Directory of Occupational Health and Safety Software

Download or read book Directory of Occupational Health and Safety Software written by Kent W. Peterson and published by . This book was released on 1994-09-01 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in its seventh edition, the DIRECTORY OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY SOFTWARE has quickly become THE authoritative reference on computers in occupational & employee health. Introductory chapters include "Advances in Occupational Health Information Systems," Selecting & Purchasing PC-Based Hardware & Generic PC Software," Glossary, & detailed software comparison charts. A final section lists available computer & software consultants, with required disclosure of software-related business & financial interests. The Directory is published by the Computers in Occupational Medicine Section of the American College of Occupational & Environmental Medicine. The body of the Directory provides descriptions of all known commercial & public domain software. Each listing includes; name, source, type of software, date of introduction, target audience, narrative description, uses, hardware requirements, software system/language used, network support, copy protection, source code availability, user requirements, costs, available training/manuals, user support, clients & checklists detailing data elements in each program. Software is grouped into eight categories: 1) multipurpose/integrated health date management systems; 2) clinic management/tracking/medical records/administration; 3) health screening; 4) injury, absence & disability management/ADA compliance; 5) chemical & environmental; 6) epidemiological/statistics/decision support; 7) health promotion/fitness/ergonomics: & 8) bibliography/education/other.