"Occupational safety and health (OSH) or occupational health and safety (OHS), also known simply as occupational health or occupational safety, is a multidisciplinary field concerned with the safety, health, and welfare of people at work."
It involves training individuals to prevent injuries or accidents in the workplace or in other environments.
OSHA Compliance: This covers the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's standards for workplace safety, including permissible exposure limits, safety equipment requirements, and record-keeping.
Hazard Communication: This is the process of communicating chemical, physical, and biological hazards in the workplace to employees, including training on handling of hazardous materials, safety signs, and label comprehension.
Fire Safety: This outlines the necessary safety procedures, equipment, and protocols to prevent and manage fires in the workplace, including the use of fire extinguishers and evacuation procedures.
Emergency Management: This involves planning and preparation for a variety of emergencies or disasters, such as natural disasters, fires, and terrorist attacks, and includes an emergency action plan and communication plan.
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): This refers to any gear or equipment that protects an employee from injury or harm in the workplace, including gloves, safety glasses, and respirators.
Electrical Safety: This covers the safe handling and use of electricity in the workplace, including knowledge of electrical hazards, proper wiring, grounding, and electrical equipment.
Machine Guarding: This refers to the protective measures and mechanisms used to safeguard workers from dangerous machinery, which can include physical barriers, safety devices, and interlocks.
Workplace Ergonomics: This involves designing the workplace to maximize productivity and efficiency while minimizing the risk of injury or strain, including proper workstation setup and ergonomic equipment.
Fall Protection: This covers the necessary procedures and equipment to prevent falls from heights, including the use of guardrails, safety nets, and personal fall arrest systems.
Construction Safety: This pertains to the safety practices and regulations specifically related to the construction industry, covering a range of topics, including fall protection, scaffolding, and material handling.
Workplace Safety Training: This type of safety training covers all aspects of safety in the workplace, including fire safety, electrical safety, chemical safety, equipment safety, and emergency procedures.
OSHA Training: This training is meant to teach workers about the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations and how to comply with them.
First Aid Training: First aid training teaches employees how to recognize and respond to medical emergencies.
CPR Training: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training teaches employees how to perform CPR on someone who has stopped breathing.
Fire Safety Training: This type of safety training teaches employees what to do in the event of a fire and how to use fire extinguishers.
Ergonomics Training: This training teaches workers how to avoid repetitive motion injuries and how to position their bodies properly to avoid pain and strain.
Hazard Communication Training: This training ensures that employees understand the hazards associated with the chemicals they work with and how to protect themselves.
Environmental Safety Training: Environmental safety training focuses on keeping employees safe from hazardous materials and the impact of work on the environment.
Electrical Safety Training: This training teaches employees how to work safely around electrical hazards and how to properly use and maintain electrical equipment.
Confined Spaces Training: This training is designed to keep workers safe when working in confined spaces such as tanks or silos.
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Training: This training teaches employees how to properly use and maintain personal protective equipment such as gloves, helmets, and safety glasses.
Lockout/Tag-Out Training: Lockout/tag-out training teaches workers how to safely shut down and isolate equipment prior to maintenance or repair.
Fall Protection Training: This type of safety training ensures that workers understand how to work safely at heights and how to properly use fall protection equipment such as harnesses and lanyards.
Bloodborne Pathogens Training: This training teaches workers how to protect themselves from infectious diseases transmitted through bodily fluids.
Defensive Driving Training: This type of safety training teaches employees how to operate vehicles safely on the road.
Radiation Safety Training: Radiation safety training teaches workers how to safely work with and around sources of ionizing radiation.
Asbestos Awareness Training: Asbestos awareness training teaches employees about the dangers of asbestos exposure and how to protect themselves.
Machine Guarding Training: This training ensures that employees understand the importance of machine guarding and how to use it properly to prevent injury.
Scaffold Safety Training: This type of safety training focuses on ensuring that employees know how to work safely on scaffolding.
Respirator Training: Respirator training teaches workers how to properly use and maintain respirators to protect themselves from airborne contaminants.
"OSH also protects all the general public who may be affected by the occupational environment."
"The goal of an occupational safety and health program is to foster a safe and healthy occupational environment."
"Almost 2 million people die each year attributable to exposure to occupational risk factors."
"Globally, more than 2.78 million people die annually as a result of workplace-related accidents or diseases."
"Corresponding to one death every fifteen seconds."
"There are an additional 374 million non-fatal work-related injuries annually."
"It is estimated that the economic burden of occupational-related injury and death is nearly four per cent of the global gross domestic product each year."
"OSH is related to the fields of occupational medicine and occupational hygiene."
"In common-law jurisdictions, employers have the common law duty (also called duty of care) to take reasonable care of the safety of their employees."
"Statute law may, in addition, impose other general duties, introduce specific duties, and create government bodies with powers to regulate occupational safety issues."
"These terms also refer to the goals of this field, so their use in the sense of this article was originally an abbreviation of occupational safety and health program/department etc."
"According to the official estimates of the United Nations, the WHO/ILO Joint Estimate of the Work-related Burden of Disease and Injury, almost 2 million people die each year attributable to exposure to occupational risk factors."
"The human cost of this adversity is enormous."
"Globally, more than 2.78 million people die annually as a result of workplace-related accidents or diseases."
"OSH also protects all the general public who may be affected by the occupational environment."
"OSH is related to the field of occupational medicine."
"OSH is related to the field of occupational hygiene."
"It is estimated that the economic burden of occupational-related injury and death is nearly four per cent of the global gross domestic product each year."
"Statute law may, in addition, impose other general duties, introduce specific duties, and create government bodies with powers to regulate occupational safety issues."