Occupational health and safety : a multi-regional perspective / Manikam Pillay, Michael Tuck, editors.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Manikam Pillay

Contributor:

Tuck, Michael, editor.

Pillay, Manikam, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Industrial hygiene.

Industrial safety.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (118 pages) : illustrations

Other Title:

Occupational health and safety

Place of Publication:

IntechOpen 2018

[Place of publication not identified] : IntechOpen, [2018]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on: online resource; title from PDF information screen (InTech, viewed October 21, 2022).

ISBN:

9781838814892

1838814892

9781789234114

1789234115