Occupational safety and health

_______ is a discipline with a broad scope involving three major fields – Occupational Safety, Occupational Health and Occupational Environment (Industrial Hygiene).

_______ deals with understanding the causes of accidents at work and ways to prevent unsafe act and unsafe conditions in any workplace.

_______ is a broad concept which explains how the different hazards and risks at work may cause an illness and emphasizes that health programs are essential in controlling work-related and/or occupational diseases.

_______ discusses the identification, evaluation, and control of physical, chemical, biologic and ergonomic hazards.

the promotion and maintenance of the ______ of physical, mental and social well-being of workers in all occupations

adverse health effects

the prevention of _______ of the working conditions

occupational environment

the placing and maintenance of workers in an ______ adapted to physical and mental needs

Occupational health and safety

encompasses the social, mental and physical well-being of workers, that is, the ‘whole person’

______ include falls from heights; electrocution; crushing injuries; being caught between machines or other objects; struck by falling objects or other hard or sharp object and many others.

occupational illnesses

______ usually take time to develop (may be even years) and the effects are not immediately apparent.

______ can be summed up as the “prevention of work accidents and occupational illnesses”.

a source or situation with a potential to cause harm in terms of injury, ill health, damage to property, damage to the environment or a combination of these.

a combination of the likelihood of an occurrence of a hazardous event with specified period or in specified circumstances and the severity of injury or damage to the health of people, property, environment or any combination of these caused by the event.

Occupational safety and health

_______ should be integrated in every step of the work process, starting from storage and use of raw materials, the manufacture of products, release of by-products, use of various equipment and ensuring a non-hazardous or risk-free work environment.

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MODULE 1

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Term	Definition
Occupational safety and health	_______ is a discipline with a broad scope involving three major fields – Occupational Safety, Occupational Health and Occupational Environment (Industrial Hygiene).
Occupational safety	_______ deals with understanding the causes of accidents at work and ways to prevent unsafe act and unsafe conditions in any workplace.
Occupational health	_______ is a broad concept which explains how the different hazards and risks at work may cause an illness and emphasizes that health programs are essential in controlling work-related and/or occupational diseases.
Industrial hygiene	_______ discusses the identification, evaluation, and control of physical, chemical, biologic and ergonomic hazards.
highest degree	the promotion and maintenance of the ______ of physical, mental and social well-being of workers in all occupations
adverse health effects	the prevention of _______ of the working conditions
occupational environment	the placing and maintenance of workers in an ______ adapted to physical and mental needs
Occupational health and safety	encompasses the social, mental and physical well-being of workers, that is, the ‘whole person’
Work accidents	______ include falls from heights; electrocution; crushing injuries; being caught between machines or other objects; struck by falling objects or other hard or sharp object and many others.
occupational illnesses	______ usually take time to develop (may be even years) and the effects are not immediately apparent.
Safety officer	______ can be summed up as the “prevention of work accidents and occupational illnesses”.
Hazard	a source or situation with a potential to cause harm in terms of injury, ill health, damage to property, damage to the environment or a combination of these.
Risk	a combination of the likelihood of an occurrence of a hazardous event with specified period or in specified circumstances and the severity of injury or damage to the health of people, property, environment or any combination of these caused by the event.
Occupational safety and health	_______ should be integrated in every step of the work process, starting from storage and use of raw materials, the manufacture of products, release of by-products, use of various equipment and ensuring a non-hazardous or risk-free work environment.

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