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.

Occupational Ergonomics: Engineering and Administrative Controls focuses on prevention of work-related musculoskeletal disorders with an emphasis on engineering and administrative controls. Section I provides knowledge about risk factors for upper and lower extremities at work, while Section II concentrates on risk factors for work-related low back disorders. Section III discusses fundamentals of surveillance of musculoskeletal disorders, requirements for surveillance database systems, OSHA Record keeping system, and surveillance methods based on the assessment of body discomfort. Section IV focuses on medical management of work-related musculoskeletal disorders, including programs for post-injury management, testing of physical ability for employment decisions, assessment of worker strength and other functional capacities, and applications of ergonomics knowledge in rehabilitation.