REFERENCE MATERIALS FOR
MODULES 4


MODULE 4 READINGS

       

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          

Joseph LaDou. LaDou J. Current Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 3rd Edition. Lange Medical Books/McGraw-Hill, 2004

Chapter 14: Clinical Immunology
Chapter 17: Occupational Infections
Chapter 18: Occupational skin disorders
Chapter 19: Upper respiratory tract disorders
Chapter 20: Occupational lung diseases
Chapter 41: Building-associated illness
Chapter 43: Multiple chemical sensitivity

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. 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.

Jeebhay M F, Ehrlich R. Occupational asthma in South Africa. In Paul Potter and Steve Lee, eds.  The Allergy Society of South Africa (ALLSA) Handbook of Practical Allergy, 2nd edition. Cape Town, South Africa, Ince Press, 2001;142-159. (http://www.allergysa.org)

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