Preface by the Editors -- Section I: Occupational hazards, impaired health and disability risk. Section Editor: Johannes Siegrist -- A. General issues and challenges -- 1. The changing nature of work and employment in developed countries; Werner Eichhorst, IZA, Bonn, Germany -- 2. Trends of work and employment in rapidly developing countries; Arne Kalleberg, University of Chapel Hill, NC, USA -- 3. Trajectories from work to early exit from labour market: theoretical concepts; Hans Martin Hasselhorn, University of Wuppertal, Germany -- 4. Occupational hazards as determinants of early exit from labour market: conceptual and methodological approaches; Alex Burdorf, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands -- 5. Disability pensions: regulatory principles and variations according to welfare policies; Anne Juvani and Jaana Pentti , Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Turku, Finland -- 6. Policies of reducing the burden of occupational hazards and disability pensions: overview and critical appraisal; Espen Dahl and Johan Fritzell, Oslo University, Norway and Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden -- B. Occupational hazards and main outcomes of impaired health -- 7. Occupational injuries: major trends in developed countries; Paivi Hämälainen, VTT Technical Research Centre, Tampere, Finland -- 8. Occupational injuries in rapidly developing countries; Jukka Takala, Workplace Safety and Health Institute Singapore -- 9. Chemical, physical and biological hazards and occupational diseases: cancer; Jack Siemiatycki, University of Montreal, Canada -- 10. Chemical, physical and biological hazards and respiratory diseases; Manolis Kogevinas, Research Centre of Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL), Barcelona, Spain -- 11. Occupational (physical and psychosocial) determinants of musculoskeletal disorders; Annette Leclerc, INSERM, Paris -- 12 Occupational (physical and psychosocial) determinants of cardiovascular disorders; Töres Theorell, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden -- 13. Occupational (physical and psychosocial) determinants of affective disorders; Reiner Rugulies, University of Copenhagen, Denmark -- 14. Occupational (physical and psychosocial) determinants of cognitive decline and dementia; Erika Sabbath and Claudine Berr, Boston University, Boston, USA and University of Montpellier, France -- 15. Occupational (physical and psychosocial) determinants of health-adverse behaviours (including overweight, smoking, alcohol, physical inactivity); Solja T. Nyberg, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, Finland -- C. Prevention strategies and challenges -- 16. A critical role of occupational health and safety services; Peter Schnall, University of California, Irvine, USA -- 17. Surveillance, monitoring and evaluation: regulatory and voluntary approaches; Stavroula Leka, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom -- 18. Health-promoting work: strategies and models of best practice; Antony LaMontagne, Deakin University, Australia -- 19. Impact of national labour and social policies; Claire Bambra, Durham University, United Kingdom -- 20. Challenges at international/global level; Ronald Labonté, University of Montreal, Canada -- Section II: Access/return to work of persons with chronic diseases or disabilities; Section Editor Ute Bültmann -- A. Key issues -- 1. A human rights perspective on social participation; Tom Shakespeare, University of East Anglia, United Kingdom -- 2. Legal aspects of access/return to work; Katherine Lippel and Genevieve Grant, University of Ottawa, Canada and Monash University, Australia -- 3. Economic aspects of access/return to work Chris McLeod, University of British Columbia, Canada -- 4. Impact of distinct national labour and social policies; Christopher Prinz, OECD, France -- 5. Employment as a key rehabilitation outcome; Kerstin Ekberg and Merete Labrioloa, University of Linköping, Sweden and University of Aarhus, Denmark -- 6. Socio-environmental and psychological barriers to employment; Sandra Brouwer and Cecile Boot, University of Groningen and VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands -- B. Determinants and outcomes of access/return to work in major disabilities or chronic diseases -- 7. Cancer; Anja Mehnert and Angela de Boer, University of Leipzig, Germany and University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands -- 8. Spinal cord injury; Jan Reinhardt and Marcel Post, Swiss Paraplegic Research, Nottwil, Switzerland and Utrecht University, The Netherlands -- 9. Cardiovascular disease; Angelique de Rijk, Maastricht University, The Netherlands -- 10. Affective disorders; Silje Endresen Reme, University of Bergen, Norway -- 11. Musculoskeletal disorders; Dwayne van Eerd and Dorca Beaton, Institute for Work & Health, Toronto, Canada -- 12. Addictive disorders; Ulrich John, University of Greifswald, Germany -- 13. Mental disabilities; Marc Corbiere, University of Quebec, Montreal, Canada -- 14. Multi-morbid conditions; George Declos and Monica Ubalde-Lopez, University of Houston, Texas, USA and University of Pompeu Fabre, Barcelona, Spain -- C. Rehabilitation strategies and policy challenges -- 15. Investing in medical and vocational rehabilitation services; Mathias Bethge and Christoph Gutenbrunner, University of Lübeck and MHH Hannover, Germany -- 16. Strengthening Individual Placement and Support Models, stepwise return to work and employer engagement; Gary Bond, The Dartmouth Institute, USA -- 17. Implementing best practice models of return to work; Bill Shaw and Vicky Kristmas, Hoptinkton, USA and Lakehed University, Canada -- 18. Prioritizing training/retraining of capabilities according to need; Reuben Escorpizo, University of Vermont, USA -- 19. Reducing societal (discrimination) and environmental barriers to work; Jerome Bickenbach and Per von Groote, Swiss Paraplegic Research, Nottwil, Switzerland -- 20. Investing in integrative, active labour market policies, including fair social protection; Olle Lundberg, Stockholm University, Sweden; Subject Index.