Occupational health and safety a multi-regional perspective

Occupational health and safety (OHS) is an important focus of governments and organizations throughout the world because there are over 2.78 million fatal and 374 million nonfatal work-related injuries and illnesses experienced by employees every year. Addressing these requires paying attention to t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Manikam Pillay (auth), Tuck, Michael, editor (editor), Pillay, Manikam, editor
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Place of publication not identified] : IntechOpen 2018
[2018]
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009427359806719
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Sumario:Occupational health and safety (OHS) is an important focus of governments and organizations throughout the world because there are over 2.78 million fatal and 374 million nonfatal work-related injuries and illnesses experienced by employees every year. Addressing these requires paying attention to the physical organizational, cultural, and social contexts amidst which work is undertaken. A multidisciplinary approach is also necessary in finding effective solutions. Interestingly, countries and regions address different aspects of OHS depending on what OHS hazards and risks are important to them. This book, based on research from Australia, Belgium, Ghana, Malaysia, Turkey, and Slovakia, examines how a range of OHS hazards are addressed in these contexts. We believe that this is an important first step in addressing an age-old OHS problem through a multiregional collaboration.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (118 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781838814892
9781789234114