hazardous occupations
Risky work fields
Hazardous occupations are jobs that involve significant risk of injury, illness, or death.
The term appears in labor law, insurance, and child labor regulations, where certain dangerous work is prohibited for minors: Mining, logging, and roofing are classified as hazardous occupations.
Workers in hazardous occupations typically face exposure to physical dangers, toxic substances, or extreme conditions.
- construction workerOne who erects structures
- police officerLaw enforcement agent
- bomb squadExplosive ordnance responders
- firefighterEmergency blaze responder
- smoke jumperFirefighter who parachutes in
astronaut · test pilot · air traffic controller · paramedic · steelworker · logger · deep sea diver · volcanologist · trauma surgeon · crane operator · prison guard · miner · oil rig worker · race car driver · stunt double · roofer · military personnel · combat medic
- child laborchild labor, child workers, child labor laws, bonded labor, debt bondage
hazardous occupationsdesk jobs
Seated indoor employment
desk work · office work · clerical work · data entry · professional services
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