Global Information Lookup Global Information

Occupational hazard information


Construction workers at height without appropriate safety equipment

An occupational hazard is a hazard experienced in the workplace. This encompasses many types of hazards, including chemical hazards, biological hazards (biohazards), psychosocial hazards, and physical hazards. In the United States, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) conduct workplace investigations and research addressing workplace health and safety hazards resulting in guidelines.[1] The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) establishes enforceable standards to prevent workplace injuries and illnesses.[2] In the EU, a similar role is taken by EU-OSHA.

Occupational hazard, as a term signifies both long-term and short-term risks associated with the workplace environment. It is a field of study within occupational safety and health and public health.[3] Short term risks may include physical injury (e.g., eye, back, head, etc.,), while long-term risks may be an increased risk of developing occupational disease, such as cancer or heart disease. In general, adverse health effects caused by short term risks are reversible while those caused by long term risks are irreversible.

  1. ^ "About NIOSH". Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved 2016-06-24.
  2. ^ "About OSHA". United States Department of Labor. Archived from the original on 2019-06-09. Retrieved 2016-06-24.
  3. ^ Ramos, Athena; Carlo, Gustavo; Grant, Kathleen; Bendixsen, Casper; Fuentes, Axel; Gamboa, Rodrigo; Ramos, Athena K.; Carlo, Gustavo; Grant, Kathleen M. (2018-09-02). "A Preliminary Analysis of Immigrant Cattle Feedyard Worker Perspectives on Job-Related Safety Training". Safety. 4 (3): 37. doi:10.3390/safety4030037.

and 29 Related for: Occupational hazard information

Request time (Page generated in 0.8608 seconds.)

Occupational hazard

Last Update:

occupational hazard is a hazard experienced in the workplace. This encompasses many types of hazards, including chemical hazards, biological hazards (biohazards)...

Word Count : 1982

Hazard

Last Update:

occupational hazard is a hazard experienced in the workplace. This encompasses many types of hazards, including chemical hazards, biological hazards (biohazards)...

Word Count : 5456

Occupational Hazard

Last Update:

Occupational Hazard is Unsane's fourth studio album. It was released in 1998 through Relapse Records. Bake Butler of AllMusic described the album as "getting...

Word Count : 253

Occupational Hazards

Last Update:

Occupational Hazards: My Time Governing in Iraq or The Prince of the Marshes: And other Occupational Hazards of a Year in Iraq is a 2006 non-fiction book...

Word Count : 410

Physical hazard

Last Update:

physical hazard is an agent, factor or circumstance that can cause harm with contact. They can be classified as type of occupational hazard or environmental...

Word Count : 3113

Environmental hazard

Last Update:

workplace, and their management is a crucial aspect of occupational health and safety. Environmental hazard identification is the first step in environmental...

Word Count : 1398

Mozzy

Last Update:

Ahk (2017), Gangland Landlord (2018), Beyond Bulletproof (2020), Occupational Hazard (2020), Untreated Trauma (2021), and Survivor's Guilt (2022)—have...

Word Count : 2202

Occupational safety and health

Last Update:

understanding that occupational health refers to hazards associated to disease and long-term effects, while occupational safety hazards are those associated...

Word Count : 17336

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

Last Update:

and controlling newly identified occupational hazards. They briefly present what is known about the risk for occupational injury, illness, and death. Criteria...

Word Count : 2799

Occupational hygiene

Last Update:

physical hazards, and physicians and microbiologists for biological hazards (see Microbiology Tropical medicine Infection). Environmental and occupational hygienists...

Word Count : 6581

Psychosocial hazard

Last Update:

A psychosocial hazard or work stressor is any occupational hazard related to the way work is designed, organized and managed, as well as the economic and...

Word Count : 1740

Hierarchy of hazard controls

Last Update:

applying methods to minimize occupational hazards early in the design process. Prevention through Design emphasizes addressing hazards at the top of the hierarchy...

Word Count : 1284

Occupational exposure banding

Last Update:

Occupational exposure banding, also known as hazard banding, is a process intended to quickly and accurately assign chemicals into specific categories...

Word Count : 2423

Occupational hazards in dentistry

Last Update:

Occupational hazards in dentistry are occupational hazards that are specifically associated with a dental care environment. Members of the dental team...

Word Count : 4951

Occupational noise

Last Update:

in occupational safety and health, as sustained exposure can cause permanent hearing damage. Occupational noise is considered an occupational hazard traditionally...

Word Count : 2567

Chemical hazard

Last Update:

and flammables. In the workplace, exposure to chemical hazards is a type of occupational hazard. The use of protective personal equipment (PPE) may substantially...

Word Count : 2125

Hazard analysis

Last Update:

including avionics, food safety, occupational safety and health, process safety, reliability engineering. A hazard is defined as a "Condition, event...

Word Count : 886

Health professional

Last Update:

reduced with the use of respirators; this exposure is a significant occupational hazard for health care professionals. Healthcare workers are also at risk...

Word Count : 5513

Health and safety hazards of 3D printing

Last Update:

implications of this technology for occupational safety and health and avenues for controlling potential hazards. Emissions from fused filament printers...

Word Count : 1416

Occupational dust exposure

Last Update:

occupational dust exposures. Pneumoconiosis Organic dust toxic syndrome Occupational hazards associated with exposure to human nail dust Occupational...

Word Count : 2376

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Last Update:

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA; /ˈoʊʃə/) is a regulatory agency of the United States Department of Labor that originally had federal...

Word Count : 4829

Silicon dioxide

Last Update:

Guide to Chemical Hazards. "#0552". National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards. "#0682". National...

Word Count : 6592

Occupational hazards of human nail dust

Last Update:

of engineering controls and personal protective equipment, is an occupational hazard to the healthcare provider. Nail dust collected during foot care...

Word Count : 1736

Occupational disease

Last Update:

1775[citation needed]. Occupational hazards that are of a traumatic nature (such as falls by roofers) are not considered to be occupational diseases. Under the...

Word Count : 1545

Confined space

Last Update:

Confined space accidents are of particular concern in occupational safety and health due to the hazards that they pose to the victim and subsequently to a...

Word Count : 1739

Biological hazard

Last Update:

A biological hazard, or biohazard, is a biological substance that poses a threat (or is a hazard) to the health of living organisms, primarily humans...

Word Count : 1342

Sawdust

Last Update:

fire hazard and source of occupational dust exposure. Sawdust, as particulates, is the main component of particleboard. Research on health hazards comes...

Word Count : 2958

Ergonomic hazard

Last Update:

illnesses and their associated costs. Ergonomic hazards occur in both occupational and non-occupational settings such as workshops, building sites, offices...

Word Count : 2792

Veterinarian

Last Update:

Epp, T., & Waldner, C. (2012). Occupational health hazards in veterinary medicine: zoonoses and other biological hazards. The Canadian veterinary journal...

Word Count : 5528

PDF Search Engine © AllGlobal.net