occupational risk
Workplace danger potential
Occupational risk refers to hazards or dangers inherent to a particular job or profession.
Coal miners face respiratory disease as an occupational risk; nurses face exposure to infectious illness.
The phrase often appears in discussions of workplace safety, insurance, and labor law.
Figuratively, any downside that comes with a role: Criticism is an occupational risk of public life.
- on the jobActively performing duties
- toxic fumesHarmful airborne vapors
- chemical exposureContact with harmful substances
- workplace stressTension from job demands
- long hoursExcessive time working
shift work · machinery · falling objects · bacteria · air pollution · viruses · noise · solvents · bullying · job insecurity · burnout syndrome · workers compensation · protective gear · pesticides · extreme temperatures · emotional exhaustion · carcinogens · confined spaces
occupational riskoccupational safety
Preventing harm at work
workplace safety · worker protection · job security · occupational health · workplace wellness
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