part Part I. Legal Labour Protection -- chapter 1 Chapter Legal Labour Protection -- part Part II. Psychophysical Capabilities of Humans in the Working Environment -- chapter 2 The Physiology of Work -- chapter 3 Chapter Selected Issues of Occupational Biomechanics -- chapter 4 Chapter Psychosocial Risk in the Workplace and Its Reduction -- chapter 5 Chapter The Physiology of Stress -- part Part III. Basic Hazards in the Work Environment -- chapter 6 Chapter Harmful Chemical Agents in the Work Environment -- chapter 7 Chapter Dusts -- chapter 8 Chapter Vibroacoustic Hazards -- chapter 9 Chapter Electromagnetic Hazards in the Workplace -- chapter 10 Static Electricity -- chapter 11 Electric Current -- chapter 12 2Chapter Electric Lighting for Indoor Workplaces and Workstations -- chapter 13 Noncoherent Optical Radiation -- chapter 14 Laser Radiation -- chapter 15 Ionising Radiation -- chapter 16 Thermal Loads at Workstations -- chapter 17 Atmospheric Pressure (Increase and Decrease) -- chapter 18 Mechanical Hazards -- chapter 19 Biological Agents -- part Part IV. The Effects of Hazards on Work Processes -- chapter 20 Chapter Occupational Diseases -- chapter 21 Chapter Accidents at Work -- chapter 22 Major Industrial Accidents -- part Part V. Basic Directions for Shaping Occupational Safety and Ergonomics -- chapter 23 Chapter Occupational Risk Assessment -- chapter 24 Chapter Work-Related Activities: Rules and Methods for Assessment -- chapter 25 Chapter Shift Work -- chapter 26 Chapter Personal Protective Equipment -- chapter 27 Chapter Shaping the Safety and Ergonomics of Machinery in the Process of Design and Use -- chapter 28 Chapter Basic Principles for Protective Equipment Application -- chapter 29 Chapter Methods, Standards, and Models of Occupational Safety and Health Management Systems -- chapter 30 Education in Occupational Safety and Ergonomics.