Download or read book The Role of Genetic Testing in the Prevention of Occupational Disease written by and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Report on the role of genetics testing in reducing occupational disease in the USA - discusses the theoretical background, technical aspects and social implications of screening and monitoring against higher risk or hazard exposure, the use of research results in occupational safety, ethics and legal aspects, likely obstacles, problems and prospects of economic evaluation, etc.; outlines health policy and science policy options. Diagrams, glossary, graphs, photographs and references.
Download or read book The role of genetic testing in the prevention of occupational disease written by United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1983 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Role of Genetic Testing in the Prevention of Occupational Disease written by and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Role of Genetic Testing in the Prevention of Occupational Disease written by and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Role of Genetic Testing in the Prevention of Occupational Disease written by USA Congress and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Genetic Monitoring and Screening in the Workplace written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the potential applications and limitations of genetic testing in the workplace. Evaluates a 1989 survey of 1,500 companies, 50 utilities companies and 33 unions concerning the use of genetic testing.
Download or read book Genetics in the Workplace written by Department of Health and Human Services and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-02-26 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Major technological advances in the last few decades have increased our knowledge of the role that genetics plays in occupational diseases. Our understanding of genetic changes that are acquired during a lifetime as a result of exposures and the interaction between genes and environmental factors have been studied. However, the use of genetic information in occupational safety and health research and practice presents both potential benefits and concerns and raises medical, ethical, legal and social issues. Combined with knowledge of other factors that contribute to occupational morbidity and mortality, genetic information will play an increasing role in preventing occupational disease. Genetic information includes many different types of information. For example, it may include information on acquired genetic effects such as a change in a person's genetic material (e.g., mutations in DNA, RNA, etc.) which occurred as a result of exposure to a harmful agent. It could also indicate inherited characteristics, such as genes that interact with environmental agents to increase or decrease the risk of disease. Genetic tests are not the only source of genetic information in the workplace. Genetic information may be found in workers' personnel and workplace health records or reports of family history of diseases with known strong genetic etiologies, and results from physical examinations and common laboratory tests. This type of medical information is reported routinely by workers and obtained by employers from workers' job applications, health questionnaires, health and life insurance applications, physicals, and workers' compensation proceedings.
Download or read book Genetics in the Workplace written by Department of Health and Human Services and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this document is to consolidate the diverse literature and opinions on genetics in the workplace, to flag important issues, and to provide some considerations for current and future research and practice. Recent advances in understanding the human genome have created opportunities for disease prevention and treatment. Even though the focus of attention on applications of genetic discoveries has been largely outside of the workplace, genetic information and genetic testing are impacting today's workplace. The issues related to genetic information and genetic testing in the workplace have the potential to affect every worker in the United States. This NIOSH document provides a discussion on the benefits, limitations, and risks of genetic information and genetic tests. Anecdotal evidence already exists of employers inappropriately using genetics tests. Although genetic technology is becoming widely available, a serious knowledge gap on the part of consumers of this technology is a concern. Basic information on genetics, genetic research, genetic testing, genetic information, informed consent, privacy, confidentiality, technological advances based on genetics, notification, data management, and discrimination need to be discussed. The passage of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 has abated some concerns about the misuse of genetic information. This NIOSH document provides information on these issues to help the reader be made more aware of the multitude of scientific, legal, and ethical issues with regard to the use of genetics in occupational safety and health research and practice. This document has been written to appeal to both targeted and broad audiences. Occupational safety and health professionals and practitioners interested in the use of genetic information in the workplace will be most informed by the chapters on the role of genetic information in the workplace, health records, genetic monitoring, genetic screening, and the ethical, social, and legal implications of this information. Academics and researchers will be especially interested in the chapter on incorporating genetics into occupational health research. Employers, workers, and other lay readers will likely find the chapters on health records and ethical, social, and legal implications of genetic information in the workplace provide the most information. Regardless of specific reader interest levels, the goal of this document is to draw attention to the many gaps in knowledge about the use of genetic information and to stimulate dialogue on its use in the workplace.
Download or read book Genetic monitoring and screening in the workplace written by United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1990 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Genetic Testing in the Workplace written by European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies to the European Commission and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Genetic Monitoring and Screening in the Workplace written by U.S. Congress, Office of Technology Assessment and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Impacts of Genetics in the Workplace written by Carissa Rais and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Major technological advances in the last few years have increased our knowledge of the role that genetics has in occupational diseases and our understanding of genetic components and the interaction between genetics and environmental factors. The use of genetic information, along with all of the other factors that contribute to occupational morbidity and mortality, will play an increasing role in preventing occupational disease. However, the use of genetic information in occupational safety and health research and practice presents both promise and concerns. This book examines the diverse literature and opinions on genetics in the workplace, to highlight important issues, and to provide some considerations for current and future practice.
Download or read book Risky Business written by Elaine Draper and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1991-08-30 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At a time when more corporate employers are using genetic information as a cornerstone of their hiring practices, when workers find their chromosomes considered alongside their resumes, the ramifications of genetic testing demand further examination. Risky Business analyzes health screening in the workplace - three major types of testing are examined: genetic screening in which job applicants and employees are tested for inherited traits that may predispose them to the disease:genetic monitoring that aims to detect genetic damage among current employees that could indicate exposure to dangerous chemicals; and teratogenic risk in which laboratory cultures and animals are used to provide evidence of the effects of chemical exposure on humans.
Download or read book Evaluating Genetic Testing for Susceptibility to Occupationally induced Disease written by Geoffrey Peter Lomax and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Role of Genetic Testing for the Prevention of Occupational Cancer written by Gregory Wallace Raisin and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation considers the proposal of genetic testing in the work place to reduce the incidence of cancer. The value of this technique is seen to be doubtful and greater emphasis needs to be placed on the establishment of a safer work environment.
Download or read book Occupational Disease 46 Success Secrets 46 Most Asked Questions on Occupational Disease What You Need to Know written by Michael Hill and published by Emereo Publishing. This book was released on 2014-04-05 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An 'occupational disease' is whatever long-lasting illness that happens like a effect of work either job-related actions. It is an facet of job-related protection and fitness. An job-related illness is characteristically recognized once it is presented that it is further widespread in a specified form of employees compared to in the common populace, either in different employee inhabitants. There has never been a Occupational disease Guide like this. It contains 46 answers, much more than you can imagine; comprehensive answers and extensive details and references, with insights that have never before been offered in print. Get the information you need--fast! This all-embracing guide offers a thorough view of key knowledge and detailed insight. This Guide introduces what you want to know about Occupational disease. A quick look inside of some of the subjects covered: Alice Hamilton - Impact, Occupational Safety and Health Act - History of federal workplace safety legislation, Bernardino Ramazzini - Occupational medicine, Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire - Consequences and legacy, Genetic discrimination - Genetic Testing in the Workplace, Occupational disease - Examples, Neoliberalism - Opposition, Agriculture in the United States - Research centers, Phossy jaw, Coroner - Verdict, Workplace health surveillance - Tools, Work accident, Occupational disease - Prevention, Occupational safety and health - People's Republic of China, Occupational hygiene - Education, Percivall Pott - Life, Occupational disease - Historical, Occupational asthma - History, Worker's compensation (Germany) - The modern compensation system in Germany, Human health - Occupational health, Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury - Climbing boys, Helmut Schmidt - Domestic reforms, Insurance - Insurability, Radium Girls, Health & Other Services Personnel Trade Union of South Africa - Occupational health, Worker's compensation (Germany) - Benefits, and much more...
Download or read book Assessing Genetic Risks written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Raising hopes for disease treatment and prevention, but also the specter of discrimination and "designer genes," genetic testing is potentially one of the most socially explosive developments of our time. This book presents a current assessment of this rapidly evolving field, offering principles for actions and research and recommendations on key issues in genetic testing and screening. Advantages of early genetic knowledge are balanced with issues associated with such knowledge: availability of treatment, privacy and discrimination, personal decision-making, public health objectives, cost, and more. Among the important issues covered: Quality control in genetic testing. Appropriate roles for public agencies, private health practitioners, and laboratories. Value-neutral education and counseling for persons considering testing. Use of test results in insurance, employment, and other settings.
