: Workers who migrate
- Chapter 24: Children who work
- Chapter 25: Access to health care
- Chapter 26: Reproductive and sexual health
- Chapter 27: Stress and mental health
- Chapter 28: Eating well for health
- Chapter 29: Access to safe water and toilets
- Chapter 30: HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus)
- Chapter 31: TB (tuberculosis)
- Chapter 32: A decent place to live
- Chapter 33: Pollution from factories
- APPENDIX A: Laws and the struggle for decent, healthy, and fair work
- APPENDIX B: Common chemicals and materials
PART 1: Organizing for Safe and Fair Workplaces
PART 2: Industries
PART 3: Work Dangers and Solutions
PART 4: Social Dangers and Solutions
This page was updated:06 Mar 2018