Occupational safety and health (OSH), also known as occupational health and safety (OHS), is concerned with protecting the safety, health, and welfare of people engaged in work or employment. The goals of OSH programs include fostering a safe work environment by minimizing risks and maximizing quality of life. Employers have a legal duty to ensure the safety of their employees. An OSH management system helps organizations systematically eliminate workplace hazards to benefit both worker safety and productivity. Hazards refer to any source of potential harm and include biological, chemical, ergonomic, and psychological threats. Following safety rules helps reduce risks to injuries.

1. Occupational
and Safety
Health

2. What is Safety?
Safety is……
….the minimization of risks
while maximizing the quality
of life
….a Best Management
Practice

3. What
is
OHS?

4. Occupational safety and
health (OSH), also commonly
referred to as occupational
health and
safety (OHS), occupational
health, or workplace health
and safety (WHS), is a
multidisciplinary field
concerned with
the safety, health,
and welfare of people at work.

5. The goals of occupational safety and health
programs include to foster a safe and healthy
work environment. OSH may also protect co-
workers, family members, employers,
customers, and many others who might be
affected by the workplace environment. In the
United States, the term occupational health and
safety is referred to as
occupational health and
occupational and non-
occupational safety and
includes safety for activities
outside of work.

6. In common-law jurisdictions, employers have a
common law duty 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
workplace safety issues: details of this vary
from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.

7. How important are
Systems?
OHS Management

8. The importance of an Occupational Health
and Safety Management System (OHSMS)
should not be underestimated. It allows
your workplace to systematically eliminate
the possibility of accident, illness, injury or
fatality caused by workplace hazards. Not
only is this obviously beneficial for anyone
working in the organization, it is also
beneficial for your organization as a whole.

9. Employers have a legal responsibility to
provide a safe workplace for
employees. Having an OHSMS does not
exempt you from your legal
requirements; however it should help
you meet them. If you fail to meet the
legal OHS requirements you will likely
face prosecution.

10. As well as legal ramifications, if a workplace
lacks OHS protocols, it can decrease the
morale of the organization. An
improvement of working methods and the
working environment will lead to an
increase in worker morale which in turn can
lead to an increase in productivity.

14. A hazard is a situation that poses a
level of threat to life, health, property,
or environment. Once a hazard
becomes “active”, it can create an
emergency.
A hazard is any source of
potential damage, harm or
adverse health effects on
something or someone.

16. situations that
can cause the
body physically
harm.

17. substances that can
cause damage to the
body, property or
environment.

18. • biological agents that can
cause harm to the human
body. Some biological
agents can be viruses,
bacteria, fungi and
foreign toxins.

19. any occupational hazard
that affects the
psychological well-being of
worker, including their
ability to participate in a
work environment among
other people.

20. Physical conditions that
may pose risk of injury to
the muscles or ligaments of
the lower back, tendons or
nerves of the hands/wrists,
or bones surrounding the
knees.

22. RISK is the chance or
probability that a
person will be harmed
or experience an
adverse health effect if
exposed to hazard.

24. • Report all injuries
• Keep your work area clean
• Lift properly using your legs,
not back
• Always use equipment or tools
safely
• Wear personal protection
equipment necessary
• Avoid working with power
tools in wet condition
• Inspect all tools before use,
including power cords.
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