Occupational Safety &
Health Hazards
CERP 21 C
Arsolon | Capati | Mabagos | Ting
Objectives
At the end of the presentation, we
should be able to:
Objectives of the
Presentation
1) Define general terms and ideas
in Occupational Safety and
Health (OSH) Hazards;
2) Enumerate possible causes and
examples of OSH hazards;
3) Cite cases of OSH hazards and
impact on public health;
4) Give policies and programs
about OSH; and
5) Identify orgs/institutions
concerned with OSH.
OVERVIEW OF
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY HAZARDS
Definition of Terms
OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD
“An occupational hazard is a thing or situation with the potential to harm a worker.
Occupational hazards can be divided into two categories: safety hazards that cause
accidents that physically injure workers, and health hazards which result in the development
of disease.”
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Ontario Ministry of Labor, 2015
OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS
“Occupational illness normally develops over a period of time because of workplace
conditions. Such conditions might include exposure to disease-causing bacteria and viruses,
for example, or to chemicals or dust...It is also defined as condition that results from
exposure in a workplace to a physical, chemical or biological agent to the extent that the
normal physiological mechanisms are affected and the health of the worker is impaired”
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Ontario Ministry of Labor, 2015
OSH STANDARDS OF THE PHILIPPINES
“The objective of this issuance is to protect every workingman against the dangers of injury,
sickness or death through safe and healthful working conditions, thereby assuring the
conservation of valuable manpower resources and the prevention of loss or damage to lives
and properties, consistent with national development goals and with the State’s
commitment for the total development of every worker as a complete human being”
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RULE 1001, 1989 Amended Occupational Safety and Health Standards
of Department of Labor and...