Academic occupational safety and health training programs.
Occupational safety and health encompasses four core disciplines: industrial hygiene, occupational safety, occupational medicine, and occupational health nursing. This chapter traces the growth of these specialties throughout the 20th century in response to growing demands of the workplace. Graduate and certification programs are described for each of these four areas.
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