OHS 508 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Toluene Diisocyanate, International Labour Organization, Occupational Disease

192 views8 pages

Document Summary

Modern workplaces have many challenges, one is to ensure safe and healthful working conditions. Goal: prevent work-related injury, illness and death, and promote the well-being of workers. Occupational health deals with workplace exposure agents and conditions that may cause disease or disorders: exposure agents may originate from chemical, biological, or physical sources. Workplace conditions such as poorly designed work tools, work stations as well as psychosocial factorsz can cause occupational diseases and work-related illnesses. Health refers to soundness of body, mind, and spirit, that is, total well-being of the person. Hygiene refers to principles ofc maintaining health and the practice of these principles. Safety is about the quality or state of being safe such that a person is free from harm or danger. Industry or industrial usually refers to one occupational sector or setting, for example, a branch of a craft, trade, business, or manufacture.

Get access

Grade+20% off
$8 USD/m$10 USD/m
Billed $96 USD annually
Grade+
Homework Help
Study Guides
Textbook Solutions
Class Notes
Textbook Notes
Booster Class
40 Verified Answers
Class+
$8 USD/m
Billed $96 USD annually
Class+
Homework Help
Study Guides
Textbook Solutions
Class Notes
Textbook Notes
Booster Class
30 Verified Answers

Related Documents

Related Questions