occupational health and safety
Worker wellbeing regulations
Occupational health and safety refers to policies, practices, and regulations designed to protect workers from injury, illness, and hazardous conditions in the workplace.
The field covers everything from proper equipment handling to ergonomics to exposure limits for toxic substances.
Often abbreviated OHS or, with "administration" added, OSHA—the U.S. federal agency that enforces workplace safety standards.
- ergonomicsStudy of work efficiency
- back injuryHarm to spine area
- lifting techniqueWay to raise loads
- labor unionsWorker collectives for negotiations
- confined spacesRestricted enclosed areas
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occupational health and safetyworkplace hazards
Dangers at a job site
industrial accidents · occupational injury · industrial hazards · worker exploitation · occupational risk
occupational health and safetyderegulation
Removing governmental business restrictions
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