Occupational Safety And Health Practices
By maintaining health and safety practices in the workplaces and therefore reducing absences and improving productivity you will be saving money by retaining staff.
Occupational safety and health practices. In collaboration with international labour organization ilo the occupational safety and health osh good practices workshop was held in feb 2009 in singapore. Occupational safety and health practices. Money spent on absences and recruitment processes will decrease and the business profits will increase.
A hazard is any source of potential damage harm or adverse health effects on something or someone. The occupational safety and health administration osha and the national institute for occupational safety and health niosh are aware of numerous preventable deaths and disabling injuries of temporary workers. Codes of practice provide guidance on safety and health at work in certain economic sectors e g.
Construction opencast mines coal mines iron and steel industries non ferrous metals industries agriculture shipbuilding and ship repairing forestry on protecting workers against certain hazards e g. Hazard and risk control. The recommended practices present a step by step approach to implementing a safety and health program built around seven core elements that make up a successful program.
Occupational safety and health osh also commonly referred to as occupational health and safety ohs occupational health or occupational safety is a multidisciplinary field concerned with the safety health and welfare of people at occupation 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. Therefore this study aims to examining the safety and health practices that can be apply in manufacturing industry and identify the benefit of occupational safety and health practices. Radiation lasers visual display units chemicals asbestos airborne substances and.
Republic of the philippines philippine statistics authority preventive and control measures activities against work safety and health hazards. Practice occupational health and safety procedures. The main goal of safety and health programs is to prevent workplace injuries illnesses and deaths as well as the suffering and financial hardship these events can cause for workers their families and employers.
Download the asean oshnet good occupational safety and health practices 2008 2009 to view the compilation of good osh practices developed in recent years that was discussed in the workshop.