02871nam a2200433 a 4500 ebr10512012 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 100826s2010 au a sb 000 0 eng d 2010454736 9221224139 9789221224136 9789221224143 (e-book) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)769189990 RA569 .A67 2010eb Approaches to attribution of detrimental health effects to occupational ionizing radiation exposure and their application in compensation programmes for cancer [electronic resource] : a practical guide / edited by Shengli Niu, Pascal Deboodt and Hajo Zeeb ; jointly prepared by the International Atomic Energy Agency, the International Labour Organization and the World Health Organization. Vienna : International Atomic Energy Agency : Geneva : International Labour Office : World Health Organization, 2010. xvi, 99 p. : ill. Occupational safety and health series ; no. 73 Includes bibliographical references. Introduction -- Approaches to attributing health effects to occupational radiation exposure -- Approaches to assessment in risk attribution based compensation programmes -- Features of risk attribution based compensation programmes -- Conclusions and recommendations. Provides guidance on procedures and methodology to assess attributability of cancer to occupational exposure to ionizing radiation and to assist decision making regarding compensation of workers occupationally exposed to ionizing radiation below the relevant dose limits who developed cancer. It is intended in particular for the use of competent authorities, employers and workers, and persons in charge of compensation programmes for occupational diseases, in order to assist governments and the social partners to make strategic choices which effectively meld economic efficiency and social protection. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Ionizing radiation Risk assessment. Industrial toxicology Diagnosis. Workers' compensation claims Evaluation. Electronic books. local Niu, Shengli. Deboodt, Pascal. Zeeb, Hajo. International Atomic Energy Agency. International Labour Office. World Health Organization. ebrary, Inc. Occupational safety and health series ; 73. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10512012 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 119461 119461