KEY INFORMATION:
- The Study of Health and Safety involves the study of many different subjects including Science (Chemistry, Physics and biology) ,Engineering, Psychology,Sociology and the Law.
- There are many barriers to good standards of Health and Safety in work place:Work place may be Complex ;There are often Competing and Conflicting demands placed upon people and organisation; The good Health and Safety practice often relies on the perfect behavior of induividuals;
- Key Definitions are:
- Health - The absence of disease.
- Safety - The absence of Risk of serious personal injury.
- Welfare - Access to basic facilities.
- Accident - An unplanned, unwanted event which leads to injury, damage or loss.
- Near Miss - An unplanned, unwanted event that had the potential to lead to injury,damage or loss(but did not actually do so).
- Dangerous occurrence - A specified event that may have to be reported to the relevant authority by law.
- Hazard - Something with potential to cause harm.
- Risk - The likelihood that a hazard will cause harm, in combination with the severity of injury, damage or loss that might occur.
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