hazardous occupations

Describes the daily working conditions of an exterminator, their special skills, and the tools they use to eliminate harmful pests from homes and workplaces. Includes information on becoming an exterminator.

Examines dangerous jobs such as stunt doubles, miners, rodeo clowns, and clearing landmines.

"This... book makes you a math problem solver by putting you into situations faced by people who work in jobs that serve the community. Math is an important part of the job for police officers, fire fighters, and commanders in the Coast Guard. Three exciting stories lead to a problem you must solve using math. A toolbox section helps take you through similar examples and provides math exercises you can do that will help give you a better understanding of how to solve the problem in the story."--Provided by publisher.

"Give readers an inside look at the dangerous job of ice road truckers. Additional features include a table of contents, a Fast Facts spread, critical-thinking questions, a phonetic glossary, an index, a selected bibliography, an introduction to the author, and sources for further research"--Provided by publisher.

Describes such dangerous jobs as smoke jumper, undercover cop, test pilot, and epidemiologist and presents brief interviews with people who hold these risky jobs.

Thousands of United States citizens are killed on the job every year despite the safety laws and regulations that have been set in place to prevent work-related deaths. Discover what the most dangerous jobs are, what it is that makes them so hazardous, and how they compare to each other with concise and up-to-date facts.

Investigates the career of being a test pilot, discussing how test pilots train for their jobs and the kinds of aircraft they fly and put to the limits in testing.

Explores the job, equipment, and essential skills required by mountain rescuers.

Examines the world's deadliest jobs, including that of a soldier, police officer, firefighter, or construction worker. Includes color illustrations, a map, tables and statistics, and a glossary.