Occupational Health: Hazards of the Work Environment

Even in its best days there were cracks and fissures detectable closeup in Cheop's pyramid; from a distance, however, it was an imposing edifice. The same qualities apply to Dr. Mayers' book. It is an impressive attempt to encompass the entirety of man's organized homeostasis-directed reactions to the working environment. This volume covers an almost overwhelming gamut of human responses to the environment, from the activity of subcellular particulates through to the formulation of legislation. But because of the breadth of approach of the book, it cannot avoid suffering inaccuracies apparent to those with detailed knowledge of the underlying depths.

By contrast the title of this work is unduly restrictive. The physical and chemical agents that were once confined to the industrial setting now encompass our total environment. Accordingly, the scope of the author's contribution is broader than the field of occupational medicine. While