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1Occupational hygiene — Occupational (or industrial in the U.S.) hygiene is generally defined as the art and science dedicated to the anticipation, recognition, evaluation, communication and control of environmental stressors in, or arising from, the workplace that may… …
2Occupational safety and health — is a cross disciplinary area concerned with protecting the safety, health and welfare of people engaged in work or employment. The goal of all occupational safety and health programs is to foster a safe work environment.[1] As a secondary effect …
3Occupational asthma — is an occupational condition defined as: a disease characterized by variable airflow limitation and/or airway hyper responsiveness due to causes and conditions attributable to a particular occupational environment and not stimuli encountered… …
4Occupational disease — Classification and external resources MeSH D009784 An occupational disease is any chronic ailment that occurs as a result of work or occupational activity. It is an aspect of occupational safety and health. An occupational disease is typically… …
5occupational disease — 1. Also called industrial disease. a disease caused by the conditions or hazards of a particular occupation. 2. a trait or tendency that develops among members of a particular profession: Cynicism was thought to be an occupational disease of… …
6Occupational Safety and Health Administration — Not to be confused with EU OSHA, the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work. For other uses, see OSHA (disambiguation). Occupational Safety and Health Administration Agency overview Formed 1970 …
7Occupational fatality — An occupational fatality is a death that occurs while a person is at work or performing work related tasks. Occupational fatalities are also commonly called “occupational deaths” or “work related deaths/fatalities” and can occur in any industry… …
8Exposure assessment — is a branch of environmental science that focuses on the processes that take place at the interface between the environment containing the contaminant(s) of interest and the organism(s) being considered. These are the final steps in the path to… …
9Management system — A management system is the framework of processes and procedures used to ensure that an organization can fulfill all tasks required to achieve its objectives[1]. For instance, an environmental management system enables organizations to improve… …
10Globally Harmonized System — The Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals or GHS is an internationally agreed upon system set to replace the various different classification and labeling standards used in different countries. The GHS will use… …
