商务英语综合教程第一册Unit8JobAndHealth

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1、Unit8JobAndHealthContentWarm-upActivitiesBackgroundInformationTextAnalysisExtendedActivitiesWritingWarm-upactivitiesI.PairworksTalkwithyourpartneraboutthestresscausedbyjobs.II.GroupworkChinafacesagravesituationofworkplacerisks,whichcouldhamperthesustainabledevelopm

2、entoflaborresourcesandharmsocialharmonyandstability.Migrantworkersaccountforupto90percentofoccupationaldiseasesandonlyafewofthemknowoftheoccupationaldiseasepreventionlaw---fromChinaDaily.Workinsmallgroups,discussingtheoccupationaldiseasesyouhaveknown.III.Thinkabout

3、andthenmakealistofthejob-relatedhealthproblems.BackgroundInformationAnoccupationaldiseaseisanychronicailmentthatoccursasaresultofworkoroccupationalactivity.Itisanaspectof occupationalsafetyandhealth.Anoccupationaldiseaseistypicallyidentifiedwhenitisshownthatitismor

4、eprevalentinagivenbodyofworkersthaninthegeneralpopulation,orinotherworkerpopulations.The firstsuchdiseasetoberecognised, squamous-cellcarcinoma ofthe scrotum wasidentifiedin chimneysweepboysby SirPercivalPott in1775.Occupationalhazardsthatareofatraumaticnature(such

5、asfallsbyroofers)arenotconsideredtobeoccupationaldiseases.BackgroundInformationLungdiseasesOccupationallungdiseasesinclude asbestosis among asbestos minersandthosewhoworkwithfriableasbestosinsulation,aswellasblacklung(coalworker'spneumoconiosis)among coalminers,sil

6、icosisamongminersandquarryingandtunneloperatorsandbyssinosisamongworkersinpartsofthecottontextileindustry.Occupationalasthma hasavastnumberof occupationsatrisk.Bad indoorairquality maypredisposefordiseasesinthelungsaswellasinotherpartsofthebody.BackgroundInformatio

7、nSkindiseasesOccupationalskindiseasesandconditionsaregenerallycausedbychemicalsandhavingwethandsforlongperiodswhileatwork. Eczema isbyfarthemostcommon,buturticaria, sunburn and skincancer arealsoofconcern.High-riskoccupationsinclude:HairdressingCateringHealthcarePr

8、intingMetalmachiningMotorvehiclerepairConstructionOccupationalHealthisaveryimportantbranchofPreventiveMedicine.Itsmaintasksaretodiscriminate,eval