Occupational health safety

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 Occupational Health and Safety
• As defined by the World health organization
(WHO) "occupational health deals with all
aspects of health and safety in the workplace
and has a strong focus on primary prevention
of hazards.
 Objectives of OHS
The main focus in occupational health is on three
different objectives:
(I) The maintenance and promotion of workers’ health
and working capacity.
(ii) The improvement of working environment and work
to become conducive to safety and health.
(iii) Development of work organizations and working
cultures in a direction which supports health and safety at
work and in doing so also promotes a positive social
climate and smooth operation and may enhance
productivity of the undertakings.
 Personal protective
• Gloves
• Eye Protection
• Ear Protection
• Head Protection
• Safety Work wear
• Work Shoes & Boots
 Facility safety
• Emergency Light Sticks
• Floor Matting
• Safety Barriers
• Warning Alarms
• Emergency Lights
• Fire Extinguishers
 Hazardous material
• Geiger Counters & Radiation Detectors
• Biohazard Waste Containers
• Gas Detectors
• Hazardous Storage Cans
• Safety Storage Cabinets
• Spill Control
 Visual Safety
• Signs
• Safety Flags
• Floor Markers
• Labeling Equipment
• Safety Mirrors
• Warning Tape
 Emergency Response
• First Aid Supplies
• Fall Protection
• Eye Wash Stations
• Lab Showers
 Occupational hygiene instrument
• OCCUPATIONAL HYGIENE INSTRUMENTS FOR A
THOROUGH INVESTIGATION
• Occupational health and safety monitoring
equipment is used to assess, characterize, and
evaluate work areas and indoor environments,
such as indoor air quality (IAQ), by measuring
temperature and humidity as well as a wide
variety of aerosols, gases, and ventilation metrics.
 Cont…
• Respirator fit testing equipment is used to
quantitatively and qualitatively test the
integrity of respirator fit. Quantitative fit
testing instruments are used not only to
conduct respirator fit testing but as a training
tool to ensure that optimum respirator fit can
be achieved