Occupational safety and health
Occupational safety and health (OSH) or occupational health and safety (OHS) is a multidisciplinary field concerned with the safety, health, and welfare of people at work. OSH is related to the fields of occupational medicine and occupational hygiene and aligns with workplace health promotion initiatives. OSH also protects all the general public who may be affected by the occupational environment.
A woman examining her work on a lathe at a factory in Britain during World War II, her eyes unprotected, a practice that today would not be permitted
Bernardino Ramazzini
Sir Robert Peel
Harry McShane, age 16, 1908. Pulled into machinery in a factory in Cincinnati and had his arm ripped off and his leg broken without any compensation.
Safety is the state of being "safe", the condition of being protected from harm or other danger. Safety can also refer to the control of recognized hazards in order to achieve an acceptable level of risk.
Warning signs, such as this one, can improve safety awareness.
"After whiskey driving risky" safety road sign in Ladakh, India
Platform screen doors are primarily used for passenger safety to prevent users from falling down on the tracks
A mug reminds the drinker to be careful.
