PART ONE - GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS Section One: Diagnosis of Occupational Disease: 1: The occupational history 2: Occupational exposure to hazardous substances 3: Human Biomonitoring Section Two: Extent and Attribution of Occupational Disease: 4: Epidemiological methods and evidence-based occupational medicine 5: Attribution of Disease Section Three: Legal Issues: 6: Compensation Schemes 7: Medicolegal reports and the role of the expert witness 8: Assessment and reporting when malingering is suspected PART TWO - DISEASES ASSOCIATED WITH CHEMICAL AGENTS: Section One: Occupational Toxicology: 9: Occupational toxicology: general principles 10: Hazards and risks in occupational and environmental exposures Section Two: Metals: 11: Antimony 12: Arsenic 13: Cadmium 14: Chromium 15: Cobalt 16: Gold 17: Lead 18: Mercury 19: Molybdenum 20: Nickel 21: Phosphorus 22: Silver 23: Tungsten 24: Silicon 25: Lithium 26: Aluminium 27: Beryllium 28: Copper 29: Iron 30: Magnesium 31: Manganese 32: Platinum Group Elements 33: Polonium 34: Thallium 35: Tin 36: Uranium 37: Vanadium 38: Zinc Sction Three: Gases: 39: Gases 40: Deliberate release of nerve agents in warfare and by terrorists Section Four: Other Chemical Exposures: 41: Organic Chemicals 42: Pesticides and other agrochemicals 43: Welding 44: The semiconductor industry PART THREE - DISEASES ASSOCIATED WITH PHYSICAL AGENTS: Section One: Noise: 45: Sound, noise and the ear Section Two: Vibration: 46: Hand-arm vibration syndrome 47: Whole body vibration Section Three: Heat and Cold: 48: Cold and Heat Section Four: Barometric Pressure: 49: Diving and work at increased pressure 50: Working at high altitude 51: Aviation and Space Medicine Section Five: Radiation: 52: Radiation Medicine 53: Non-ionizing radiation - Electromagnetic fields: static, extremely low frequency and radiofrequency fields 54: Optical radiation: IR, visible and UV radiation PART FOUR - DISEASES RELATED TO ERGONOMIC AND MECHANICAL FACTORS: Section One: The Musculoskeletal System: 55: Musculoskeletal Disorders PART FIVE - OCCUPATION AND TRANSMISSIBLE DISEASES: Section One: Occupational Infections: 56: Occupational Infections 57: Zoonoses 58: Emerging Infections and Pandemics Section Two: Bioterrorism: 59: Bioterrorism PART SIX - WORK AND MENTAL HEALTH: Section One: Work and Stress: 60: Work and health 61: Primary prevention of mental health problems in the workplace 62: Early detection and intervention for mental health problems in workplace 63: Mental Healthcare Provision for Workers 64: Addictions and the workplace 65: Medically unexplained physical symptoms PART SEVEN - RESPIRATORY DISORDERS: Section One: General Issues: 66: Occupational lung diseases: a global perspective 67: Chronic airflow limitation, chronic bronchitis and emphysema 68: Health effects related to non-industrial workplace indoor environments Section Two: Organic Dust Diseases: 69: Occupational asthma 70: Acute Inhalation Injuries 71: Byssinosis and other Cotton Related Conditions 72: Hypersensitivity pneumonitis Section Three: Inorganic Dust Diseases: 73: Asbestos and asbestos-related disease 74: Epidemiology of asbestos-related diseases 75: Silica exposure and silicosis 76: Diseases caused by mineral dusts, other than asbestos, silica, beryllium, metals and coal 77: Metal Dust and Fumes 78: Beryllium and beryllium-related disease 79: Coal Workers'' Lung Disease PART EIGHT - OTHER EFFECTS OF WORKPLACE EXPOSURES: Section One: Occupational Diseases of the Skin: 80: Occupational diseases of the skin Section Two: Occupational Cancers: 81: Occupational cancer: epidemiology, biological mechanisms and biomarkers Section Three: Other Systemic Effects: 82: Nephrotoxic effects of workplace exposures 83: Neurotoxic effects of workplace exposures 84: Hepatotoxic effects of workplace exposure 85: Workplace exposures and reproductive health 86: Haematologic and haemopoietic effects of workplace exposures: anaemias, leukaemias and lymphomas Section Four: Shift Work: 87: Shiftwork and long working hours.