The Encyclopedia of Work‐related Illnesses, Injuries, and Health Issues

Workplace injuries in the USA cause hardships for both employers and employees, with both indirect and direct costs estimated to be about $155.5 billion per year. These hazards range from ergonomic issues to biological and environmental hazards to violence in the workplace. Ada P. Kahn's Encyclopedia of Work‐related Illnesses, Injuries, and Health Issues addresses a wide variety of these issues, from absenteeism to zoonoses, in the twenty‐first century workplace.

The work is written to provide an overview of workplace health and safety issues for employers, employees, human resource officers, and other generalists. In the introduction, Kahn discusses the changing workplace...