Friday 15 February 2008

Workplace safety

The most important management responsibility in industry is Workplace safety.
Safety trainingOSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) has written voluminous workplace safety standards and regulations that affect employers and employees in the United States. It is the employer's legal responsibility to educate employees on all workplace safety standards and the hazards that their employees may face while on the job.Industrial injuryAn industrial injury is any disease or bodily damage resulting from working. The most usual organs involved are the spine, hands, the head, lungs, eyes, skeleton, and skin. Common causes of industrial injury are poor ergonomics, manual handling of heavy loads, misuse or failure of vehicles, machinery or tools, exposure to general hazards, inadequate safety training and clothing, jewellery or long hair that becomes tangled in machinery.

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