Occupational Health Safety Effect on Hospital Safety

A Occupational Safety & Health

Asbestos is a generic term used to refer to a group of mineral forms that share a unique set of physical properties. Today, the six mineral structures now identified by OSHA and by the mineralogical definition as ‘‘asbestos’’ are those currently regulated in the United States and those that all industries governed by OSHA must keep within permissible exposure limits set out by the agency’s regu...

Safety Culture Implementation Based on Occupational Health and Safety Assessment

Safety or the state of being safe can be described as a condition of being not dangerous or not harmful. It is necessary for an individual to avoid dangerous situations every day. Also, an organization is subject to legal requirements for the health and safety of persons inside and around the immediate workplace, or who are exposed to the workplace activities. Although it might be difficult to ...

Gender issues on occupational safety and health.

The increasing proportion of women in the workforce raises a range of gender-related questions about the different effects of work-related risks on men and women. Few studies have characterized gender differences across occupations and industries, although at this time, the gender sensitive approach is starting to acquire relevance in the field of human preventive medicine. The European Agency ...

Occupational Safety and Health Series

Occupational Health and Safety Management