Hygiene and Occupational Safety

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Act. Hygiene and Occupational Safety Definitions

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Teacher: Patricia Isis García Medina

Student: Jessica Gabrielle Estrada Esquivel

May 22, 2022


Safety
Occupational safety is a
diverse science that seeks to
improve the physical, mental
and social well-being of
workers by protecting and
promoting their health,
supporting their development
and eliminating factors and
working conditions that are
hazardous to their integrity.
Hygiene and
Occupational Safety
Definitions
Unsafe Conditions Unsafe Acts
Any condition or situation Any activity by workers
(electrical, chemical, which are not as per the
biological, physical, prescribed safety standard
mechanical and or practice and which can c
environmental) which accidents or risk for self or
increases the risks and others at workplace, damage
dangers of accidents. equipments and bring losses
in terms of reputations and
revenue to employer.
 Hygiene and
Occupational Safety
Definitions

Accidents Diseases Risks

is an unexpected and Can be defined as a measure of the

The term occupational
unplanned occurrence, probability and consequence of
disease is linked to the
including acts of uncertain future events.
identification of a specific
violence, arising out of cause-effect relationship Risks Assessment
or in connection with between a harmful agent Process that collects information and
work which results in and the affected human. assigns values (relative, qualitative,
one or more workers or quantitative) to risks for the
incurring a personal purpose of informing priorities,
injury, disease or death. developing or comparing courses of
action, and informing decisionmaking
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