You will find references to readings within the relevant modules on the CD. The reading is part of the examinable syllabus. Exam questions will test application, however, and not memorised detail.
South African legislation (see the various Sections for links to the web at www.acts.co.za or follow links on in the contents menu to relevant legislation) where appropriate
Chapter 2: Cancer
Chapter 7: Nervous system
Joseph LaDou. LaDou J. Current Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 3rd Edition. Lange Medical Books/McGraw-Hill, 2004 Chapter 14: Fitness to work, disability and compensationChapter 15: Occupational haematology
Chapter 22: Liver toxicology
Chapters 25 and 26: Female and male reproductive toxicology
Guild R, Ehrlich RI, Johnston JR, Ross MH, eds. Handbook of Occupational Health Practice in the South African Mining Industry, 1st edition, Johannesburg, South Africa, SIMRAC, 2001
Ch. 9: Chemical hazards
Other readings referred to in modules:
Lead Regulations 2001 – see legislation section
Ehrlich & Myers (editorial). Control of occupational exposure to lead. S. Afr. Med. J
1991; 80: 260-261 Ehrlich et al. Lead absorption and renal dysfunction in a South African battery factory. Occup Environ Med 1998;55:453-460. Ehrlich R. Occupational medical surveillance. S Afr J CME 1996;14(9):1301-1309.Govender M, Ehrlich RI, Mohammed A. (article) Notification of occupational diseases by general practitioners in the Western Cape. S Afr Med J. 2000;90(10):1012-4
Industrial Health Research Group. Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act. (Manual).
South African legislation (see the various Sections for links to the web at www.acts.co.za or follow links on in the contents menu to relevant legislation) where appropriate
Joseph LaDou. LaDou J. Current Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 3rd Edition. Lange Medical Books/McGraw-Hill, 2004
Chapter 14: Clinical ImmunologyGuild R, Ehrlich RI, Johnston JR, Ross MH, eds. Handbook of Occupational Health Practice
in the South African Mining Industry, 1st edition, Johannesburg, South Africa, SIMRAC, 2001
Ch. 5: Occupational lung disease
Ch. 13: Occupational Skin Disorders
Ch. 14: Fitness to work, disability and compensation
Other readings referred to in modules:
Asbestos Regulations – see legislation section
Jeebhay MF. Health and safety legislation and worker’s compensation for allergic diseases of occupational aetiology. Current Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 13(3), 4-8, 2000.
South African legislation (see the various Sections for links to the web at www.acts.co.za or follow links on in the contents menu to relevant legislation) where appropriate
Joseph LaDou. LaDou J. Current Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 3rd Edition. Lange Medical Books/McGraw-Hill, 2004
Chapter 6: Musculoskeletal injuries Chapter 10: Hearing loss Chapter 12: Ergonomics and the prevention of occupational injuries
Chapter 17: Occupational infections
Guild R, Ehrlich RI, Johnston JR, Ross MH, eds. Handbook of Occupational Health Practice in the South African Mining Industry, 1st edition, Johannesburg, South Africa, SIMRAC, 2001
Chapter 10: Ionising radiation
Chapter 11: Ergonomics
Other readings referred to in modules:
Jeebhay MF, Alvarez E. Prevention of Biological risks in the workplace. In Elgstrand K, Petersson N, eds. Occupational Health and Safety and Development, 1st edition, Sweden, In press, 2005.
Jeebhay MF. An approach to hazardous biological agents in the workplace - legal provisions and practical considerations. Occupational Health Southern Africa, 8(2), 8-13, 2002.
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