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Occupational Safety and Health Concept

The concept of occupational safety and health revolves around the standards and conditions to be followed in the workplace to protect employees from potential accidents that may lead to property damage or injuries to workers.

This concept has become very widespread in the past two decades, many laws and legislation's have been enacted obliging business owners to take the necessary measures to preserve the safety of their employees, and the task of following up on the extent of compliance with these laws has become the responsibility of government ministries and agencies, or even third parties concerned to evaluate and provide studies on mechanisms to improve workplaces with recommendations to achieve the principle of "zero injuries".

 

Occupational Safety and Health Objectives

Undoubtedly, the main objective behind implementing these laws is to preserve the safety of workers first and the workplace and property second. There are also many other goals that make the conditions of occupational safety and health very important applications with a significant impact on the worker and workplace, including:

-Maintaining the safety of employees, facilities, equipment, and all properties related to workplaces.

-Anticipating crises and work accidents before they occur, preparing for them, and confronting them in an optimal manner.

-Promote and inculcate a culture of health and safety that helps create a more productive and safe work environment.

 

Occupational Safety and Health Applications

There are many occupational safety and health applications that workers are obliged to follow after formulating them in the form of conditions and instructions and sharing them widely in all establishments, as these applications vary according to the sector of work and the techniques used in each place separately, but this does not preclude the existence of some major laws that apply to all places such as:

-Ensuring the readiness of the workplace (office, laboratory, workshop, etc..) and add necessary protective and safety equipment.

-Providing first aid boxes and distributing them throughout the facility to be accessible to all employees.

-Keeping dangerous materials and equipment in places with strict protection to avoid any injuries they may cause to workers or harm to the facility.

-The presence of a competent and qualified safety supervisor, and it is possible for the human resources employees to undertake these tasks in small enterprises.

-Cooperating with workers and raising their level of readiness by training them on safety applications and educating them about its importance.

-Report any incidents and keep records documenting all details and actions taken.

Who is in Charge?

Workplaces are large assemblies that may contain hundreds or even thousands of people, with a lot of equipment and machinery, and it may be difficult if not impossible to ensure the safety of all of the above and to monitor compliance with the stated conditions and rules for maintaining occupational safety and health.

From here comes the role of the workers them selves in monitoring their actions and movements, and realizing the importance of these rules in maintaining their safety and the safety of others, so that the role of the responsible committees is to enact laws and raise awareness about instructions and follow up on the latest applications that can be included in workplace policies.

This is then everyone's responsibility, and it is imperative that all parties in the workplace cooperate to reach a healthy and safe environment free from risks as much as possible.