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• Occupational safety and health — is a cross disciplinary area concerned with protecting the safety, health and welfare of people engaged in work or employment. The goal of all occupational safety and health programs is to foster a safe work environment.[1] As a secondary effect …   Wikipedia

• Occupational Safety and Health Act — For other uses, see OSHA (disambiguation). The Occupational Safety and Health Act is the primary federal law which governs occupational health and safety in the private sector and federal government in the United States. It was enacted by… …   Wikipedia

• safety — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ added, extra, greater, increased ▪ The seat is bolted in place for added safety. ▪ comparative, reasonable, relative …   Collocations dictionary

• Occupational inequality — is the unequal treatment of people based on gender or race in the workplace. When researchers study trends in occupational inequality they usually focus on distribution or allocation pattern of groups across occupations, for example, the… …   Wikipedia

• Occupational sexism — (also called sexism in the work place and employment sexism) refers to any discriminatory practices, statements, actions, etc. based on a person s sex that are present or occur in a place of employment. While sex is generally used to mean both… …   Wikipedia

• Young worker safety and health — Around the world, nearly 250 million children, about one in every six children aged 5 to 17, are involved in child labor. cite web|url= http://www.who.int/occupational health/topics/childlabour/en/ |title= Hazardous child labour |accessdate=2007… …   Wikipedia

• Construction site safety — A site safety sign at a highway overpass construction site describing the mandatory safety procedures and equipment. Construction is the most dangerous land based work sector in Europe, after the fishing industry. In the European Union, the fatal …   Wikipedia

• Food safety in the People's Republic of China — Food safety is a growing concern in Chinese agriculture. China s principal crops are rice, corn, wheat, soybeans, and cotton in addition to apples and other fruits and vegetables. [USDA. [http://www.ers.usda.gov/briefing/china/keystatistics.htm… …   Wikipedia

• Health and Safety Executive — Non departmental public body Crown status: Unknown Legal basis: Health and Safety …   Wikipedia

• health and safety — ˌhealth and ˈsafety noun [uncountable] HUMAN RESOURCES the activity of protecting employees from illness or injury at work: • In the construction industry, health and safety is of considerable importance. • It is a well run center that meets… …   Financial and business terms

• Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 — Infobox UK Legislation short title=Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 parliament=Parliament of the United Kingdom long title=An Act to make further provision for securing the health, safety and welfare of persons at work, for protecting… …   Wikipedia