Physical injuries occupational health

A workplace exposure to an individual that may result in physical injury. Table P.2 highlights the most common construction physical hazards cited by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in 1991. 

A Type II workplace violence event involves an assault by someone who is either the recipient or the object of a service provided by the affected workplace or the victim. Even though Type I events represent the most common type of fatality, type II events involving victims who provide services to the public are also increasing. Type II events accounted for approximately 30% of workplace homicides. Further, when more occupation-specific data about nonfatal workplace violence becomes available, nonfatal Type II events involving assaults to service providers, especially to health care providers, may represent the most prevalent category of workplace violence resulting in physical injury. Type II events involve fatal or nonfatal injuries to individuals who provide services to the public. These events involve assaults on public safety and correctional personnel, municipal bus or railway drivers, health care and social service providers, teachers, sales personnel, and other public or private service sector employees who provide professional, public safety, administrative, or business services to the public. 

Hazards A condition, a set of circumstances, or inherent property that can cause injury, illnesses, or death (Occupational Health Safety Management Systems, 2012). This definition should be expanded to include damage to physical items and the environment. 

An acute injury arising out of, and in the comse of, employment resulting from exposure to traumatizing physical or chemical agents in the workplace. Examples include amputations, fractures, eye loss, lacerations, and traumatic deaths. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) states that the industries with the highest risk for occupational injuries include construction, mining, manufacturing, and wholesale. Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS)... 

Before designing an intervention to reduce a behavioral discrepancy, make sure all possible engineering "fixes" have been implemented. For example, consider the many ways the environment could be changed to reduce physical effort, reach, and repetition. In other words, entertain ways to make the job more user friendly before deciding what behaviors are needed to prevent injury. This is, of course, the rationale behind ergonomics and the search for engineering solutions to occupational safety and health. 

Occupationai health and safety Apply safety measures for equipment and instruments Promote safe activities in the workplace Promote hygiene in the workplace Apply appropriate measure for occupational injuries and illnesses Properly manage disasters and accidents Be careful about physically demanding work Promote safety and hygiene in all company facilities Promote health maintenance programmes for employees... 

In 1970, President Richard M. Nixon signed into law the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act). The act is a federal statute that aims to protect employees in the workplace from occupational illness and injuries caused by exposure to biological and physical hazards and hazardous chemicals. When Congress passed this act, it empowered the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to regulate certain aspects of the workplace, thereby reducing or eliminating the incidence of chemically induced occupational illnesses and injuries. 

Many believe that hazardous conditions are the primary cause of workplace injuries. Without a doubt, unsafe conditions can and do contribute to many injuries. If a machine is unguarded, if the brakes are defective on a forklift, or if a handrailing is missing from an elevated work area, workers can be injured. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration concentrates on unsafe physical conditions of the workplace and does not usually consider behavioral issues. Most of the OSH A standards focus on identifying things in the workplace as opposed to not focusing on how workers behave. However, many times an unsafe condition is a direct result of the failure of management or en loyees to take corrective action. 

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